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Himyar stood at stud for 16 years at
Dixiana Farm but was sold in 1897 by Thomas, who was experiencing financial difficulties and was then bought by Edwin Sumner Gardner of Saundersville, Tennessee for $ 2,500. Himyar died at Gardner's Avondale Stud farm on December 30, 1905, of old age and was
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Himyar showed promising form as a two-year-old, winning many high dollar stakes races while racing in "the West", which at the time referred to
Kentucky and Tennessee. His main wins at age two included the Colt Stakes over 6 furlongs at Lexington, the Colt and Filly Stakes over 8 furlongs at
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At age three, Himyar won the
Phoenix Hotel Stakes over 14 furlongs at Lexington, the Belle Meade Stakes over 12 furlongs in Nashville and the January Stakes, consisting of 1-mile heats. He was second in the 1878 Kentucky Derby, losing to
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As an older horse, Himyar's main wins came in the
Merchants' Stakes over 9 furlongs and the Turf Stakes, both in 1880. Himyar injured his leg in May 1881 and was retired from racing at six years old.
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Himyar had a nervous disposition and was difficult to train. He was described by sportswriter
Charles Hatton as "light-boned, sickle-hocked heavy-quartered."
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Lexington and the Belle Meade Stakes at
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Himyar was a light bay colt sired by Alarm, who was a son of the
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Plaudit, Himyar appears in the pedigrees of many
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American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire
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331:was named in honor of the racehorse.
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340:Pedigree of Himyar, bay horse, 1875
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152:Colt and Filly Fall Stakes (1877)
505:Charlotte Hamilton (family A15)
245:. Himyar was foaled in 1875 at
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297:leading sire in North America
233:Early years and racing career
190:Leading sire in North America
720:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
611:Rennick, Robert M. (1987).
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163:January Stakes (1878)
715:1905 racehorse deaths
710:1875 racehorse births
559:NY Times. May 2, 1881
427:Velocipede Mare (GB)
171:American Classic Race
111:Major Barak G. Thomas
646:"Pedigree of Himyar"
614:Kentucky Place Names
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124:2) Edwin S. Gardner
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313:Epsom Derby
309:Broad Brush
275:Stud career
704:Categories
650:Equineline
624:0813126312
512:References
412:Pocahontas
376:Gaze (GB)
364:Touchstone
290:Correction
145:Major wins
630:April 28,
498:Leviathan
443:1850 bay
440:Lexington
404:The Baron
398:Stockwell
394:1859 bay
354:1855 bay
349:1869 bay
305:Holy Bull
251:Lexington
243:Lexington
223:Peter Pan
64:Lexington
44:Grandsire
452:Timoleon
352:*Eclipse
335:Pedigree
266:Day Star
227:Commando
174:placing:
140:$ 11,650
137:Earnings
74:Stallion
494:Flight
471:Rowena
358:Orlando
317:Teenoso
315:winner
286:Plaudit
239:Orlando
211:Plaudit
209:winner
108:Breeder
88:Country
60:Damsire
47:Eclipse
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476:Hegira
447:Boston
406:(IRE)
323:Honors
282:Domino
249:, the
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199:Himyar
192:(1893)
184:Awards
179:(1878)
159:(1878)
129:Record
98:Colour
80:Foaled
19:Himyar
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347:Alarm
219:Colin
116:Owner
39:Alarm
682:2020
657:2020
632:2013
619:ISBN
546:2020
434:Hira
345:Sire
221:and
213:and
203:sire
83:1875
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36:Sire
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119:1)
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70:Sex
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