| Horsename: | His Eminence |
| Sire: | Falsetto |
| Grandsire: | Enquirer |
| Dam: | Patroness |
| Damsire: | Pat Malloy |
| Sex: | Stallion |
| Foaled: | 1898 |
| Country: | United States |
| Colour: | Bay |
| Breeder: | Overton H. Chenault |
| Owner: | 1) J. B. Lewman 2) Frank B. Van Meter 3) Clarence Mackay 4) Fred Gebhard 5) A.C. Jaeger 6) William Collins Whitney |
| Trainer: | Frank B. Van Meter |
| Record: | 53: 11-7-8 |
| Earnings: | $16,295 |
| Race: | Clark Handicap (1901) Omnium Handicap (1903) Triple Crown race wins: Kentucky Derby (1901) |
His Eminence (1898 - c.1906) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that was bred in Kentucky and is best known for winning the 1901 Kentucky Derby. He was a bay colt sired by the great turf-racer Falsetto out of the mare Patroness. His dam (with His Eminence in utero) was sold to Overton H. Chenault at the 1897 Woodburn Stud dispersal sale for $75. As a yearling, he was sold to J. B. Lewman for $500[1].
His Eminence was ridden in the 1901 Derby by African-American jockey James Winkfield.[1] His Eminence also won the Clark Handicap as a three-year-old.
The colt was purchased in the latter part of 1901 for $15,000 by millionaire racing enthusiast Clarence Mackay as a stud horse, but was later sold in 1902 due to the death of Mackay's father.[2] His Eminence was then returned to racing by his new owner, Fred Gebhard, as a five-year-old, winning the 1903 Omnium Handicap at the Sheepshead Bay Race Track.[3]
The stallion was once again sold at auction in September 1903 to A.C. Jaeger for $2,900.[4] He was again sold to William Collins Whitney who trained him for steeplechasing, but His Eminence was killed while trying to jump a hurdle sometime before 1910.[5]