St. Simon (horse)

St. Simon
Sire	Galopin
Grandsire	Vedette
Dam	St. Angela
Damsire	King Tom
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1881
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Prince Gustavus Batthyany
Owner	Duke of Portland
Trainer	Mathew Dawson
Record	9:9-0-0
Earnings	£4,676
Major wins
Ascot Gold Cup (1884) Goodwood Cup (1884) Epsom Gold Cup (1884)
Awards
Leading sire in Britain & Ireland (1890-1896 & 1900–1901) Leading broodmare sire in Britain & Ireland (1903–1907 & 1916)
Honours
4 - Top 10 GB. Racehorses of the 19th Century St. Simon Stakes at Newbury
Last updated on 20 July 2006

St. Simon (1881 – April 2, 1908) was an undefeated British Thoroughbred racehorse and one of the most successful sires in the history of the Thoroughbred. In May 1886 The Sporting Times' carried out a poll of one hundred experts to create a ranking of the best British racehorses of the 19th century. St. Simon was ranked fourth, having been placed in the top ten by 53 of the contributors.^[1]