Amelia's Jewel
Amelia's Jewel | |
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Sire | Siyouni |
Dam | Bumbasina |
Damsire | Canford Cliffs |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 2019 |
Country | Australia |
Owner | Peter Walsh |
Trainer | Annabel Neasham |
Earnings | $4,044,500 |
Major wins | |
Gimcrack Stakes (2022) Karrakatta Plate (2022) WA Guineas (2022) Northerly Stakes (2022) Roma Cup (2023) Let's Elope Stakes (2023) W H Stocks Stakes (2023) Guy Walter Stakes (2025) |
Amelia's Jewel is an Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. Originally from Western Australia, she has raced at the highest level for the entirety of her career, with all of her starts being in Group races or Listed races.[1]
Racing career
Early career
She is the daughter of French racehorse Siyouni.[2][3] In February 2022, Amelia's Jewel had her first trial at the Lark Hill Thoroughbred Training Complex, ridden by Patrick Carbery. She is one of the few racehorses to make their racing debut in a Listed race, winning the Supremacy Stakes at Ascot Racecourse by over two lengths on 5 March 2022.[4] Following two more dominant wins in the Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes[3] and the Group 2 Karrakatta Plate,[3] by a combined margin of over five lengths, she was rested for 29 weeks. Trainer Simon Miller then announced her intended return date to be at the Pinnacles Racing Carnival later that year.[3]
She resumed racing with a victory in the Listed Belgravia Stakes on October 22, followed by her first career defeat two weeks later in the Burgess Queen Stakes on Melbourne Cup day, finishing second.[5] On 3 December 2022, she recorded her biggest win to date with a victory in the newly established Group 1 Northerly Stakes.[6] She was then rested for 17 weeks.
2023 racing season
Amelia's Jewel resumed racing on April 1, 2023, in the Group 3 Roma Cup, winning by a length. With another Group win, the three-year-old filly was backed into favoritism for the first running of The Quokka two weeks later.[7][8]
She started the race slowly, as she is known to do, dropping right back to last place before running on late at the 100-meter mark to draw level with leader Overpass in a photo finish, with the latter winning by a nose.[9] Following her second defeat, she was once again rested, with trainer Simon Miller stating his intentions to target some of the bigger races in the eastern states, namely the Golden Eagle.[10]
Following her spell and two trials, Amelia's Jewel was sent to Melbourne in September 2023.[11] Her first race in the new city was the Group 2 Let's Elope Stakes, where, ridden by Damian Lane, she faced quality opposition including Wrote To Arataki and Pride Of Jenni. In typical fashion she started slowly, settling last, before running on strongly to record another Group race victory.[12] She would win the Group 2 W H Stocks Stakes at Moonee Valley Racecourse two weeks later, beating Pride Of Jenni again and breaking the 1600m track record at Moonee Valley.[13] Her next start was in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield Racecourse, starting as the short-priced favorite. In her at the time worst career start, she finished ninth and was subsequently ruled out of a run in the Cox Plate.[14] Amelia's next race was in the $10,000,000 Golden Eagle at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, starting as the favorite. She finished 11th in what was her last race of the year.[15] She was awarded the Racehorse of the Year title at the WA Thoroughbred Racing Awards in August 2023.[16]
2024- onwards
In January 2024, owner Peter Walsh announced Amelia's Jewel would be permanently relocated to Sydney and trained by Annabel Neasham.[17]
Racing style
Amelia's Jewel has a distinctive racing style, often settling at the back of the field in the early stages of a race, before producing strong finishes with a "devastating turn of foot".[18]
References
- ^ "Amelia's Jewel".
- ^ Cohen, Mitch (30 November 2022). "Trainer Simon Miller happy with inside draw for Amelia's Jewel in Group 1 Northerly Stakes". The Advertiser (Adelaide).
- ^ a b c d Rooney, Jay (28 August 2022). "WA racing superstar Amelia's Jewel ramps up return ahead of The Pinnacles at Ascot". The West Australian.
- ^ "Amelia's Jewel shines in Supremacy Stakes".
- ^ Akers, Trenton (14 November 2022). "'Get a bit of this': Simon Miller looks for Amelia's Jewel to replicate Arcadia Queen in WA Guineas". Herald Sun.
- ^ Rooney, Jay (3 December 2022). "Star filly Amelia's Jewel delivers trainer Simon Miller his first Group 1 win in Northerly Stakes at Ascot". The West Australian.
- ^ Di Iorio, Carl (2 April 2023). "Amelia's Jewel returns with easy win". Racing.com.
- ^ Racenet (14 April 2023). "Trainer Simon Miller explains just what makes Amelia's Jewel so special ahead of her The Quokka tilt on Saturday". news.com.au.
- ^ Eddy, Andrew (15 April 2023). "Overpass causes Quokka upset". Racing.com.
- ^ Hatton, Jett (5 December 2022). "Amelia's Jewel sets sights on east coast assault". racenet.
- ^ Eddy, Andrew (9 September 2023). "Jewel settles in to Flemington". Racing.com.
- ^ Gardiner, Gilbert (25 September 2023). "Amelia's Jewel zooms around The Valley ahead of Stocks Stakes on Friday night". The Herald Sun.
- ^ Gardiner, Gilbert (30 September 2023). "Amelia's Jewel wins Stocks Stakes and breaks track record at Moonee Valley". Herald Sun.
- ^ Ractliffe, Damien (16 October 2023). "Perth star Amelia's Jewel ruled out of the Cox Plate". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Rooney, Jay (4 November 2023). "Jockey Damian Lane lucky not to fall in rough Golden Eagle for WA star Amelia's Jewel". The West Australian.
- ^ "WA's Jewel wins Racehorse of the Year crown".
- ^ Akers, Trenton (13 January 2024). "Glamour mare Amelia's Jewel set for shock Sydney move". racenet.
- ^ "More questions than answers on Amelia's Jewel".