Omar Khayyam (horse)
| Omar Khayyam | |
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| Sire | Marco |
| Grandsire | Barcaldine |
| Dam | Lisma |
| Damsire | Persimmon |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1914 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Sir John Robinson |
| Owner | C. K. G. Billings & Frederick Johnson Wilfrid Viau (from May 1917) |
| Trainer | Charles T. Patterson Richard F. Carmen (from May 1917) |
| Record | 28: 12-5-4 |
| Earnings | $57,010 |
| Major wins | |
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Brooklyn Derby (1917) Kentucky Derby (1917) |
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| Awards | |
| American Co-Champion 3-Yr-Old Male Horse (1917) | |
| Last updated on February 14, 2011 | |
Brooklyn Derby (1917)
Kenner Stakes (1917)
Travers Stakes (1917)
Saratoga Cup (1917)
Lawrence Realization Stakes (1917)
Havre de Grace Handicap (1917)
Pimlico Autumn Handicap (1917)
Marines' Liberty Bond Handicap (1918)
Rennert Handicap (1919)
Omar Khayyam (1914–1938) was a British-born Thoroughbred racehorse who was sold as a yearling to an American racing partnership and who became the first foreign-bred horse to win the Kentucky Derby. He was named for the famous Persian mathematician, Omar Khayyam.
Omar Khayyam was out of the mare Lisma, daughter of the champion sire Persimmon; his success on the track included wins in the Epsom Derby, St. Leger Stakes and Ascot Gold Cup. He was sired by Marco, a leading three-year-old in England in 1895 and great-grandson of the first English Triple Crown Champion, West Australian.
Trained by Charles Patterson, Omar Khayyam was sent to the track in 1916 as a two-year-old. His most important result that year was a second to Campfire in the Hopeful Stakes. In his three-year-old season, no U.S. Triple Crown series had yet been formalized; the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes were held on the same day. Choosing to run in the Derby, Omar Khayyam was fourth in a mile and an eighth prep race at Lexington to Ticket. As a result, he was sent off at 13–1 odds in the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by jockey Charles Borel, Omar Khayyam unleashed a powerful stretch run to come from tenth place to win over the favorite Ticket.
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