Trippi (USA)
March 16, 1997 – Living
End Sweep (USA) x Jealous Appeal (USA), by Valid Appeal (USA)
Family 9-f
March 16, 1997 – Living
End Sweep (USA) x Jealous Appeal (USA), by Valid Appeal (USA)
Family 9-f
One of the best sprinters from his crop, Trippi earned Grade 1 brackets against older males in the historic Vosburgh Handicap (USA-G1) but stretched his speed well enough to win the 9-furlong Flamingo Stakes (USA-G3). After seven seasons at stud in Florida, where he was a successful regional sire, he was exported to South Africa and became a champion sire there.
Race record
14 starts, 7 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, US$660,220
2000:
2001:
Assessments
Rated at 121 pounds in the Sprint category on the International Classification for 3-year-olds of 2000, 1 pound below highweighted 3-year-old sprinter Caller One and 7 pounds below American champion sprinter Kona Gold and the top Irish sprinter Namid among sprinters of all ages.
As an individual
A powerfully muscled, masculine bay horse with a look of considerable quality, Trippi is considered exceptionally handsome. He did not race at 2 due to bucked shins and a viral infection. He possessed blistering natural speed and preferred to control his races from the front end. He was plagued by foot problems as a 4-year-old, contributing to his disappointing campaign that year.
As a stallion
Trippi is known for stamping his foals with his own physical characteristics and with an independent mindset that requires patience and persuasion to handle. According to The Blood-Horse, he led the Florida general sire list in 2007. According to The Jockey Club, Trippi has sired 823 winners (69.9%) and 92 stakes winners (7.8%) from 1178 named foals as of January 21, 2024.
Sire rankings
Per Arion Pedigrees (www.arion.co.nz):
Notable progeny
Afrikaburn (SAF), Charles Dickens (SAF), Chimichuri Run (SAF), For the Lads (SAF), Inara (SAF), Jet Dark (SAF), Lobo’s Legend (SAF), R. Heat Lightning (USA), Real Princess (SAF), Sweet Pepper (SAF), Trip of Fortune (SAF), Winchester Mansion (SAF)
Notable progeny of daughters
Gabor (SAF), Liam’s Map (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Florida, Trippi was bred by Harry T. Mangurian Jr. A $65,000 purchase from the 1999 Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training, he raced for Dogwood Stable and was trained by Todd Pletcher. He was originally slated to start his stud career at Vinery in Kentucky, but instead he entered stud in 2002 at Ocala Stud following his purchase by a partnership headed by Ocala Stud. Following the 2008 Northern Hemisphere breeding season Trippi was sold to Gaynor Rupert and exported to South Africa, where he took up residence at Drakenstein Stud. He was pensioned in 2024.
Pedigree notes
Sired by the Grade 3-winning Forty Niner horse End Sweep (a notable source of precocious speed), Trippi is outcrossed through five generations. He is a half brother to multiple Grade 2 winner Appealing Skier (by Baldski), Grade 1-placed multiple listed stakes winner Jealous Forum (by Open Forum), and Grade 2-placed listed stakes winner Miss Jealski (by Baldski). He is also a half brother to Jealous Sword (by Crusader Sword), second dam of 2009 La Brea Stakes (USA-G1) winner Evita Argentina, and to Jealous Gal (by Acaroid), third dam of four-time Puerto Rican champion Miss Azhar.
Trippi and his siblings were produced from the winner Jealous Appeal, whose dam Jealous Cat is a winning daughter of 1972 American champion turf horse Cougar II. The next dam in Trippi’s tail-female line, the Never Bend mare Only the Loyal, is a half sister to stakes winner Rulers Mistress (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1983 Oka Sho (Japanese One Thousand Guineas, JPN-G1) winner Shadai Sophia (by Northern Taste). The sisters’ dam, multiple juvenile stakes winner Another Love (by Tudor Minstrel), is a half sister to 1971 Florida Derby winner Eastern Fleet (by Fleet Nasrullah) and is out of the good stakes mare Amoret (Bull Lea x Mar-Kell, by Blenheim II), a full sister to 1952 American Derby and Arlington Classic winner Mark-Ye-Well.
Books and media
A video of Trippi produced at Drakenheim Stud can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix1qF6zTjVk.
Fun facts
Last updated: September 8, 2024
Race record
14 starts, 7 wins, 1 second, 2 thirds, US$660,220
2000:
- Won Vosburgh Stakes (USA-G1, 7FD, Belmont)
- Won Riva Ridge Stakes (USA-G2, 7FD, Belmont)
- Won Tom Fool Handicap (USA-G2, 7FD, Belmont)
- Won Flamingo Stakes (USA-G3, 9FD, Hialeah)
- Won Swale Stakes (USA-G3, 7FD, Gulfstream Park)
- 3rd Amsterdam Stakes (USA-G3, 6FD, Saratoga)
2001:
- 2nd Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Sprint Championship Handicap (USA-G2, 7FD, Gulfstream Park)
Assessments
Rated at 121 pounds in the Sprint category on the International Classification for 3-year-olds of 2000, 1 pound below highweighted 3-year-old sprinter Caller One and 7 pounds below American champion sprinter Kona Gold and the top Irish sprinter Namid among sprinters of all ages.
As an individual
A powerfully muscled, masculine bay horse with a look of considerable quality, Trippi is considered exceptionally handsome. He did not race at 2 due to bucked shins and a viral infection. He possessed blistering natural speed and preferred to control his races from the front end. He was plagued by foot problems as a 4-year-old, contributing to his disappointing campaign that year.
As a stallion
Trippi is known for stamping his foals with his own physical characteristics and with an independent mindset that requires patience and persuasion to handle. According to The Blood-Horse, he led the Florida general sire list in 2007. According to The Jockey Club, Trippi has sired 823 winners (69.9%) and 92 stakes winners (7.8%) from 1178 named foals as of January 21, 2024.
Sire rankings
Per Arion Pedigrees (www.arion.co.nz):
- Led the South African general sire list in 2015/2016; 2nd in 2014/2015; 3rd in 2016/2017; 4th in 2017/2018; 7th in 2013/2014; 10th in 2018/2019.
- 7th on the South African broodmare sire list in 2021/2022; 8th in 2020/2021.
Notable progeny
Afrikaburn (SAF), Charles Dickens (SAF), Chimichuri Run (SAF), For the Lads (SAF), Inara (SAF), Jet Dark (SAF), Lobo’s Legend (SAF), R. Heat Lightning (USA), Real Princess (SAF), Sweet Pepper (SAF), Trip of Fortune (SAF), Winchester Mansion (SAF)
Notable progeny of daughters
Gabor (SAF), Liam’s Map (USA)
Connections
Foaled in Florida, Trippi was bred by Harry T. Mangurian Jr. A $65,000 purchase from the 1999 Keeneland April sale of 2-year-olds in training, he raced for Dogwood Stable and was trained by Todd Pletcher. He was originally slated to start his stud career at Vinery in Kentucky, but instead he entered stud in 2002 at Ocala Stud following his purchase by a partnership headed by Ocala Stud. Following the 2008 Northern Hemisphere breeding season Trippi was sold to Gaynor Rupert and exported to South Africa, where he took up residence at Drakenstein Stud. He was pensioned in 2024.
Pedigree notes
Sired by the Grade 3-winning Forty Niner horse End Sweep (a notable source of precocious speed), Trippi is outcrossed through five generations. He is a half brother to multiple Grade 2 winner Appealing Skier (by Baldski), Grade 1-placed multiple listed stakes winner Jealous Forum (by Open Forum), and Grade 2-placed listed stakes winner Miss Jealski (by Baldski). He is also a half brother to Jealous Sword (by Crusader Sword), second dam of 2009 La Brea Stakes (USA-G1) winner Evita Argentina, and to Jealous Gal (by Acaroid), third dam of four-time Puerto Rican champion Miss Azhar.
Trippi and his siblings were produced from the winner Jealous Appeal, whose dam Jealous Cat is a winning daughter of 1972 American champion turf horse Cougar II. The next dam in Trippi’s tail-female line, the Never Bend mare Only the Loyal, is a half sister to stakes winner Rulers Mistress (by Bold Ruler), dam of 1983 Oka Sho (Japanese One Thousand Guineas, JPN-G1) winner Shadai Sophia (by Northern Taste). The sisters’ dam, multiple juvenile stakes winner Another Love (by Tudor Minstrel), is a half sister to 1971 Florida Derby winner Eastern Fleet (by Fleet Nasrullah) and is out of the good stakes mare Amoret (Bull Lea x Mar-Kell, by Blenheim II), a full sister to 1952 American Derby and Arlington Classic winner Mark-Ye-Well.
Books and media
A video of Trippi produced at Drakenheim Stud can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ix1qF6zTjVk.
Fun facts
- Trippi was named for the University of Georgia’s All-American running back Charles Trippi, noted for his proficiency in running the football play known as an “end sweep.”
- Trippi was the first stallion to stand at Drakenstein Stud, now a major South African nursery. He would not have been available for sale except that two of the three partners who owned him while he stood in Florida were dispersing their stock, and the third was reducing his Thoroughbred holdings.
- Drakenstein Stud has honored Trippi with a life-sized statue placed near the stallion barn, unveiled in 2022.
Last updated: September 8, 2024