Amphion (horse)

Amphion
Sire	Speculum or Rosebery
Grandsire	Vedette or Speculum
Dam	Suicide
Damsire	Hermit
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1886
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	G. S. Thompson
Owner	General Byrne
Trainer	Mr. Chandler
Record	24 starts 14 wins
Major wins
Great Jubilee Stakes (1889) Fern Hill Stakes (1889) New Biennial Stakes (1890) Hardwicke Stakes (1890) Lancashire Plate (1890) Champion Stakes (1890) March Stakes (1891) Rous Memorial Stakes (1891)

Amphion (1886 – 30 October 1906) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won some minor races as a two-year-old, but was not entered into any of the Classics. As a three-year-old he won several races including the Great Jubilee Stakes. He improved again as a four-year-old, winning the Hardwicke Stakes, Lancashire Plate and Champion Stakes, beating several classic winners in the process. He remained in training as a five-year-old, winning the March Stakes and Rous Memorial Stakes. Amphion was trained by Mr. Chandler and owned by General Byrne. As a stallion he sired several top class horses including the sprinter Sundridge, Champion Stakes winner Dieudonne and Eclipse Stakes winner Lally.

Amphion was a chestnut colt foaled in 1886 and bred by G. S. Thompson. He was sired by either Speculum or his son Rosebery. Speculum was champion sire of Great Britain in 1878, when his son Sefton won the Derby. Rosebery won both the Cesarewitch Handicap and Cambridgeshire Handicap in 1876. The uncertainty over his paternity was due to Speculum dying shortly after covering Amphion's dam. His dam then came in heat and she was covered again by Rosebery. Amphion's dam was Suicide, a daughter of Hermit.

Amphion was purchased for General Byrne by Mr. Chandler as a yearling for 350 gunieas. Chandler trained him throughout his racing career.

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