St. Simon (horse)
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| St. Simon | ||
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| Sire: | Galopin | |
| Dam: | St. Angela | |
| Damsire: | King Tom | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1881 | |
| Country: | Great Britain | |
| Colour: | Bay | |
| Breeder: | Prince Gustavus Batthyany | |
| Owner: | Duke of Portland | |
| Trainer: | Mathew Dawson | |
| Record: | 10:10-0-0 | |
| Earnings: | £4,676 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Ascot Gold Cup (1884) Goodwood Cup (1884) Epsom Gold Cup (1884) |
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| Honours | ||
| #4 - Top 10 GB. Racehorses of the 19th Century St. Simon Stakes at Newbury Leading Sire Great Britain & Ireland (1890,91,92,93,94,95,96,1900,01) Leading Broodmare Sires of GB&IRE (1903,04,05,06,07,16) |
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Infobox last updated on: 20th July 2006. |
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St. Simon was a Thoroughbred racehorse and one of the greatest sires in the history of the thoroughbred.
- Lived: 1881-April 2,1908
- Height: 16.1 hh
- Place of Birth: William Barrow's Paddocks, England
St. Simon won all 10 of his races, including the Ascot Gold Cup by 20 lengths. He won this so easily that he continued running for another mile before agreeing to be pulled up. He is generally considered to be one of the greatest racehorses ever seen.
He was a very successful sire and Champion Sire in Britain nine times. He sired 10 classic winners including Diamond Jubilee (winner of England's Triple Crown), La Fleche (Fillies' Triple Crown) and Persimmon (Great sire, winner of Derby, 2000 Guineas, and Ascot Gold Cup). His skeleton belongs to the British Museum of Natural History.
In the Sporting Times ranking of the Top 10 Great Britain Racehorses of the 19th Century (1887), St. Simon was ranked #4. In addition, St. Simon is the first on the list of Chef de Race.
[edit] Breeding career of St. Simon
[edit] The foals
- 1893: Persimmon (Epsom Derby, St.Leger, Ascot Gold Cup, Champion Sire 4 times)
- 1889: La Fleche (Fillies' Triple Crown, Ascot Gold Cup, Champion Stakes, Cambridgeshire Handicap, 2nd Epsom Derby, dam of John O'Gaunt)
- 1897: Diamond Jubilee (Triple Crown, Eclipse Stakes, Argentina Champion Sire 4 times)
- 1893: St.Frusquin (2000Guineas, Eclipse Stakes, 2nd Epsom Derby, Champion Sire twice)
- 1887: Memoir (Epsom Oaks, St.Leger)
- 1887: Semolina (1000Guineas)
- 1887: Signorina (dam of Signorino, Signorinetta)
- 1888: Simonian (French Champion Sire twice)
- 1890: Mrs Butterwick (Epsom Oaks)
- 1890: Soult (NZ Champion Sire 5 times)
- 1891: Amiable (1000Guineas, Epsom Oaks)
- 1893: Roquebrune (dam of Rock Sand)
- 1896: Desmond (Champion Sire)
- 1897: La Roche (Epsom Oaks)
- 1897: Winifreda (1000Guineas)
- 1898: Pietermaritzburg (Jockey Club Stakes, Argentina Champion Sire)
- 1898: William the Third (Ascot Gold Cup, Doncaster Cup)
- 1900: Chaucer (Successful bloodmare Sire)
- 1900: Rabelais (French Champion Sire 3 times)
[edit] Pedigree
| Pedigree of St. Simon | |||
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| Sire Galopin 1872 |
Vedette 1854 |
Voltigeur | Voltaire |
| Martha Lynn | |||
| Mrs.Ridgway | Birdcatcher | ||
| Nan Darrel | |||
| Flying Duchess 1853 |
The Flying Dutchman | Bay Middleton | |
| Barbell | |||
| Merope | Voltaire | ||
| Velocidede's Dam | |||
| Dam St.Angela 1865 |
King Tom 1851 |
Harkaway | Economist |
| Fanny Dawson | |||
| Pocahontas | Glencoe | ||
| Marpessa | |||
| Adeline 1851 |
Ion | Cain | |
| Margaret | |||
| Little Fairy | Hornsea | ||
| Lacerta (F-No.11-c) | |||
