Vimy (horse)

Vimy
SireWild Risk
GrandsireRialto
DamMimi
DamsireBlack Devil
SexStallion
Foaled1952
CountryFrance
ColourBay
BreederPierre Wertheimer
OwnerPierre Wertheimer
TrainerAlec Head
Record6: 4–1–0
Major wins
Prix Noailles (1955)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1955)
Awards
Timeform rating 132

Vimy (1952 – 11 August 1980) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the 1955 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Racing in France, Vimy won three of his five races including the Prix Noailles as well as finishing second in the Prix du Jockey Club. In July he became the first French horse to win the King George on his first and only race in Britain. He was retired from racing after his win at Ascot and stood as a stallion in Ireland before being exported to Japan in 1964.