Eole (1878–1888) was an American Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who was one of the last of the great long distance runners.
[4] Eole's performances that year earned him retrospective American Champion Older Male Horse honors from Thoroughbred Heritage.
[5] At age six in 1884, Eole won his second edition of the Freehold Stakes and in 1885 was sent to race in England where he ran second in the prestigious 2½ mile Ascot Gold Cup to Epsom Derby winner, St. Gatien.
Retired to stud duty for the 1888 season, on August 13 Eole was being shipped aboard an Erie Railroad express train from New York City bound for Chicago when it derailed at Shohola, Pennsylvania at 1:40 in the morning.
One person died in the fire along with Eole and fourteen other horses belonging to Frederick Gebhard and his companion, the actress Lillie Langtry.