My Juliet (USA)
May 7, 1972 – November 2001
Gallant Romeo (USA) x My Bupers (USA), by Bupers (USA)
Family 6-a
May 7, 1972 – November 2001
Gallant Romeo (USA) x My Bupers (USA), by Bupers (USA)
Family 6-a
My Juliet was small, but in the words of Daily Racing Form writer Charles Hatton, she was “a big little filly.” A tough, consistent mare who could carry her speed up to 9 furlongs, My Juliet was equally distinguished as a broodmare. Her family has done particularly well in Japan, where it came up with two Japanese champions and two other Group 1 winners in a period of just five years.
Race record
36 starts, 24 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, US$548,859
1974
1975:
1976:
1977:
Honors
Assessments
Rated at 123 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old fillies of 1975, 9 pounds below champion Ruffian but second overall.
Co-highweighted with Christopher R. at 125 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American sprinters of 1976.
Rated at 120 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1977, 6 pounds below champion Cascapedia.
As an individual
A dark bay or brown mare, My Juliet stood a shade over 15.2 hands. She was a confirmed front runner with great speed and shaded 21 seconds for the first quarter of several of her races. She was unplaced in her only try on turf but was indifferent as to track conditions on dirt.
As a producer
My Juliet produced 10 named foals, of which nine started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
Connections
My Juliet was bred in Kentucky by J. R. Bettersworth. She was owned for most of her racing career by George Weasel, Jr, who purchased My Juliet privately for US$40,000 in the fall of her juvenile year. She was trained by R. R. Ladd, Steven A. Long and Leland G. Ripley at 2 and by Eustace Euster, who took over for Long partway through My Juliet's 3-year-old season and remained her trainer through the rest of her career. After the birth of her first two foals, My Juliet passed to the ownership of Calumet Farm. She was sold to Emmanuel de Seroux's Narvick International at the 1991 Keeneland November mixed sale for US$210,000, in foal to Criminal Type. Eric de Seroux, Emmanuel's brother, is listed as the breeder of her last foal, the 1998 colt Valiant Victory (by Valiant Nature).
Pedigree notes
My Juliet is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to Princess Juliet, dam of Grade 2 winner Juliannus (by Alydar) and multiple listed stakes winner Julie the Flapper (by Fappiano; dam of listed stakes winner Trapped Again, by Deputy Commander) and second dam of listed stakes winners Rock, Juliet's Spirit and Vuitton. My Juliet is also a half sister to English Group 3 winner Lyphard's Special (by Lyphard); to Our Paige (by Grand Revival), dam of listed stakes winner Mr. Peregrine (by Silver Hawk) and second dam of multiple stakes winner Saratoga Seven; to Buper Dance (by Lyphard), dam of multiple Japanese stakes winner Irish Dance (by Tony Bin; dam of 2006 Dubai Sheema Classic, UAE-G1, winner Heart's Cry, by Sunday Silence); and to Petcoke (by Giboulee), dam of 1994 Trinidad Horse of the Year Sian's Gold (by Java Gold) and second dam of Venezuelan stakes winners She's a Lady and Rufvalle Sister. Another half sister to My Juliet, stakes-placed My Potters (by Irish River), produced 1998 Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks (IRE-G1) winner Winona (by Alzao) and is the second dam of multiple Australian Group 3 winner Kelinni.
A non-winner in 13 tries, My Bupers is a half sister to minor stakes winner Readyfourshoes (by Gallant Romeo), dam of multiple stakes winner Shoe's First Shoe (by Hempen). Another half sister to My Bupers, Romeo's Coquette (by Gallant Romeo) produced multiple stakes winner Billy Sue's Rib (by Al Hattab), whose daughter Twafeaj (by Topsider) won the 1991 Moyglare Stud Stakes (IRE-G1).
Fun facts
Last updated: February 11, 2022
Race record
36 starts, 24 wins, 4 seconds, 2 thirds, US$548,859
1974
- Won Pocahontas Stakes (USA, 7FD, Churchill Downs)
1975:
- Won Cotillion Stakes (USA-G2, 8.5FD, Keystone)
- Won Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (USA-G3, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
- Won Test Stakes (second division) (USA-G3, 7FD, Saratoga)
- Won Next Move Handicap (USA, 8FD, Aqueduct)
- Won Ak-Sar-Ben Princess Stakes (USA, 6FD, Ak-Sar-Ben)
- Won Anne Arundel Handicap (USA, 8FD, Laurel)
- Won Dogwood Stakes (USA, 7FD, Churchill Downs)
- Won Fair Haven Handicap (USA, 6FD, Monmouth)
- 2nd Ak-Sar-Ben Omaha Gold Cup Handicap (USA-G3, 8.5FD, Ak-Sar-Ben)
- 2nd Ashland Stakes (USA-G3, about 7FD, Keeneland)
- 3rd La Troienne Stakes (USA, 7FD, Churchill Downs)
1976:
- Won Vosburgh Handicap (USA-G2, 7FD, Aqueduct)
- Won Vagrancy Handicap (USA-G3, 7FD, Belmont)
- Won Ta Wee Handicap (USA, 6FD, Monmouth)
- Won Doylestown Handicap (USA, 6.5FD, Keystone)
- 3rd Malibu Stakes (USA, 7FD, Santa Anita)
1977:
- Won Michigan Mile and One-Eighth Handicap (USA-G2, 9FD, Detroit)
- Won Neshaminy Handicap (USA, 6.5FD, Keystone; new track record 1:14-3/5)
- Won Endine Handicap (USA, 6FD, Delaware Park)
- Won Las Flores Handicap (USA, 6FD, Santa Anita)
- 2nd San Carlos Handicap (USA-G2, 7FD, Santa Anita)
Honors
- National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame (inducted 2019)
- Eclipse Award, American champion sprinter (1976)
Assessments
Rated at 123 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old fillies of 1975, 9 pounds below champion Ruffian but second overall.
Co-highweighted with Christopher R. at 125 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American sprinters of 1976.
Rated at 120 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1977, 6 pounds below champion Cascapedia.
As an individual
A dark bay or brown mare, My Juliet stood a shade over 15.2 hands. She was a confirmed front runner with great speed and shaded 21 seconds for the first quarter of several of her races. She was unplaced in her only try on turf but was indifferent as to track conditions on dirt.
As a producer
My Juliet produced 10 named foals, of which nine started and eight won. Her important foals are as follow:
- Bold Julie (1979, by Bold Forbes) won a minor stakes. She is the second dam of 2000 Spring Challenge Stakes (SAF-G1) winner Kimberley Mine.
- Just Juliet (1982, by What a Pleasure) won one of her four starts and placed in the other three. She is the second dam of Grade 3 winner Just Wonder.
- Tis Juliet (1986, by Alydar) won the 1990 Shuvee Handicap (USA-G1). She is the second dam of New Zealand Group 2 winner Rasa Lila and New Zealand Group 3 winner Posavina.
- Stella Madrid (1987, by Alydar) won four Grade 1 races: the 1989 Frizette Stakes, Matron Stakes and Spinaway Stakes, and the 1990 Acorn Stakes. Her daughter Isle of France (by Nureyev) won the 1998 Prix Minerve (FR-G3) and 1999 Hillsborough Handicap (USA-G3) and is the second dam of multiple Japanese Group 1 winner Mikki Isle, the Japanese champion sprinter/miler of 2016, and of 2017 N.H.K. Mile Cup (JPN-G1) winner Aerolithe, as well as multiple English Group 3 winner Euchen Glen. Stella Madrid is also the dam of multiple Japanese stakes winner Diamond Biko (by Sunday Silence) and of Refinement (by Seattle Slew), dam of 2011 Central Bank Ashland Stakes (USA-G1) winner Lilacs and Lace (by Flower Alley), who in turn is the dam of 2017 Japanese champion 2-year-old filly and multiple Group 1 winner Lucky Lilac (by Orfevre).
- My Succession (1992, by Criminal Type) never raced but is the third dam of 2017 Miyako Stakes (JPN-G1) winner T M Jinsoku.
Connections
My Juliet was bred in Kentucky by J. R. Bettersworth. She was owned for most of her racing career by George Weasel, Jr, who purchased My Juliet privately for US$40,000 in the fall of her juvenile year. She was trained by R. R. Ladd, Steven A. Long and Leland G. Ripley at 2 and by Eustace Euster, who took over for Long partway through My Juliet's 3-year-old season and remained her trainer through the rest of her career. After the birth of her first two foals, My Juliet passed to the ownership of Calumet Farm. She was sold to Emmanuel de Seroux's Narvick International at the 1991 Keeneland November mixed sale for US$210,000, in foal to Criminal Type. Eric de Seroux, Emmanuel's brother, is listed as the breeder of her last foal, the 1998 colt Valiant Victory (by Valiant Nature).
Pedigree notes
My Juliet is outcrossed through five generations. She is a full sister to Princess Juliet, dam of Grade 2 winner Juliannus (by Alydar) and multiple listed stakes winner Julie the Flapper (by Fappiano; dam of listed stakes winner Trapped Again, by Deputy Commander) and second dam of listed stakes winners Rock, Juliet's Spirit and Vuitton. My Juliet is also a half sister to English Group 3 winner Lyphard's Special (by Lyphard); to Our Paige (by Grand Revival), dam of listed stakes winner Mr. Peregrine (by Silver Hawk) and second dam of multiple stakes winner Saratoga Seven; to Buper Dance (by Lyphard), dam of multiple Japanese stakes winner Irish Dance (by Tony Bin; dam of 2006 Dubai Sheema Classic, UAE-G1, winner Heart's Cry, by Sunday Silence); and to Petcoke (by Giboulee), dam of 1994 Trinidad Horse of the Year Sian's Gold (by Java Gold) and second dam of Venezuelan stakes winners She's a Lady and Rufvalle Sister. Another half sister to My Juliet, stakes-placed My Potters (by Irish River), produced 1998 Kildangan Stud Irish Oaks (IRE-G1) winner Winona (by Alzao) and is the second dam of multiple Australian Group 3 winner Kelinni.
A non-winner in 13 tries, My Bupers is a half sister to minor stakes winner Readyfourshoes (by Gallant Romeo), dam of multiple stakes winner Shoe's First Shoe (by Hempen). Another half sister to My Bupers, Romeo's Coquette (by Gallant Romeo) produced multiple stakes winner Billy Sue's Rib (by Al Hattab), whose daughter Twafeaj (by Topsider) won the 1991 Moyglare Stud Stakes (IRE-G1).
Fun facts
- My Juliet is named in honor of the heroine of the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet.
- My Juliet won at 14 different racetracks during her career.
- My Juliet fractured her left foreleg in May 1976 while winning the Vagrancy Handicap (USA-G3) but came back to win the Vosburgh Handicap (USA-G2) against males that fall, sealing her title in the sprint division with that win. Her comeback caused her last jockey, Tony Black, to refer to her as the "bionic filly."
- My Juliet's half brother Snaafi Dancer (by Northern Dancer) set a world record of US$10.2 million for a yearling sold at public auction but never raced.
- The My Juliet Stakes was inaugurated in 1979 at Philadelphia Park (formerly Keystone Race Track; now Parx Casino and Racing). It was a sprint race for fillies and mares 3 and up.
- The My Juliet Café at Parx was named in the champion's honor.
Last updated: February 11, 2022