Pippermint
SireSt. Mirin
GrandsireHermit
DamMostaza
DamsirePepper and Salt
SexStallion
Foaled1899
CountryArgentina
ColourGrey
BreederSaturnino Unzué
OwnerGeorge Attucha
TrainerEdmund Frazer
JockeyT
RecordT
EarningsT
Major wins
Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos
Awards
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Pippermint was an Argentinian Thoroughbred racehorse and first winner of the Argentinian Quadruple Crown.

Background

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Pippermint's sire St. Mirin was imported from England, where he finished second to Ormonde in the St. Leger Stakes.[1]

Racing Career

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Gran Premio Polla de Potrillos: 1'40"

Gran Premio Jockey Club 2'5"1/5

Gran Premio Nacional 2'37"1/5

Gran Premio Internacional3'12"

Progre so (?) 1'13"1/5

1902

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Pippermint won 11 races, earning 141,560.

Retirement and Stud Career

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In 1903, after being retired from racing, George Attucha sold Pippermint to NAME Piccione for ₤10,000.[2]

Pippermint had some success as a sire. In 1932, Pippermint led the Argentine broodmare sire list, and he was second on the Chilean general sire list in 1913/1914.[3]

Racing Statistics

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Pedigree

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Pedigree of Pippermint (ARG), grey stallion, foaled 1899
Sire
St. Mirin (GB)
Hermit (GB) Newminster (GB) Touchstone (GB)
Beeswing (GB)
Seclusion (GB) Tadmor (GB)
Miss Sellon (GB)
Lady Paramount (GB) Brother to Strafford (GB) Young Melbourne (GB)
Gameboy Mare (GB)
Toxophilite Mare (GB) Toxophilite (GB)
Maid of Masham (GB)
Dam
Mostaza (GB)
Pepper and Salt (GB) The Rake (GB) Wild Dayrell (GB)
Englands Beauty (GB)
Oxford Mixture (GB) Oxford (GB)
Irish Belle (GB)
Strathfleet (GB) Scottish Chief (GB) Lord of the Isles (GB)
Miss Ann (GB)
Masquerade (GB) Lambourn (GB)
Burlesque (GB)

References

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  1. ^ "Pippermint". Argentine Thoroughbreds. Archived from the original on 2006-10-14.
  2. ^ Prodgers, Cecil Herbert (1925). Adventures in Peru. United States: Dutton. p. 117.
  3. ^ Hunter, Avalyn. "Pippermint (ARG)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 6 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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