Tyrant (American horse)
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| Tyrant | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Great Tom |
| Grandsire | King Tom |
| Dam | Moselle |
| Damsire | Jack Malone |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1882 |
| Country | United States |
| Color | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Belle Meade Stud (William Giles Harding) |
| Owner | S. D. Bruce James B. A. Haggin |
| Trainer | William R. Claypool |
| Major wins | |
| Stockton Stakes (1885) Withers Stakes (1885) Distillers' Stakes (1886)
American Classics wins: | |
Tyrant (foaled 1882) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who came from California to win the 1885 Belmont Stakes, a prestigious race at Jerome Park Racetrack on the U. S. East Coast that would become the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series.[1] It was considered the biggest win at the time for a California-based horse and trainer.[2] He also won the Withers Stakes.[3]
Tyrant was bred by Gen. William Harding at his Belle Meade Stud in Tennessee. He was initially purchased as a yearling for $300 by Mr. S. D. Bruce of Kentucky but who a year later sold him to James B. A. Haggin who brought the colt to his Rancho Del Paso Stud in Sacramento County, California.[4]
In 1884, the two-year-old Tyrant was conditioned for racing on the Rancho Del Paso's three-quarter mile training track but it was decided that the colt was not yet ready for the rigors of competition and Tyrant only began his racing career as a three-year-old in 1885.[5]
Tyrant's easy win in the Withers Stakes marked the first time that a California horse with its California trainer had won a major race for three-year-olds on the East Coast.[6]
Racing at age four, Tyrant won the Distillers' Stakes at the Kentucky Association track in Lexington.
