Attila (horse)

Attila
Attila, by John Ferneley
SireColwick
GrandsireFilho da Puta
DamProgress
DamsireLangar
SexStallion
Foaled1839
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ColourBay or brown
BreederColonel Hancox
OwnerGeorge Anson
TrainerJohn Scott
Record13:8-1-1
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1842)
Port Stakes (1843)

Attila (1839–1846) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from August 1841 to June 1844 he ran thirteen times and won eight races. He began his career with a run of six successive wins, culminating in the 1843 Derby. His later form was disappointing and he never won another competitive race: his two subsequent "victories" were the result of walkovers in races in which he was unopposed. He had little chance to prove himself as a stallion as he died at the age of seven from injuries sustained in an accident on board a ship in the English Channel.