Diomed

Diomed
Diomed "the Marvel"
SireFlorizel
GrandsireHerod
DamMare (1763) by Spectator
DamsireSpectator
SexStallion
Foaled1777 (1777)
Died1808(1808-00-00) (aged 30–31)
CountryKingdom of Great Britain
ColourChestnut
BreederHonorable Richard Vernon of Newmarket
OwnerSir Charles Bunbury, 6th Baronet
Record20: 11-5-3
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1780)
Honours
Diomed Stakes at Epsom Downs Racecourse
Last updated on August 24, 2007

Diomed (1777–1808) was an English Thoroughbred race horse who won the inaugural running of the Epsom Derby in 1780. Sold and imported to Virginia, he was subsequently a successful sire in the United States after the American Revolutionary War.