Sir Percy

Sir Percy
Racing colours of Anthony Pakenham
Sire	Mark of Esteem
Grandsire	Darshaan
Dam	Percy's Lass
Damsire	Blakeney
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	27 January 2003
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	The Old Suffolk Stud
Owner	Anthony Pakenham
Trainer	Marcus Tregoning
Record	10: 5-1-0
Earnings	₤1,145,291
Major wins
Vintage Stakes (2005) Dewhurst Stakes (2005) Epsom Derby (2006)
Last updated on 21 June 2007

Sir Percy (foaled 2003) is a British Thoroughbred race horse and sire. In a career which lasted from July 2005 to June 2007 he ran ten times and won five races. he was among the leading British two-year-olds of 2005, when his win included the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following year he recorded his most important success when winning the Epsom Derby. He was retired to stud after three unsuccessful starts in 2007.

Sir Percy was bred by Harry Ormesher at the Old Suffolk Stud in Hundon, Suffolk. His sire Mark of Esteem won the 1996 2,000 Guineas; his dam Percy's Lass won the Group 3 September Stakes in 1988 (and subsequently died of colic when Sir Percy was a foal. Sir Percy was the last of her offspring) and his damsire Blakeney won the Epsom Derby himself in 1969. Sir Percy was named after Sir Percy Blakeney, the hero of the novel The Scarlet Pimpernel. In November 2003 Sir Percy was sent as a weanling to the Tattersalls sales. He was bought for 20,000 guineas by Will Edmeades bloodstock, acting on behalf of Anthony Pakenham. Pakenham bought the colt as compensation for losing a National Hunt Horse.

Sir Percy was sent into training with Marcus Tregoning at Lambourn, Berkshire. He was ridden in all his races by Martin Dwyer.

Sir Percy was undefeated as a two-year-old, winning all four of his races. He made his debut in a maiden race at Goodwood on 28 May. He started at odds of 8/1 and finished strongly to win by one and three quarter lengths. Four weeks late he started 7/4 favourite for a minor stakes race at Salisbury and won by one and a quarter lengths from Dont Dili Dali. On 27 July Sir Percy completed his hat trick and recorded his first Group race success when beating Cool Creek by a neck in the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood.