Himyar (horse)

Himyar
Portrait of Himyar by Harry Lyman (1888)
Sire	Alarm
Grandsire	Eclipse
Dam	Hira
Damsire	Lexington
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1875
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Major Barak G. Thomas
Owner	1) Dixiana Farm 2) Edwin S. Gardner
Record	27 starts:14–6–4
Earnings	$11,650
Major wins
Colt Stakes (1877) Colt and Filly Fall Stakes (1877) Belle Meade Stakes (1877) Phoenix Hotel Stakes (1878) Belle Meade Stakes (1878) January Stakes (1878) Merchant's Stakes (1880) Turf Stakes (1880) American Classic Race placing: Kentucky Derby 2nd (1878)
Awards
Leading sire in North America (1893)

Himyar (1875 – December 30, 1905) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Although successful as a racehorse he is most notable as the sire of 1898 Kentucky Derby winner Plaudit and Domino, the grandsire of Colin and Peter Pan. Himyar lived to be thirty years old, outliving both Domino and his famous grandson Commando, who both died young.