Jay Trump was an American thoroughbred racehorse and one of only two horses to win both the Maryland Hunt Cup and the Grand National steeplechase races.
16 Facts About Jay Trump
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Jay Trump won three Maryland Hunt Cups, 1963,1964,1966.
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Jay Trump was born April 1,1957, and was the product of an unplanned breeding.
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Jay Trump's sire was Tonga Prince, his dam Be Trump.
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Jay Trump spent his early years training at "Shanty Town", located near the Charles Town race track, in West Virginia, where he raced.
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In 1960, amateur steeplechase jockey, Crompton "Tommy" Smith, purchased Jay Trump as a steeplechase prospect for Mary Stephenson, who was a family friend.
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Jay Trump won the Maryland Hunt Cup for a second time in 1964, again defeating Mountain Dew.
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Jay Trump won his first race for trainer Fred Winter at Sandown on October 21,1964; this was the first winner for the trainer.
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Jay Trump won two more races and finished second in the King George VI Chase as he prepared for the Grand National.
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In 1965, Jay Trump won the English Grand National, defeating Freddy in a battle to the line.
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Jay Trump was the first Maryland Hunt Cup horse to win the Grand National as well as the first American-owned, -bred, and -ridden winner of the Grand National.
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Jay Trump was the favorite but finished third to Hyeres III, who had won the race in 1964.
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Jay Trump then returned to the United States, where he ran in one more Maryland Hunt Cup, in 1966.
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Jay Trump is in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.
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Jay Trump was part of the first group of horses that entered the Maryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame.
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Jay Trump is buried at the finish line of the Kentucky Horse Park's Steeplechase course.