| Horsename: | Sky Jack |
| Sire: | Jaklin Klugman |
| Grandsire: | Orbit Ruler |
| Dam: | Sky Captive |
| Damsire: | Skywalker |
| Sex: | Gelding |
| Foaled: | 1996 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Roan |
| Breeder: | Ren-Mar Thoroughbreds, Inc. |
| Owner: | Rene & Margie Lambert |
| Trainer: | Douglas F. O'Neill |
| Record: | 18: 10-2-2 |
| Earnings: | $1,115,127[1] |
| Race: | California Cup Classic (2000) Native Diver Handicap (2000) Mervyn Leroy Handicap (2002) Hollywood Gold Cup (2002) Longacres Mile Handicap (2003) |
| Updated: | October 1, 2007 |
Sky Jack (foaled April 18, 1996 in California) is a retired American thoroughbred racehorse.
Bred and raced by Rene and Margie Lambert, he was sired by Jaklin Klugman and out of the mare Sky Captive, a daughter of the 1986 Breeders' Cup Classic winner Skywalker.
After a successful season in 2000, Sky Jack incurred a knee injury that required multiple surgeries. In addition, he suffered from bouts of colic, all of which kept him out of racing until September 2002. Having recovered from life-threatening illnesses, the gelding enjoyed his most successful season, winning the Grade II Mervyn Leroy Handicap and the Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup. In winning the 2003 Longacres Mile Handicap,[2] Sky Jack set the record for both the fastest time and widest margin of victory.[3]
Due to a recurring knee problem, Sky Jack was retired in November 2003 to his owners' farm near Temecula, California. Suffering from malignant melanoma, on June 30, 2016 Sky Jack was humanely euthanized.