Jolly Jake

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Jolly Jake
Sire	Three Legs
Grandsire	Petingo
Dam	Honeypot
Damsire	Sucaryl
Sex	Colt
Foaled	1981
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Mrs J D Scoular
Owner	I W Allan
Trainer	Alan Jones
Record	16:5-3-2
Earnings	$165,335
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
New Zealand Derby (1985)
Infobox last updated on: February 26, 2008.

Jolly Jake is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 1985.

It took five attempts for the colt to clear maiden company, which he did at Pukekohe four months before his Derby triumph, but he steadily improved, performing consistently throughout. He only finished further back than fifth twice, once in the Waikato Guineas and once over an unsuitable 1200m at Te Aroha, and was also successful in the Avondale Guineas prior to winning the Derby.

He won the Derby in 2:27.39, a race record that stood until broken by The Phantom Chance 8 years later. This race, easily his greatest career performance, turned out to be his final career start.