Just A Game II
Encyclopedia
Just A Game was a Champion Thoroughbred
filly
racehorse who competed in Ireland and in the United States
where she was recorded as Just A Game II. In 1980, she won the Eclipse Award
as the American Champion Female Turf Horse.
The Grade 1
Just A Game Stakes at Belmont Park
is raced in her honor.
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
filly
Filly
A filly is a young female horse too young to be called a mare. There are several specific definitions in use.*In most cases filly is a female horse under the age of four years old....
racehorse who competed in Ireland and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
where she was recorded as Just A Game II. In 1980, she won the Eclipse Award
Eclipse Award
The Eclipse Award is an American thoroughbred horse racing award named after the 18th century British racehorse and sire, Eclipse. The Eclipse Awards, honoring the champions of the sport, are sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association , Daily Racing Form and the National Turf Writers...
as the American Champion Female Turf Horse.
The Grade 1
Graded stakes race
A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...
Just A Game Stakes at Belmont Park
Belmont Park
Belmont Park is a major thoroughbred horse-racing facility located in Elmont in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, on Long Island adjoining New York City. It first opened on May 4, 1905...
is raced in her honor.