| Himyar | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Himyar.jpg) Portrait of Himyar by Harry Lyman (1888) | |
| Sire | Alarm |
| Grandsire | Eclipse |
| Dam | Hira |
| Damsire | Lexington |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1875 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Major Barak G. Thomas |
| Owner | 1) Dixiana Farm 2) Edwin S. Gardner |
| Record | 27 starts:14–6–4 |
| Earnings | $11,650 |
| Major wins | |
| Colt Stakes (1877) Colt and Filly Fall Stakes (1877) Belle Meade Stakes (1877) Phoenix Hotel Stakes (1878) Belle Meade Stakes (1878) January Stakes (1878) Merchant's Stakes (1880) Turf Stakes (1880) American Classic Race placing: Kentucky Derby 2nd (1878) | |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in North America (1893) | |
Himyar (1875 – December 30, 1905) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Although successful as a racehorse he is most notable as the sire of 1898 Kentucky Derby winner Plaudit and Domino, the grandsire of Colin and Peter Pan. Himyar lived to be thirty years old, outliving both Domino and his famous grandson Commando, who both died young.