Persimmon (horse)

Persimmon
SireSt Simon
GrandsireGalopin
DamPerdita II
DamsireHampton
SexStallion
Foaled1893
CountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
ColourBay
BreederPrince of Wales
OwnerPrince of Wales
TrainerRichard Marsh
Record9:7-1-1
Earnings£34,706
Major wins
Coventry Stakes (1895)
Richmond Stakes (1895)
Epsom Derby (1896)
St Leger (1896)
Jockey Club Stakes (1896)
Eclipse Stakes (1897)
Ascot Gold Cup (1897)
Awards
Leading sire in Britain & Ireland
(1902, 1906, 1908, 1912)
Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland
(1914, 1915, 1919)
Honours
Life-sized statue at Sandringham Stud
LNER Class A1 locomotive no. 2549 was named Persimmon

Persimmon (1893–1908) was a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a racing career that lasted from June 1895 to July 1897 he ran nine times and won seven races. His victories included the 1896 Epsom Derby, one of the first horse races ever filmed, by Robert W. Paul. His other important victories included the St Leger Stakes, the Ascot Gold Cup and the Eclipse Stakes. He was also notable for his rivalry with another English colt St Frusquin, who inflicted his only two defeats.