Jack Ketch (foaled 1954 in Ireland) was a thoroughbred

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. Raced at age two under trainer Stephen Quirke, son of Irish champion jockey, Martin Quirke, Jack Ketch won the Maher Nursery Handicap. At age three, the colt won three important Irish races including the Classic

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. In 1958, Jack Ketch was sold to American Allie E. Reuben who raced under the name of

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. Trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer,

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, he made his American debut on 14 July 1958 at Chicago's Arlington Park with a win on turf in the Morton Grove Purse. Jack Ketch would not win another significant race until 25 October 1958 when he won the Canadian Championship Stakes with his Hasty House Farm stablemate

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finishing second. Retired to stud duty after racing with minor success as a five-year-old in 1959, Jack Ketch eventually stood in

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but was not a successful sire.

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Jack Ketch's pedigree and partial racing stats
1954 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Ireland Racehorses trained in Ireland Racehorses trained in the United States Irish Classic Race winners Thoroughbred family 1-h