Iroquois (horse)

Iroquois
SireLeamington
GrandsireFaugh-a-Ballagh
DamMaggie B. B.
DamsireAustralian
SexStallion
Foaled1878
CountryUnited States
ColourBrown
BreederAristides Welch
Owner1) Pierre Lorillard IV
2) Belle Meade Stud (1886)
TrainerJacob Pincus
Record26 starts: 12–4–3
Earnings$101,613
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1881)
St. Leger (1881)
Payne Stakes (1881)
Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot (1881)
St. James's Palace Stakes (1881)
Stockbridge Cup (1883)
Awards
Leading sire in North America (1892)
Honours
Iroquois Handicap at Belmont Park
Iroquois Stakes at Churchill Downs
Iroquois Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park
Last updated on August 27, 2008

Iroquois (1878–September 17, 1899), was the first American-bred Thoroughbred race horse to win the prestigious Epsom Derby at Epsom Downs Racecourse, Epsom, Surrey, England. He then went on to win the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse.