Isonomy
From The Arthur Conan Doyle Encyclopedia
Isonomy (1875-1891) was a British thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1877 to 1880 he ran fourteen times and won ten races. As a three-year-old he deliberately bypassed the Classics in order that his owner could land a massive betting coup in the Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket. In the following two seasons he was the dominant stayer in Britain, producing a series of performances which led many contemporary observers to regard him as one of the greatest racehorses of the 19th century. He was then retired to stud, where he became a successful stallion.
In the Sherlock Holmes stories
- Silver Blaze was from Isonomy stock (SILV 43).
In real life
- The racehorse Conan Doyle, born 2012, is a descendant of Isonomy.
