Background
His father, United States. Racing Hall of Fame inductee H. Allen Jerkens, and brother, Steve Jerkens, are also trainers.
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James James A. Jerkens
Edit ProfileAchievements
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He won the Breeders" Cup Mile in 2005 with Artie Schiller and the 2007 Breeders" Cup Dirt Mile with Corinthian. In 2009, Jerkens won the Fountain of Youth Stakes and the Florida Derby with Quality Road, making the colt one of the favorites for the Kentucky Derby. In 2014, he had similar success with Wicked Strong, winner of the Wood Memorial and Jim Dandy Stakes. Later in the summer, he had a rare 1-2 finish in the Travers Stakes with Wicked Strong and winner V.E. Day.
