Sir Ron Priestley | racingfotos.com
Sir Ron Priestley (GB) (Australia {GB} -Reckoning {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}), multi-group winner and runner-up in the 2019 G1 St Leger, has retired and will compete in 2022 at Haras du Saz in France. A child who is going to be 6 years old will cost €2,500.
Bred by Mascalls Stud, Sir Ron Priestley was purchased by coach Mark Johnston for 70,000gns from Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2017. Racing for Paul Dean, he ran twice in second place. and broke his first daughter at the third. He added three handicap wins before taking down G3 March S.Frankel {GB}) in Leger.
Sir Ron Priestley missed his campaign 4 years ago, but came back better than ever this year, winning G2 Jockey Club S. over Pylediver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) and G2 Princess of Wales’s Tattersalls S. finished third behind champions Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}) in the G1 Goodwood Cup.
Sir Ron Priestley is not on the highly rated Reckoning list and is half-brother to this year’s G1 Gold Cup winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teophilo {Ire}).
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