Proud Spell
| Proud Spell | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Proud Citizen |
| Grandsire | Gone West |
| Dam | Pacific Spell |
| Damsire | Langfuhr |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | May 13, 2005 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Brereton C. Jones |
| Owner | Brereton C. Jones |
| Trainer | J. Larry Jones |
| Record | 13: 7-4-2 |
| Earnings | $2,131,610 |
| Major wins | |
|
Matron Stakes (2007) Fair Grounds Oaks (2008) Kentucky Oaks (2008) Delaware Oaks (2008) Alabama Stakes (2008) |
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| Awards | |
| American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (2008) | |
Proud Spell (foaled May 13, 2005) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. As a two-year-old in 2007 she was rated one of the best juvenile fillies in the United States, winning her first three races including the Matron Stakes before finishing second in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies. She was even more successful in her second season, winning four races including the Fair Grounds Oaks, Kentucky Oaks, Delaware Oaks and Alabama Stakes. She was retired from racing after a single unsuccessful appearance as a four-year-old.
Proud Spell is a bay mare standing just under 15.3 hands high with a narrow white blaze bred in Kentucky by her owner Brereton C. Jones. She from the first crop of foals sired by Proud Citizen who won the Lexington Stakes and finished second to War Emblem in the 2002 Kentucky Derby. As a breeding stallion, Proud Citizen has also sire the Kentucky Oaks winner Believe You Can. Proud Spell was the first foal of her dam Pacific Spell who won two minor races from sixteen starts in 2002 and 2003.
The filly was set into training with J. Larry Jones and was ridden in all of her races by Gabriel Saez.
Proud Spell made her track debut in a maiden race over five furlongs at Delaware Park Racetrack on July 30, 2007. Starting at odds of 5.2/1, she took the lead in the straight and won by half a length from her stablemate Sheriff's Choice. In the White Clay Creek Stakes over six furlongs at the same track in August she started favorite and won by five lengths from Extra Sexy Psychic after taking the lead a furlong out. Proud Spell was then moved up in class to contest the Grade II Matron Stakes over seven furlongs at Belmont Park on September 15. Starting the 1.7/1 favorite against six opponents she raced in fifth place before switching to the outside in the straight and drawing away in the stretch to win by four and quarter lengths from Armonk. After the race, Larry Jones commented "We've been able to bring her along at a natural progression with distances. With her running style, she likes to come from off the pace, so we're not expecting two turns to be a major problem. She's come home quick in every race, and most of the time, under a hand ride. We haven't asked her to do a whole lot. More than likely, the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies will be our next start." Saez, who was winning his first major race, said "It feels pretty good. This is a very nice filly. She relaxed great and finished up when I asked her to run. I'm excited about the Breeders' Cup".
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