| Galopin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sire | Vedette |
| Grandsire | Voltigeur |
| Dam | Flying Duchess |
| Damsire | The Flying Dutchman |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1872 |
| Died | 1899 (aged 26–27) |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | William Taylor Sharpe |
| Owner | Prince Gustavus Batthyany Henry Chaplin, 1st Viscount Chaplin |
| Trainer | John Dawson, Sr. |
| Record | 9: 8–1–0[1] |
| Earnings | £4,950[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Fern Hill Stakes (1874, 1875) New Stakes (1874) Epsom Derby (1875) | |
| Awards | |
| Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1888, 1889, 1898) | |
Galopin (1872–1899) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from June 1874 until October 1875 he ran nine times and won eight races. He was one of the best British two-year-olds of 1874, winning his first three races before sustaining the only defeat of his career in the Middle Park Plate. In 1875, he won all five of his races including the Derby. At the end of the season he was retired to stud where he became an extremely successful and influential breeding stallion.
- ^ Bloodlines: Galopin Retrieved on 2009-9-5
- ^ Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), Thoroughbred Breeding of the World, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970