Omar Khayyam (horse)

Omar Khayyam
SireMarco
GrandsireBarcaldine
DamLisma
DamsirePersimmon
SexStallion
Foaled1914
CountryGreat Britain
ColourChestnut
BreederSir John Robinson
OwnerC. K. G. Billings & Frederick Johnson
Wilfrid Viau (from May 1917)
TrainerCharles T. Patterson
Richard F. Carmen Sr. (from May 1917)
Record28: 12-5-4
Earnings$57,010
Major wins
Brooklyn Derby (1917)
Kenner Stakes (1917)
Travers Stakes (1917)
Saratoga Cup (1917)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1917)
Havre de Grace Handicap (1917)
Pimlico Autumn Handicap (1917)
Marines' Liberty Bond Handicap (1918)
Rennert Handicap (1919)

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1917)

Awards
American Co-Champion 3-Yr-Old Male Horse (1917)
Last updated on October 28, 2019

Omar Khayyam (1914–1938) was a British-born Thoroughbred racehorse who was sold as a yearling to an American racing partnership and who became the first foreign-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby.[1] He was named for the famous Persian mathematician, poet, and astronomer, Omar Khayyam.

  1. ^ [1] Marco (scroll down for Omar Khayyam). Accessed February 14, 2011.