Jaipur (April 8, 1959 – July 27, 1987) was an American

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who won the 1962

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and was voted that year's U.S.

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. Jaipur was a son of Nasrullah out of the mare Rare Perfume, whose sire was

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. He was bred by George D. Widener, Jr.'s

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. As a yearling, Jaipur was broken and exercised by soon-to-be jockey Michael Tornambe, who was the first person to ride the colt. He was also under the care of farm manager Ralph Delaney. Trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Bert Mulholland, Jaipur won ten of his nineteen races, including the 1962 Belmont,

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, and

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while ridden by

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One of American Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments

In the 1962

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, Jaipur won by a fraction of a nose in track-record time over Ridan. Still written and talked about today, the race is listed in the 2006 book '' Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments'' written by the staff of Blood-Horse Publications. The race result determined which colt was named the 1962 U.S. Champion 3-Year-Old Horse. Pensioned in 1974 and died on July 27, 1987.

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Jaipur's pedigree and racing stats
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