Tristan (horse)

Tristan
Tristan in a drawing by John C. Nimmo
Sire	Hermit
Grandsire	Newminster
Dam	Thrift
Damsire	Stockwell
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1878
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Robert St Clair-Erskine, 4th Earl of Rosslyn
Owner	C. J. Lefevre
Trainer	Thomas Jennings
Record	51:27-10-6
Earnings	£25,000[1]
Major wins
Epsom Gold Cup (1882, 1883) Gold Vase (1882) Hardwicke Stakes (1882, 1883, 1884) July Cup (1882) Grand Prix de Deauville (1882, 1883, 1884) Champion Stakes (1882, 1883, 1884) Ascot Gold Cup (1883)

Tristan (1878–1897) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from the April 1880 to October 1884, he ran 51 times and won 27 races. A useful performer at two and three years old, he matured into an outstanding horse in his last three seasons, winning important races at distances ranging from six furlongs (the July Cup) to two and a half miles (Ascot Gold Cup) and defeating three winners of The Derby. Unusually for a 19th-century racehorse, he was regularly campaigned internationally, winning three consecutive runnings of the Grand Prix de Deauville. Tristan's success was achieved despite a dangerous and unpredictable temperament: at the height of his success, he was described as "a very vile-tempered animal".^[2]