Tehran (horse)

Tehran
Sire	Bois Roussel
Grandsire	Vatout
Dam	Stafaralla
Damsire	Solario
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1941
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Aly Khan
Owner	Aly Khan Aga Khan III
Trainer	Frank Butters
Record	11: 6-2-1
Major wins
New St Leger (1944)
Awards
Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1952)

Tehran (1941–1966) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who raced during World War II and was best known for winning the classic St Leger in 1944. After showing little ability as a two-year-old he improved in the following spring to win the Culford Stakes on his three-year-old debut. He ran third in the 2000 Guineas and was narrowly beaten into second place in the Derby Stakes. After winning the Whepstead Stakes he recorded his biggest win when defeating a strong field in a substitute St Leger. He won his first three races in 1945 and finished second in the Ascot Gold Cup. He later became a successful breeding stallion, siring several major winners including Tulyar.

Tehran was a bay horse with a white star and a white coronet marking on his left hind foot bred in the United Kingdom by Prince Aly Khan and owned by him in partnership with his father Aga Khan III. He was sired by Bois Roussel, a French-bred horse who won the 1938 Epsom Derby before becoming a successful breeding stallion. His other progeny included the St Leger winner Ridge Wood and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Migoli. Tehran's dam Stafaralla was a successful racehorse and broodmare who won the Cheveley Park Stakes in 1937 and produced the Ebor Handicap winner Norooz. Stafarella was a granddaughter of Miranda, whose other descendants have included Mrs McArdy, Borgia and Foolish Pleasure.

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