Evita Becomes First TDN Rising Star for Persian King at Chantilly

Saturday's flurry of TDN Rising Stars continued when Carlos and Yann Lerner trainee Evita (Persian King) made every yard of the running in Chantilly's Prix de Toutevoie to become the first Rising Star for her sire. Persian King, himself a Rising Star, joined the ranks at this venue in 2018.

“For a long time we thought that this is a quality filly,” revealed Yann Lerner. “Looking at the first race it seemed that making up ground was difficult, so I told Christophe [Soumillon] not to hesitate because she is very straightforward and well mannered. Obviously we hope she will be a Classic prospect for next year and be back here with the beautiful days, but she will not run again this season. We won this race last year and the filly ran again on the all-weather. We won't make the same mistake.”

In command after a sharp break, the 17-2 chance was allowed an inch of rein approaching the quarter-mile marker and was beyond recall soon after, extending clear of overmatched rivals to easily rout Dawn Eclipse (Wootton Bassett) by an impressive five lengths.

Another impressive debut performance at Chantilly! 🇫🇷

The Persian King filly Evita takes her rivals all the way and runs out a ready winner at the first time of asking! 👀 pic.twitter.com/wUN6Y5V9aH

— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 20, 2025

Pedigree Notes
Evita is the fourth of five foals and third scorer produced by a multiple-winning half-sister to G2 Queen Of The South Stakes winners Shrouded In Mist (Exceed And Excel) and Into The Mist (Redoute's Choice) and the multiple stakes-winning G3 Debonair Stakes third Instinction (Exceed And Excel). The March-foaled bay, whose second dam is the dual Group-winning De Lago Mist (Encosta De Lago), is kin to a yearling filly by Almanzor.

3rd-Chantilly, €45,700, Mdn, 9-20, unraced 2yo, f, 8fT, 1:40.51, sf.
EVITA (FR), f, 2, by Persian King (Ire)
                1st Dam: A Mist Opportunity (Aus), by Foxwedge (Aus)
                2nd Dam: De Lago Mist (Aus), by Encosta De Lago (Aus)
                3rd Dam: In The Mist (Aus), by Southern Appeal
Sales history: €280,000 Ylg '24 ARQAUG. O-Omar Esmil Sh Ghrghar, Carlos Lerner & Yann Lerner; B-Haras d'Etreham & Katelanis Bloodstock; T-Carlos & Yann Lerner; J-Christophe Soumillon. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €22,850. Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.