Violet's Jaipur!!! The most exciting horse race in history!

Jaipur was born in 1959 and won the Belmont Stakes in 1962. He received the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3 year-old Male Horse. He started 19 times, won 10 and placed 6. His lifetime earnings were $618,926. He not only won the Belmont, but also the Withers, and Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Track. This latter race was voted by Blood Horse as one of the top moments in racing history. They wrote about it in their 2006 book Horse Racing's Top 100 Moments. Jaipur won by a fraction of a nose over Ridan in track record time! His jockey was the world famous Willie Shoemaker. He is the son of Nasrullah out of Rare Perfume, Damsire of Eight-Thirty. He's also the great-great-grandpa on the dam side of Violet's dam! Violet's family is so accomplished -- what a lucky beautiful fast girl. I'll write about her Dosage Index in an upcoming Blog! Stay tuned! You can read more about Jaipur at the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaipur_(horse)

Violet's Eight Thirty

Violet is related to Eight Thirty, a sire who was voted by Blood Horse magazine as the #78 Top Race Horse of the 20th Century. He has an AQHA listing as well. During his track life, he earned $155,475 and raced 27 times, for 16 wins, 3 seconds, and 5 thirds. In one month alone, he won 4 important stakes races. When he was 3, he won 7 of 10 starts, and in his 4th and 5th year, he won 6 of 10. He was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame in 1994. During his stud life, he sired 44 stakes winners from 299 foals, for a 15% stakes percentage. His nickname was "The Perfect Gentleman." Awwww. That's so sweet. Now I can see why Violet is the nicest biggest kitten of a girl. In Violet's family, Eight Thirty was bred to Fragrance to produce Rare Perfume. Rare Perfume was bred to Nasrullah to produce Jaipur. His owner and breeder, George D. Widener, Jr. is one of only four people ever named an Exemplar of Racing, and he served as President of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame from 1960-1968. Violet's beautiful gentleman lived to the distinguished age of 29 and his horse-loving owner lived to 82. You can read more about this handsome fellow at the following links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eight_Thirty

or

http://www.racingmuseum.org/hall/horse.asp?ID=63

or

http://www.thoroughbredreview.com/unheralded.htm