July Stakes winner Persian Force to stand at Tally-Ho Stud
Group 1-placed son of Mehmas joins his sire at the County Westmeath farm
Following the announcement of his retirement by owner Kia Joorabchian, Persian Force is to take up stallion duties at Tally-Ho Stud alongside his own sire, the record-breaking Mehmas.
Bred by Tom Lacy and a €75,000 purchase by Tally-Ho at the Goffs November Foal Sale in 2020, the chestnut then made €225,000 to Peter and Ross Doyle at Goffs Orby the following autumn.
Persian Force was a typically precocious product of his sire - a dual Group 2 winner who also retired at two - and started his career with a near five-length victory in the Brocklesby at Doncaster for Richard Hannon and Joorabchian's Amo Racing before a conditions stakes success at Newbury in May.
A good second to Bradsell in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot the following month, Persian Force landed his Group win in the July Stakes before a fine run in Group 1s.
He was no match for Little Big Bear in the Phoenix Stakes but still reversed form with Bradsell for second, while he was half a length second to another star juvenile from Ballydoyle in Blackbeard, in the Prix Morny in Deauville.
He was also a gallant third to the latter in the Middle Park Stakes and a respectable fourth in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint, retiring with three wins and four placings from eight starts and prize-money of £289,012.
The juvenile colt is the second foal out of the unraced Lope De Vega mare Vida Amorosa, a half-sister to the winning Queen Of Power, the dam of dual Group 3 scorer and Prix Maurice de Gheest third Garrus.
Further back it is the family of top-class sprinter and miler Lianga, whose wins included the July Cup, Prix Maurice de Gheest, Prix Jacques le Marois and Prix de l'Abbaye. A fee will be announced at a later date.
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Published on 24 November 2022inNews
Last updated 16:57, 24 November 2022
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