Pippermint (1899−1920) was an Argentine-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who was the first winner of the Argentine Triple Crown and Quadruple Crown.
Background St Mirin, Pippermint's sire, won several races in Great Britain before being exported to Argentina to stand at stud at Saturnino J. Unzué's Haras San Jacinto. Pippermint was bred by Unzué at Haras San Jacinto.
Racing career Pippermint was the leading horse in Argentina in 1902 with 11 wins and earnings of m$n141,560. During this year, he won the four races of the Argentine Quadruple Crown.
In 1903, Pippermint was sent to South Africa.
Stud career Pippermint returned to stand at stud at Haras San Jacinto. He led the Argentine broodmare sire list in 1932.
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