Sir Ron Priestley (GB) (Australia {GB}-Reckoning {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}), a multiple group winner and runner-up in the 2019 G1 St Leger, has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2022 at Haras du Saz in France. The soon-to-be 6-year-old will stand for €2,500.
Bred by Mascalls Stud, Sir Ron Priestley was purchased by trainer Mark Johnston for 70,000gns from Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale in 2017. Racing for Paul Dean, he ran twice at two and broke his maiden at first asking at three. He added three wins at the handicap level before taking Goodwood's G3 March S. in his black-type debut, after which he ran second to Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in the Leger.
Sir Ron Priestley missed his 4-year-old campaign, but came back better than ever this year when winning the G2 Jockey Club S. over Pyledriver (GB) (Harbour Watch {Ire}) and the G2 Princess of Wales's Tattersalls S. before finishing third behind champion stayer Trueshan (Fr) (Planteur {Ire}) in the G1 Goodwood Cup.
Sir Ron Priestley is out of the multiple listed-placed Reckoning and is a half-brother to this year's G1 Gold Cup winner Subjectivist (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}).
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