Lambert Simnel (horse)

Lambert Simnel
SireFair Trial
GrandsireFairway
DamSimnel
DamsireBlandford
SexStallion
Foaled1938
CountryUnited Kingdom
ColourBay
BreederHugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
OwnerHugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster
TrainerFred Templeman
Record9: 3-2-0 (probably incomplete)
Earnings£3,045
Major wins
2000 Guineas Stakes (1941)

Lambert Simnel (1938–1952) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who raced during World War II and was best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1941. As a two-year-old he won once and finished second in the Dewhurst Stakes In the following spring he won the 2000 Guineas, beating a field which included the subsequent classic winners Owen Tudor and Sun Castle. He was beaten when favourite for the Derby and finished unplaced in the St Leger. He won once as a four-year-old in 1942 before being retired to stud. He stood as a breeding stallion in England and Argentina with limited success before his death in 1952.