Galopin

Galopin (1872–1899) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from June 1874 until October 1875 he ran nine times and won eight races. He was one of the best British two-year-olds winning his first three races before sustaining the only defeat of his career in the Middle Park Plate. In 1875 he won all five of his races including the Epsom Derby. At the end of the season he was retired to stud where he became an extremely successful and influential breeding stallion.

Background

Galopin was a bay horse standing 15.3 hands high, bred in Lincolnshire by William Taylor Sharpe. His sire, Vedette, was a successful racehorse, winning the Great Yorkshire Stakes, the Doncaster Cup (twice), and the 1857 2,000 Guineas Stakes. Vedette's value as a stallion had declined to such an extent that he was sold at auction for 42 guineas when he was seventeen. Apart from Galopin, the best of his offspring was Speculum, who won the Goodwood Cup, the Suburban Handicap, was third in the Epsom Derby, and was Britain's Champion Sire in 1878. Vedette also sired some good hunters. Galopin's dam Flying Duchess (1853) was by the 1849 Epsom Derby winner The Flying Dutchman.

Galopin (disambiguation)

Galopin can refer to:

Galopin, a British Thoroughbred racehorse

People with the surname Galopin