Persica (2021) Horse

Foal Date

12-Feb-21

Colour

chestnut

Sire

New Bay

Prize Money

1425188

Trainer

R Hannon

Owners

Martin Hughes & Michael Kerr-Dineen

About

Persica is a 5yo ch unknown from trained by R Hannon, who is based at Marlborough. It is sired by the stallion New Bay out of the dam Rubira. Given that it is a stakes winner and has amassed $1,425,188 in career earnings, Persica is regarded as a racehorse with above-average ability. On 7th Jun 2025 at Epsom, Persica was ridden by R L Moore and scored its most significant win to date, getting the money in the $56710.00 Betfred Diomed Stakes (group 3), defeating Ice Max. It has proven a profitable horse for the punters over the journey. If you had backed Persica throughout its career you'd have achieved a 39% return on investment.

Race Record

Event SummaryRunner StatsRank
Newbury 18-Jul-26 2012m GOOD R1 CL1 $39,697 (of $68,859) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:04.990, SP: 2.00 1st Persica ( S M Levey 134 ) 2nd Oceans Four ( T Marquand 125 ) 0.75L 3rd Arabian Light ( K Shoemark 134 ) 1.50L See full resultsS M Levey 60.8kg1 (6)
Sandown 03-Jul-26 2002m GOOD R4 CL1 $12,900 (of $59,022) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 02:07.760, SP: 4.00 1st Sallaal ( R Dawson 135 ) 2nd Persica ( R L Moore 135 ) 1.75L 3rd Glacius ( B Loughnane 125 ) 0.30L See full resultsR L Moore 61.2kg 1.75L2 (6)
Ascot 16-Jun-26 2004m GOOD R6 CL1 $3,362 (of $122,963) Barrier 16, Winning Time: 02:04.910, SP: 19.00 1st Map Of Stars ( J Mcdonald 131 ) 2nd Wimbledon Hawkeye ( C Fallon 131 ) 0.50L 3rd Dividend ( R Ryan 131 ) 1.75L 5th Persica ( S M Levey 131 ) 2.90L See full resultsS M Levey 59.4kg 2.90L5 (16)
Epsom Downs 05-Jun-26 1713m GOOD R3 CL1 $26,875 (of $122,963) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:46.740, SP: 3.75 1st Seagulls Eleven ( O Murphy 134 ) 2nd Persica ( S M Levey 134 ) 0.10L 3rd Boiling Point ( C Lee 134 ) 2.10L See full resultsS M Levey 60.8kg 0.10L2 (8)
Epsom 05-Jun-26 1713m SOFT (of $70,888), SP: 3.75 1st Seagulls Eleven ( O Murphy 134 ) 2nd Persica ( S M Levey 134 ) 3rd Boiling Point ( C Lee 134 ) 2.00LS M Levey 60.8kg2