"Persimmon" (1896)

Engraved by E H Hunt after a picture by Anonymous.
Size 23 x 30 inches. (approx 58 x 76 cms.)

Persimmon (1893-1908) was an outstanding British-bred and British-trained Thoroughbred race horse and sire who won the Epsom Derby in 1896. This was the first horse race ever filmed, by Robert W. Paul and Birt Acres.

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, Perola, Your Majesty and Prince Palatine, winner of the Ascot Gold Cup in 1912 and 1913

Major wins
Coventry Stakes (1895)
Richmond Stakes (1895)
Epsom Derby (1896)
St. Leger (1896)
Jockey Club Stakes (1896)
Eclipse Stakes (1897)
Ascot Gold Cup (1897)