| Priam | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Priam,_Derby_winner.jpg) Priam. Painting by John Frederick Herring, Sr. | |
| Sire | Emilius |
| Grandsire | Orville |
| Dam | Cressida |
| Damsire | Whiskey |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1827 |
| Country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Sir John Shelley |
| Owner | William Chifney George Stanhope, 6th Earl of Chesterfield |
| Trainer | William Chifney John Kent |
| Record | 19:17-1-1 |
| Major wins | |
| Riddlesworth Stakes (1830) Epsom Derby (1830) Craven Stakes (1831) Port Stakes (1831) Goodwood Cup (1831, 1832) | |
| Honours | |
| Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1839, 1840) Leading sire in North America (1842, 1844, 1845, 1846) | |
Priam (1827–1847) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from April 1830 to July 1832 he ran nineteen times and won seventeen races, including four walkovers. Unraced as a two-year-old he won seven of his eight starts in 1830 most notably The Derby. He continued to win major races, including successive runnings of the Goodwood Cup for the next two seasons before being retired to stud. He proved to be a successful sire of winners in both Britain and the United States. Priam was regarded by experts as one of the best horses to have raced in England up to that time.