Merry Hampton

Merry Hampton
Merry Hampton, from Illustrated London News
SireHampton
GrandsireLord Clifden
DamDoll Tearsheet
DamsireMrs Quickly
SexStallion
Foaled1884
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ColourBay
BreederCrowther Harrison
OwnerGeorge Alexander Baird (“Mr Abington”)
TrainerWilliam Stevens
Martin Gurry
Record4: 1–1–0
Major wins
Epsom Derby (1887)

Merry Hampton (foaled 1884) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1887 to 1888 he ran four times and won once in a career that was restricted by injuries and training difficulties. His sole victory came on his racecourse debut when he won the 1887 Epsom Derby as an 11/1 "dark horse".[1] He never won again but did finish second in the St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster. He was retired to stud after a single start as a four-year-old in which he aggravated a chronic leg injury.

  1. ^ "SOCIAL GOSSIP FROM HOME". Paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2011-11-21.