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Persian King (IRE)

Foal date
18/02/2016
Gender
Colt
Colour
Bay
Sire
Kingman (GB)
Dam
Pretty Please (IRE)
Trainer
Andre Fabre
Breeder
Dayton Investments (Breeding) Limited
Official rating
Career earnings
$1,686,684.56
Persian King (IRE) Kingman (GB) Invincible Spirit (IRE) Green Desert (USA)
1983
1997 Rafha (GB)
1987
2011 Zenda (GB) Zamindar (USA)
1994
1999 Hope (IRE)
1991
2016 Pretty Please (IRE) Dylan Thomas (IRE) Danehill (USA)
1986
2003 Lagrion (USA)
1989
2009 Plante Rare (IRE) Giant's Causeway (USA)
1997
2002 Palmeraie (USA)
1993
Top-class performer; won three races at up to 1m as a 2yo, finishing with a Group 3 success at Newmarket; Godolphin purchased shares in the colt prior to his 3yo return in the Group 3 Prix De Fontainebleau in April 2019, which he took in impressive style; followed up in the Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains and runner-up in Chantilly's Group 1 1m2.5f Prix du Jockey Club in June; returned from over a year off to finish second, beaten a short neck, in Listed race over 1m at Chantilly; built on that by winning a Group 2 at Saint-Cloud (1m, good to soft) next time and another step forward when winning Group 1 Prix D'Ispahan in July; struggled to cope with heavy ground in Prix Jacques Le Marois next time, finishing fourth; bounced back to form when winning a strong Prix Mouiln in early September; stepped up to 1m4f in the Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe in October (heavy), finishing a highly creditable third, beaten by about 2l.