He was near the fore in the early stages of the five-furlong race and in the last few hundred yards he pulled away to win by a length from Kettlebury.

[7] One month later Amphion started as the 1/2 favourite for the Great Kingston Two-year-old race at Sandown Park.

[8] In October he carried top weight for the seven-furlong Champion Nursery Handicap at Kempton Park.

He was near the rear of the field from the start of the race and never challenged the leaders, finishing in seventh place behind winner Fleur de Lys.

[9] In his final race of the season he carried top weight again for the Chesterfield Nursery Handicap at the Derby November Meeting.

He got to the front with a quarter of a mile left to run and went on to win by one and a half lengths from the colt Johnny Morgan.

The first two places remained unchanged and Amphion moved up and overtook Screech Owl with about 300 yards left to run.

[14] At the Newmarket Houghton Meeting, Amphion finished second in the Free Handicap Sweepstakes, two lengths behind winner Ormuz.

[17] In May he attempted to win a second Great Jubilee Stakes and was challenging until the final furlong, when he faded and finished in fifth place behind winner The Imp.

Amphion stayed behind Lord George until they entered the final furlong, where he pulled clear to win by one and a half lengths.

With one furlong left to run Surefoot began to fade and Amphion had drawn level with Sainfoin.

After the nine-runner field had run a furlong Amphion was in sixth place, with the filly by Foxhall leading the race by a couple of lengths.

As they entered the final furlong, Margaton drew up to the long-time leader, the pair being just in front of Amphion.

Blue Green led from Memoir in the early stages, with Amphion a couple of lengths behind the pair.

He started as the 5/2 favourite for the one-mile race, in which Cannon placed him at the rear of the field, which was led by Star and Le Nord.

He then went past them and won by one and a half lengths from the colt Mark Price, who was a neck in front of third placed Mons Meg.

He started as a long odds-on favourite and had the race won by the halfway point, cantering home to win by two lengths from Signorina.

[3] At the end of 1889 many people thought Amphion was a better horse than Donovan, who had won several top races that year, including the Derby, St. Leger and Lancashire Plate.

[33] He became a successful stallion and his best racing progeny were: Amphion had to be put down on 30 October 1906, after suffering from paralysis in his hind quarters.