Happy Jack: What to know about the 2022 Kentucky Derby horse
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Happy Jack
Color: Bay
Bred in: Kentucky
Sire: Oxbow
Dam: Tapitsry, by Tapit
Price tag: Homebred
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Owner: Calumet Farm (Brad Kelley), 8 for 27 in Derby. Won with Whirlaway (1941), Pensive (1944), Citation (1948), Ponder (1949), Hail Gail (1952), Iron Liege (1957), Tim Tam (1958) and Forward Pass (1968).
Trainer: Doug O’Neill, 2 for 7 in Derby. Won with I’ll Have Another (2012) and Nyquist (2016).
Jockey: Rafael Bejarano, 0 for 11 in Derby. Best finish was fourth with Papa Clem in 2009.
Record: 1-0-2 in four starts
Career earnings: $182,200
Road to the Kentucky Derby points: 30 (No. 18)
Last race: Third in Grade 1 Santa Anita Derby on April 9 at Santa Anita Park
Running style: Closer
Notes: Happy Jack did not race as a 2-year-old and has competed exclusively at Santa Anita Park, winning his maiden in January and finishing fifth in the Grade 3 Robert B. Lewis and third in the Grade 2 San Felipe and Santa Anita Derby. … Happy Jack moved to No. 20 on the points list when another horse trained by O’Neill — Slow Down Andy — was declared out of the running because of an illness. … Since Forward Pass’ victory in 1968, Calumet Farm is 0 for 11 in the Derby. Its best finish in that span was second with Alydar in 1978.
What they're saying: "Jack has a lot of ability, and maybe the light bulb hasn’t gone completely on," O'Neill said. "So I’m hoping it does next Saturday.”
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Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Twitter: @KentuckyDerbyCJ.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Happy Jack: Derby horse's jockey, trainer, owner, bloodline, more