Jaipur (USA)
April 8, 1959 – 1987
Nasrullah (IRE) x Rare Perfume (USA), by Eight Thirty (USA)
Family 8-c
April 8, 1959 – 1987
Nasrullah (IRE) x Rare Perfume (USA), by Eight Thirty (USA)
Family 8-c
For Jaipur, the difference between being a champion and just another contender was three noses—the deciding margins in the Jersey Derby (which he won by disqualification), the Belmont Stakes, and the Travers Stakes. In the last-named race, Japiur and Ridan went at it head and head for the entire 10-furlong distance before Jaipur seized victory by the barest fraction of a nose. He did not win again for the rest of the season and exited racing early in his 4-year-old season. He was a good but not very memorable sire.
Race record
19 starts, 10 wins, 6 seconds, 0 thirds, US$618,926
1961:
1962:
1963:
Honors
American champion 3-year-old male (1962)
Assessments
Rated at 124 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1961, 2 pounds below highweighted Crimson Satan (an official co-champion) and 1 pound below the other co-champion, Ridan.
Ranked third among American 2-year-old males of 1961 by The Blood-Horse.
Highweighted at 128 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old males of 1962, 1 pound above Ridan and Sir Gaylord.
As an individual
A handsome, lengthy, powerfully made dark bay horse with the high withers and sloping croup typical of the Nasrullah tribe, Jaipur was correct with plenty of substance. He stood 16 hands at the end of his 3-year-old season. He had a goodly measure of his sire's willful disposition and was not always inclined to give his best on the track. When willing to exert himself, he raced with speed, stamina and great determination. He handled both fast and sloppy going well but did not like having dirt kicked into his face. His stride was quick and balanced but not particularly long. He was forced into retirement after wrenching an ankle in the spring of 1963.
As a stallion
According to records kept by The Jockey Club, Jaipur sired 102 winners (63.0%) and 13 stakes winners (8.0%) from 162 named foals. In spite of his own staying ability, he tended to be an influence for speed and precociousness.
Notable progeny
Amber Rama (USA)
Connections
Foaled at George Widener's Erdenheim Farm, Jaipur raced as a homebred for Widener. He was trained by Bert Mulholland.
Pedigree notes
Jaipur is inbred 4x5 to 1913 English champion 2-year-old male and 1919 English champion sire The Tetrarch. He is a half brother to 1957 Ladies' Handicap winner Rare Treat (by Stymie), a rugged mare who won 16 of her 101 starts before producing 1965 American champion 3-year-old filly What a Treat (by Tudor Minstrel) and 1967 Widener Handicap winner Ring Twice (by Gallant Man). Rare Treat is also the second dam of 1982 English and Irish champion 3-year-old male Golden Fleece and of Group II winner and 1982 English/Irish champion sire Be My Guest. In addition, she is the third dam of 2001 Czech Horse of the Year Tribal Instinct; 1978 Ladies Handicap (USA-I) winner Ida Delia; Grade/Group II winners Nikishka, Vers La Caisse, High Competence and Robin Des Pins; and Grade/Group III winners Dance Treat, Summertime Legacy, Mystery Rays, Ahkaam, and Freezees.
Returning to Jaipur, he is also a half brother to stakes-placed Rare Exchange (by Swaps), second dam of multiple Grade III winner Love's Exchange and French Group III winner Golden Era and third dam of Italian Group III winner Funny Baby and Grade III winner Foreverness. In addition, he is a half brother to stakes-placed Battle of Roses (by Yorktown), dam of Grade III winner Thirty Years (by Bold Hour) and third dam of 1993 Santa Anita Derby (USA-I) winner Personal Hope, Grade II winners Crowned and Dixie Flag, and multiple Grade III winner Betty Lobelia.
Jaipur and his siblings were produced from multiple juvenile stakes winner Rare Perfume, a full sister to multiple stakes winner Ambergris and to Thirty Scents, dam of stakes winner Solstice (by Solar Slipper) and second dam of 1968 Tidal Handicap winner More Scents. Rare Perfume is also a half sister to multiple stakes winners Scent (by Jamestown) and to Incense (by Mahmoud), dam of stakes winner Roman Incense (by Roman) and second dam of two-time San Pasqual Handicap winner Kings Favor.
Books and media
Jaipur is profiled in Chapter 9 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
Race record
19 starts, 10 wins, 6 seconds, 0 thirds, US$618,926
1961:
- Won Cowdin Stakes (USA, 7FD, Belmont)
- Won Flash Stakes (USA, 5.5FD, Saratoga)
- Won Hopeful Stakes (USA, 6.5FD, Saratoga)
- 2nd Champagne Stakes (USA, 8FD, Aqueduct)
- 2nd Saratoga Special (USA, 6FD, Saratoga)
- 2nd Futurity Stakes (USA, 6.5FD, Belmont)
1962:
- Won Belmont Stakes (USA, 12FD, Belmont)
- Won Jersey Derby (USA, 9FD, Garden State; by disqualification of Crimson Satan)
- Won Travers Stakes (USA, 10FD, Saratoga; equaled track record 2:01-3/5)
- Won Choice Stakes (USA, 8.5FD, Monmouth)
- Won Withers Stakes (USA, 8FD, Aqueduct)
- Won Gotham Stakes (USA, 8FD, Aqueduct)
- 2nd Roamer Handicap (USA, 9.5FD, Aqueduct)
- 2nd Woodward Stakes (USA, 10FD, Aqueduct)
1963:
- 2nd Palm Beach Handicap (USA, 7FD, Hialeah)
Honors
American champion 3-year-old male (1962)
Assessments
Rated at 124 pounds on the Experimental Free Handicap for American juveniles of 1961, 2 pounds below highweighted Crimson Satan (an official co-champion) and 1 pound below the other co-champion, Ridan.
Ranked third among American 2-year-old males of 1961 by The Blood-Horse.
Highweighted at 128 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old males of 1962, 1 pound above Ridan and Sir Gaylord.
As an individual
A handsome, lengthy, powerfully made dark bay horse with the high withers and sloping croup typical of the Nasrullah tribe, Jaipur was correct with plenty of substance. He stood 16 hands at the end of his 3-year-old season. He had a goodly measure of his sire's willful disposition and was not always inclined to give his best on the track. When willing to exert himself, he raced with speed, stamina and great determination. He handled both fast and sloppy going well but did not like having dirt kicked into his face. His stride was quick and balanced but not particularly long. He was forced into retirement after wrenching an ankle in the spring of 1963.
As a stallion
According to records kept by The Jockey Club, Jaipur sired 102 winners (63.0%) and 13 stakes winners (8.0%) from 162 named foals. In spite of his own staying ability, he tended to be an influence for speed and precociousness.
Notable progeny
Amber Rama (USA)
Connections
Foaled at George Widener's Erdenheim Farm, Jaipur raced as a homebred for Widener. He was trained by Bert Mulholland.
Pedigree notes
Jaipur is inbred 4x5 to 1913 English champion 2-year-old male and 1919 English champion sire The Tetrarch. He is a half brother to 1957 Ladies' Handicap winner Rare Treat (by Stymie), a rugged mare who won 16 of her 101 starts before producing 1965 American champion 3-year-old filly What a Treat (by Tudor Minstrel) and 1967 Widener Handicap winner Ring Twice (by Gallant Man). Rare Treat is also the second dam of 1982 English and Irish champion 3-year-old male Golden Fleece and of Group II winner and 1982 English/Irish champion sire Be My Guest. In addition, she is the third dam of 2001 Czech Horse of the Year Tribal Instinct; 1978 Ladies Handicap (USA-I) winner Ida Delia; Grade/Group II winners Nikishka, Vers La Caisse, High Competence and Robin Des Pins; and Grade/Group III winners Dance Treat, Summertime Legacy, Mystery Rays, Ahkaam, and Freezees.
Returning to Jaipur, he is also a half brother to stakes-placed Rare Exchange (by Swaps), second dam of multiple Grade III winner Love's Exchange and French Group III winner Golden Era and third dam of Italian Group III winner Funny Baby and Grade III winner Foreverness. In addition, he is a half brother to stakes-placed Battle of Roses (by Yorktown), dam of Grade III winner Thirty Years (by Bold Hour) and third dam of 1993 Santa Anita Derby (USA-I) winner Personal Hope, Grade II winners Crowned and Dixie Flag, and multiple Grade III winner Betty Lobelia.
Jaipur and his siblings were produced from multiple juvenile stakes winner Rare Perfume, a full sister to multiple stakes winner Ambergris and to Thirty Scents, dam of stakes winner Solstice (by Solar Slipper) and second dam of 1968 Tidal Handicap winner More Scents. Rare Perfume is also a half sister to multiple stakes winners Scent (by Jamestown) and to Incense (by Mahmoud), dam of stakes winner Roman Incense (by Roman) and second dam of two-time San Pasqual Handicap winner Kings Favor.
Books and media
Jaipur is profiled in Chapter 9 of Avalyn Hunter's American Classic Pedigrees 1914-2002 (2003, Eclipse Press).
Fun facts
- Jaipur was one of two posthumous American champions of 1962 for his sire Nasrullah; the other was champion 2-year-old male Never Bend.
- Jaipur may have owed his Belmont Stakes victory to a bump from Crimson Satan during the stretch drive. In the words of jockey Bill Shoemaker, “Until he got bumped, he wasn't really leveling; once he did get bumped he got mad and fought his way on.”
- Jaipur's Travers duel with Ridan was ranked #79 in Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments, a review of racing in the 20th century compiled by The Blood-Horse and released in 2006.
- The Jaipur Stakes was inaugurated in 1984. Originally a Grade III race, it is now (as of 2019) a Grade I event. It is carded for horses 4 years old and up at 6 furlongs on turf.
- Jaipur is named for the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. The city, a popular tourist destination, is nicknamed the “Pink City” due to the dominant color of its buildings and was one of the earliest planned cities in India.