St. Simon (horse)

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St. Simon
Sire:	Galopin
Grandsire:	Vedette
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)
Honours
#4 - Top 10 GB. Racehorses of the 19th Century St. Simon Stakes at Newbury Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1890-1896 & 1900-1901) Leading broodmare sire in GB & Ireland (1903-1907 & 1916)
Infobox last updated on: 20th July 2006.

St. Simon was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire 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

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)