Silver Charm (b. February 22, 1994) is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and 1998 Dubai World Cup (of all of which he is the oldest surviving winner).

[5] It was Baffert's second time entering the Kentucky Derby or any American classic race; his horse Cavonnier had come in second the year before.

[6] Silver Charm won the Preakness Stakes in the same manner, pulling ahead of Captain Bodgit and Free House just before the wire.

Following the end of his race career, Silver Charm was retired to Three Chimneys Farm in Kentucky for an initial stud fee of $25,000.

Silver Charm was not particularly successful in Japan, of 149 foals of racing age, he has been represented by one stakes-placed runner (in Korea).

[8] Silver Charm went to Japan to the Shizunai Stallion Station in 2004, with a so-called "buy-back clause" included in his sales contract.

[10] Beverly Lewis and her son Steve paid to bring Silver Charm back to Kentucky, where he remains at Old Friends and can be visited by the public.

[14] Silver Charm was also a descendant of the Byerley Turk through his ancestor, the gray French Thoroughbred sire Le Sancy (b.

Although gray (or "grey") was a fairly common color in the foundation stock of the Thoroughbred in the 1700s, it became increasingly rare over time.

Le Sancy was leading sire in France four times due to this, topping the list of stallions at stud in 1895, 1987, 1900 and 1903.

[15][18] Silver Charm is also related to Gem Twist (June 12, 1979 – November 18, 2006), another famous gray Thoroughbred and a world champion show jumper with $800,000 winnings.