Jameela (USA)
March 15, 1976 – 1985
Rambunctious (USA) x Asbury Mary (USA), by Seven Corners (USA)
American Family 4
March 15, 1976 – 1985
Rambunctious (USA) x Asbury Mary (USA), by Seven Corners (USA)
American Family 4
Much the best runner produced by her female line in generations and much the best racer sired by Rambunctious, Jameela was tough, sound, classy and capable of staying the American classic distance of 10 furlongs. She lived to produce only two foals but passed on much of her own soundness and toughness to her son Gulch, the American champion sprinter of 1988 and a good sire.
Race record
58 starts, 27 wins, 15 seconds, 6 thirds, US$1,038,714
1979:
1980:
1981:
1982:
Honors
Assessments
Rated at 119 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old fillies of 1979, 7 pounds below champion Davona Dale.
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1980, 10 pounds below champion Glorious Song.
Rated at 124 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1981, 3 pounds below champion Relaxing.
Co-highweighted at 124 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1982 with the official divisional champion, Track Robbery, and Weber City Miss.
As an individual
A muscular dark bay or brown mare, Jameela was correct, sound and tough. She did not race as a 2-year-old. She typically won her races with a strong run from off the pace.
As a producer
Jameela produced only two foals, both by Mr. Prospector and both winners. Gulch, who earned an Eclipse Award as the champion sprinter of 1988, was much the better of the pair both as a racehorse and as a sire.
Connections
Foaled in Maryland, Jameela was bred and owned by Mrs. Richard W. Worthington. She was trained by Hyman Ravich. She was purchased privately by Peter Brant for US$840,000 near the end of her 5-year-old season; following her 6-year-old season, Brant was offered US$3 million for her but refused. Jameela died of colic in 1985.
Pedigree notes
Jameela is outcrossed through five generations but is the produce of two inbred parents, as Rambunctions is inbred 4x4 to Astérus and 5x5 to Phalaris and Scapa Flow through the full brothers Pharos and Fairway while Asbury Mary is inbred 3x4 to Sir Gallahad III, 5x4 to Ultimus and 5x5 to Sunstar. She is a half sister to Tender Morsel (by Assert), dam of Brazilian stakes winner Baby Prospector (by Naevus), who in turn is the dam of 2001 Grande Premio Presidente da Republica (Gavea) (BRZ-G1) winner Baby Speedy (by Ariosto). Jameela's dam Asbury Mary is by Seven Corners, a stakes-placed son of Roman, and is a half sister to stakes winner Sarah Percy (by Uncle Percy), second dam of multiple listed stakes winner Kimbralata. Asbury Mary is also a half sister to Agnes Ashley (by Uncle Percy), dam of Grade 2 winner Piedmont Pete (by Son of Bagdad), and to Tibia (by Gray Phantom), second dam of three stakes winners including Grade 3 winner Very True.
Asbury Mary was produced from stakes-placed Snow Flyer, whose sire Snow Boots was a stakes-placed son of Stimulus. The next dam in the tail-female line, Hey Hay, won 13 of 118 starts and continued the chain of undistinguished sires along the dam line as her sire Hilltown was a winning son of Blenheim II. The female line traces back to two-time American champion filly Wanda but is much less distinguished than the branch tracing through Uncle's Lassie, which includes champions Swaps and California Chrome.
Fun facts
Last updated: May 7, 2021
Race record
58 starts, 27 wins, 15 seconds, 6 thirds, US$1,038,714
1979:
- Won Anne Arundel Handicap (USA, 8FD, Laurel)
- Won Dogwood Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Bowie)
- Won Idle Miss Handicap (USA, 7FD, Laurel)
- Won First Lady Handicap (USA, 7FD, Laurel)
- Won Boiling Springs Stakes (1st div) (USA, 8.5FT, The Meadowlands)
- 2nd Delaware Oaks (USA-G1, 9FT, Delaware)
- 2nd Test Stakes (1st div) (USA-G2, 7FD, Saratoga)
- 2nd Hydrangea Handicap (1st div) (USA, 6FD, The Meadowlands)
- 3rd Honey Bee Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, The Meadowlands)
1980:
- Won Mary Duvall Handicap (USA, 7FD, Bowie)
- Won Geisha Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
- Won Lady Baltimore Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Bowie)
- 2nd Apple Blossom Handicap (USA-G2, 8.5FD, Oaklawn Park)
- 2nd All Brandy Handicap (USA, 8FD, Laurel)
- 2nd First Lady Handicap (USA, 7FD, Laurel)
- 2nd Poinciana Handicap (USA, 7FD, Hialeah)
- 3rd What a Summer Handicap (USA, 6FD, Laurel)
1981:
- Won Maskette Stakes (USA-G1, 8FD, Belmont)
- Won Ladies Handicap (USA-G1, 10FD, Aqueduct)
- Won Twilight Tear Stakes (USA, 8FD, Belmont)
- Won Imp Stakes (USA, 9FD, Belmont)
- Won Mahubah Stakes (USA, 10FD, Saratoga)
- 2nd Beldame Stakes (USA-G1, 10FD, Belmont; dead heat with Glorious Song)
- 2nd Molly Pitcher Handicap (USA-G2, 8.5FD, Monmouth)
- 2nd Ballerina Stakes (USA-G3, 7FD, Saratoga)
- 2nd Geisha Handicap (USA, 8.5FD, Pimlico)
- 3rd Ruffian Handicap (USA-G1, 9FD, Belmont)
1982:
- Won Delaware Handicap (USA-G1, 10FD, Delaware)
- Won Molly Pitcher Handicap (USA-G2, 8.5FD, Monmouth)
- Won Mahubah Handicap (USA, 10FD, Saratoga)
- 2nd Santa Maria Handicap (USA-G2, 8.5FD, Santa Anita)
- 3rd Apple Blossom Handicap (USA-G1, 8.5FD, Oaklawn Park)
- 3rd Hempstead Handicap (USA-G2, 8.5FD, Belmont)
Honors
- Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame (inducted as part of the inaugural class of 2013)
- Maryland-bred Horse of the Year (1981-1982)
- Maryland-bred champion 3-year-old filly (1979)
- Maryland-bred champion older female (1980-1982)
- Eclipse Award finalist, American champion older female (1981-1982)
Assessments
Rated at 119 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old fillies of 1979, 7 pounds below champion Davona Dale.
Rated at 118 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1980, 10 pounds below champion Glorious Song.
Rated at 124 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1981, 3 pounds below champion Relaxing.
Co-highweighted at 124 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American older females of 1982 with the official divisional champion, Track Robbery, and Weber City Miss.
As an individual
A muscular dark bay or brown mare, Jameela was correct, sound and tough. She did not race as a 2-year-old. She typically won her races with a strong run from off the pace.
As a producer
Jameela produced only two foals, both by Mr. Prospector and both winners. Gulch, who earned an Eclipse Award as the champion sprinter of 1988, was much the better of the pair both as a racehorse and as a sire.
Connections
Foaled in Maryland, Jameela was bred and owned by Mrs. Richard W. Worthington. She was trained by Hyman Ravich. She was purchased privately by Peter Brant for US$840,000 near the end of her 5-year-old season; following her 6-year-old season, Brant was offered US$3 million for her but refused. Jameela died of colic in 1985.
Pedigree notes
Jameela is outcrossed through five generations but is the produce of two inbred parents, as Rambunctions is inbred 4x4 to Astérus and 5x5 to Phalaris and Scapa Flow through the full brothers Pharos and Fairway while Asbury Mary is inbred 3x4 to Sir Gallahad III, 5x4 to Ultimus and 5x5 to Sunstar. She is a half sister to Tender Morsel (by Assert), dam of Brazilian stakes winner Baby Prospector (by Naevus), who in turn is the dam of 2001 Grande Premio Presidente da Republica (Gavea) (BRZ-G1) winner Baby Speedy (by Ariosto). Jameela's dam Asbury Mary is by Seven Corners, a stakes-placed son of Roman, and is a half sister to stakes winner Sarah Percy (by Uncle Percy), second dam of multiple listed stakes winner Kimbralata. Asbury Mary is also a half sister to Agnes Ashley (by Uncle Percy), dam of Grade 2 winner Piedmont Pete (by Son of Bagdad), and to Tibia (by Gray Phantom), second dam of three stakes winners including Grade 3 winner Very True.
Asbury Mary was produced from stakes-placed Snow Flyer, whose sire Snow Boots was a stakes-placed son of Stimulus. The next dam in the tail-female line, Hey Hay, won 13 of 118 starts and continued the chain of undistinguished sires along the dam line as her sire Hilltown was a winning son of Blenheim II. The female line traces back to two-time American champion filly Wanda but is much less distinguished than the branch tracing through Uncle's Lassie, which includes champions Swaps and California Chrome.
Fun facts
- Jameela's name means “beautiful” in Arabic.
- Jameela was the last racehorse to carry Betty Worthington's colors. Mrs. Worthington had been an owner-breeder in Maryland for many years and Jameela was easily the best horse she ever bred or owned.
- Jameela was the first Maryland-bred Thoroughbred to top US$1 million in earnings.
- Jameela was the namesake for stakes races at Laurel and Aqueduct.
Last updated: May 7, 2021