Lord Lyon (horse)

Lord Lyon
Lord Lyon by Harry Hall
SireStockwell
GrandsireThe Baron
DamParadigm
DamsireParagone
SexStallion
Foaled1863
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ColourBay
BreederGeneral Mark Pearson
Owner1) General Mark Pearson (1863–1876)
Richard Sutton (lessee, 1865–1867)
2) Lord Rosebery and Clare Vyner (1876–c.1880)
3) John Winteringham (c.1881–1887)
TrainerJames Dover
Record21: 17-3-1
Earnings£18,700 ($127,825)[1]
Major wins
Troy Stakes (1865)
Criterion (1865)
Epsom Derby (1866)
2,000 Guineas Stakes (1866)
St. Leger Stakes (1866)
Craven Stakes (1867)
Honours
Third English Triple Crown winner

Lord Lyon (1863–1887) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1866 Epsom Derby, 2,000 Guineas Stakes and the St. Leger Stakes, becoming the third winner of the English Triple Crown. Lord Lyon raced until he was four-years old and was retired to stud in 1868. He is considered to be a marginally successful sire with his most notable progeny being the colt Minting and the filly Placida. He was euthanized in April 1887 after several years of failing health.

  1. ^ Staff (19 September 1912). "Great money winning horses of America and England". Daily Racing Form.