Persimmon (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Persimmon


caption =
sire = St. Simon
grandsire = Galopin
dam = Perdita
damsire = Hampton
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1893
country = Great Britain flagicon|United Kingdom
colour = Bay
breeder = Prince of Wales
owner = Prince of Wales
trainer = Richard Marsh
record = 9:7-1-1
earnings =
race = Coventry Stakes (1895)
Richmond Stakes (1895)
Epsom Derby (1896)
St. Leger (1896)
Eclipse Stakes (1897)
Ascot Gold Cup (1897)
awards =
honours = Leading sire in GB & Ireland
(1902, 1906, 1908, 1912)
Leading broodmare sire in GB & Ireland
(1914, 1915, 1919)
Life-sized statue at Sandringham Stud.
updated= January 7, 2008

Persimmon (1893-1908) was a British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse who won the Epsom Derby in 1896.

As a four-year-old he won the Eclipse Stakes and Ascot Gold Cup, and is the most recent Epsom Derby winner to have won the Ascot Gold Cup. His full brother, Diamond Jubilee won the Triple Crown in 1900.

Persimmon became a successful sire, and amongst his offspring was Sceptre, winner of four classic races in 1902, and Prince Palatine, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup in 1912 and 1913.

References

*cite book |last=Wright|first=Howard|title=The Encyclopedia of Flat Racing|year=1986|publisher=Robert Hale|isbn=0709026390|pages=p218
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/persimmon Persimmon's pedigree and racing stats]
* [http://www.horseracinghistory.co.uk/hrho/action/viewDocument?id=872 Persimmon at the National Horseracing Museum]
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Persimmon.html Persimmon Profile - Thoroughbred Heritage website]