Old Persian
Bay, 2015, 16.2½hh
Retired sound in wind and limb
Winner at 2, 3 and 4 years of 6 Stakes Races, €3,705,000
Won Gr.1 Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, Woodbine, 12f.
Won Gr.1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic, Meydan, 12f.
Won Gr.2 Sky Bet Great Voltigeur Stakes, York, 12f.
Won Gr.2 King Edward VII Stakes, Royal Ascot, 12f.
Won Gr.2 Dubai City of Gold, Meydan, 12f.
Won LR Betway Fairway Stakes, Newmarket, 10f.
Won EBF Stallions Novice Stakes, Newmarket, 8f.
Won Betsi Golden Mile Novice Stakes, Chelmsford, 8f.
By DUBAWI – Sire of Multiple Gr.1 Winners under both codes incl. Gr.1 Cheltenham Festival Chase Winner DODGING BULLETS & Gr.1 Punchestown Festival Hurdle Winner
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A promising start in the sales ring saw Old Persian rewarded with another quality book of mares in 2024.
The dual Gr.1 winner’s first foals sold for up to €47,000 in 2022 and his second crop bettered that last November, when a colt bred by Pollards Stables was knocked down to Kevin Ross for €60,000 at the Tattersalls Ireland November NH Sale.
After signing, the agent said: “We really wanted one by the sire. We love the line, Old Persian is by Dubawi which we are keen on, and he was a tough campaigner who won nine races around the world. We had to push the boat out, but he is a lovely type.”
The colt is one of two Old Persians bought by Ross, while others to have invested in the sire’s first crops include the Bleahen Brothers, Capital Bloodstock, Mount Eaton Stud, Redbridge Stables, Richard Rohan, etc.
Old Persian’s fourth crop of foals looks set to continue his bright start, with returning Grade 2 chaser Oh Me Oh My among the mares scanned in foal. His latest book also included proven producers such as Inch Native, whose two runners to date are Grade 2 winning novice hurdler Mossy Fen and the twice Grade 3 placed Media Naranja.
Pedigree highlights of the mares scanned in foal are sisters to Grade 1 winners Backspin, Commander Of Fleet, Jessies Dream and Monalee, as well as Aintree Grand National hero Pineau De Re.
Old Persian boasts a fine pedigree himself, hailing from the top-class family of Miesque, and his sire Dubawi needs no introduction. The most successful sire to ever stand in Britain, he has sired 60 Group 1 winners to date, while his sons New Bay, Night Of Thunder and Too Darn Hot have had sensational starts to their stallion careers.
