Sir Percy 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
Keloğlan (fictional character) he always defeats his opponents. In some tales he marries with the daughter of the sultan. . There are some characteristic elements of the tales. Professor Kelime Erdal lists these characteristics as; There are similar fictional characters in other Turkic cultures. Professor Esma Şimşek list these as "Taşza Bala" in Kazakhstan, "Keçel" or "Keçel Yeğen" in Azerbaijan, "Keçeloğlan" among the in Turkmen people of Northern Iraq, "Kelce Batır" in Turkmenistan, "Tazoğlan" among Tatar people of Crimea, "Tas" or "Tastarakay" among Altai people of Russia. Keloğlan (fictional character) Keloğlan is a fictional figure in Turkish folklore and literature. "Kel" means "bald"