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 The Sporting Times' ranking of the Top 10 Great Britain Racehorses of the 19th Century (1886), St. Simon was ranked fourth.
Foaled at William Barrow's Paddocks near Newmarket, St. Simon was by the good racehorse and sire, Galopin. Galopin won 10 out of 11 races, including the Epsom Derby, an...
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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 The Sporting Times' ranking of the Top 10 Great Britain Racehorses of the 19th Century (1886), St. Simon was ranked fourth.
Foaled at William Barrow's Paddocks near Newmarket, St. Simon was by the good racehorse and sire, Galopin. Galopin won 10 out of 11 races, including the Epsom Derby, and was a Leading Sire three times, and his get included the dams of Triple Crown winner Flying Fox, and Bayardo. At the time of St. Simon's birth, however, he had not produced his best stock.
St. Simon's dam, St. Angela (by King Tom) was quite disappointing as a broodmare up to the time she had her sixth foal, St. Simon, at 16. However, she did produce the sisters to St Simon, Simonne II and Angelica (both by Galopin), dam of the stallion Orme (1889 by Ormonde).
St. Simon was a dark brown colt, with a small star on his forehead and a few white...
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