Sir Huon was named after a character in the German opera Oberon and was bred at George J.

Long's stud farm, Bashford Manor Stable.

[1] Sir Huon won the 1906 Kentucky Derby, with Roscoe Troxler as his jockey, by two lengths over the filly Lady Navarre.

[2] Sir Huon also won the 1905 Harold Stakes and in 1906 the Cincinnati Queen City Handicap, Commonwealth Handicap and Seagate Stakes.

[3] In 1918, Sir Huon was given by George Long to the United States Army cavalry remount service as a sire for military horses.