Sir Archy

Sir Archy
Engraving of Sir Archy from Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship of the United States vol. 1, published 1857
SireDiomed GB
GrandsireFlorizel GB
DamCastianira GB
DamsireRockingham GB
SexStallion
Foaled1805
CountryUnited States (Virginia)
ColourDark Bay
BreederCapt. Archibald Randolph
Col. John Tayloe III
OwnerRalph Wormely VI

Col. William R. Johnson at 3
Gen. William R. Davie,

William Amis at stud at Mowfield Plantation
TrainerThomas Larkin
Arthur Taylor
Record21 Starts: 18–2–1
EarningsUnknown
Major wins
Post Stakes (1809)
Jockey Club Purse, Fairfield (1809)
Jockey Club Purse, Petersburg (1809)
Match race with the splendid four-miler, Blank (1809)
Honours
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1955)
Last updated on December 19, 2007

Sir Archy (or Archy, Archie, or Sir Archie;[1] 1805–1833) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse considered one of the best racehorses of his time and later one of the most important sires in American history. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in the inaugural class of 1955.

  1. ^ Robertson, William H. P. (1964). The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America. New York: Bonanza Books. p. 39. LCCN 64-17364.