Regal Glory

Regal Glory (foaled February 14, 2016) is a Champion American multiple Grade I turf winning Thoroughbred racehorse. Her Grade I victories include the Matriarch Stakes twice at Del Mar and in 2022 the Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland and Just A Game Stakes at Belmont Park. In 2022 she was awarded the Eclipse award as American Champion Female Turf Horse.

Regal Glory
Sire	Animal Kingdom
Grandsire	Leroidesanimaux (BR)
Dam	Mary's Follies
Damsire	More Than Ready
Sex	Mare
Foaled	14 February 2016[1]
Country	United States
Color	Chestnut
Breeder	Paul P. Pompa Jr.
Owner	1. Paul P. Pompa Jr.(until Oct. 2020) 2. Peter M. Brant (Jan. 2021 –)
Trainer	Chad C. Brown
Record	23 : 13-6-0
Earnings	$2,619,134[2]
Major wins
Lake Placid Stakes (2019) Lake George Stakes (2019) Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes (2020) Matriarch Stakes (2021, 2022) Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational (2022) Jenny Wiley Stakes (2022) Just a Game Stakes (2022)
Awards
American Champion Turf Female (2022)
Last updated on January 27, 2023

Background

Regal Glory is a chestnut mare who was bred in Kentucky by Paul Pompa Jr., a daughter of 2011 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom out of the More Than Ready mare Mary's Follies. Regal Glory is a half sister to grade 3 winner Night Prowler and Cafe Pharoah, a Grade 3 winner in Japan. The mare raced for Paul Pompa Jr. until his death in October 2020. Paul Pompa's horses were dispersed at the Keeneland 2021 January Horses of All Ages Sale and Regal Glory was sold for US$925,000 to Peter M. Brant.^[3] Sire Animal Kingdom was relocated to stand in Japan for the 2020 breeding season but he stood at Darley in Kentucky from 2014 to 2019 during this period Regal Glory was conceived.^[4]

Statistics

Date	Distance	Race	Grade	Track	Odds	Field	Finish	Winning Time	Winning (Losing) Margin	Jockey	Ref
2018 – two-year-old season
Oct 6, 2018	6 furlongs	Maiden Special Weight		Belmont Park	2.70*	12	1	1:12.02	5+1⁄2 lengths	Jose L. Ortiz	[5]
Nov 11, 2018	6 furlongs	Stewart Manor Stakes		Aqueduct	1.00	9	1	1:10.94	nose	Jose L. Ortiz	[6]
2019 – three-year-old season
Feb 3, 2019	1 mile	Sweetest Chant Stakes	III	Gulfstream Park	3.20	9	2	1:35.62	(2+1⁄2 lengths)	Jose L. Ortiz	[7]
Apr 7, 2019	1 mile	Appalachian Stakes	II	Keeneland	3.10	11	2	1:39.31	(1+1⁄4 lengths)	Jose L. Ortiz	[8]
Jun 1, 2019	1 mile	Penn Oaks	Listed	Penn National	0.10*	6	1	1:39.43	2+3⁄4 lengths	Luis Saez	[9]
Jul 19, 2019	1 mile	Lake George Stakes	III	Saratoga	2.30*	3	1	1:36.23	1⁄2 length	Luis Saez	[10]
Aug 17, 2019	1+1⁄16 miles	Lake Placid Stakes	II	Saratoga	2.30	6	1[a]	1:43.68	dead heat	Luis Saez	[11]
Oct 12, 2019	1+1⁄8 miles	Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes	I	Keeneland	8.40	8	6	1:49.54	(4 lengths)	Luis Saez	[12]
2020 – four-year-old season
Jun 6, 2020	7 furlongs	Intercontinental Stakes	III	Belmont Park	5.90	10	2	1:22.71	(4 lengths)	Jose L. Ortiz	[13]
Jun 27, 2020	1 mile	Just a Game Stakes	I	Belmont Park	13.70	6	4	1:35.62	(4+3⁄4 lengths)	Manuel Franco	[14]
Sep 12, 2020	1 mile	Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes	III	Kentucky Downs	1.40*	7	1	1:34.34	neck	Jose L. Ortiz	[15]
2021 – five-year-old season
Apr 11, 2021	1 mile	Plenty of Grace Stakes		Aqueduct	0.70*	5	1	1:36.49	1⁄2 length	Jose L. Ortiz	[16]
Jun 5, 2021	1 mile	Just a Game Stakes	I	Belmont Park	3.75	10	4	1:33.90	(3+1⁄2 lengths)	Jose L. Ortiz	[17]
Aug 8, 2021	1 mile	De La Rose Stakes	Listed	Saratoga	1.60	7	1	1:34.85	1⁄2 length	Jose L. Ortiz	[18]
Oct 9, 2021	1 mile	First Lady Stakes	I	Keeneland	5.80	12	2	1:34.86	(1⁄2 length)	Jose L. Ortiz	[19]
Nov 28, 2021	1 mile	Matriarch Stakes	I	Del Mar	1.60	6	1	1:35.33	2+1⁄2 lengths	Jose L. Ortiz	[20]
2022 – six-year-old season
Jan 29, 2022	abt. 1+1⁄16 miles	Pegasus World Cup Filly & Mare Turf Invitational	III	Gulfstream Park	0.80*	10	1	1:41.74	2+1⁄2 lengths	Jose L. Ortiz	[21]
Apr 16, 2022	1+1⁄16 miles	Jenny Wiley Stakes	I	Keeneland	1.00*	6	1	1:40.97	1 length	Jose L. Ortiz	[22]
Jun 11, 2022	1 mile	Just a Game Stakes	I	Belmont Park	1.40	5	1	1:32.00	3+1⁄2 lengths	Jose L. Ortiz	[23]
Aug 13, 2022	1 mile	Fourstardave Handicap[b]	I	Saratoga	0.50*	5	2	1:34.20	(1+1⁄2 lengths)	Jose L. Ortiz	[24]
Oct 8, 2022	1 mile	First Lady Stakes	I	Keeneland	1.05*	6	2	1:33.22	(1 length)	Jose L. Ortiz	[25]
Nov 5, 2022	1 mile	Breeders' Cup Mile	I	Keeneland	10.14	14	10	1:33.96	(5 lengths)	Jose L. Ortiz	[26]
Dec 3, 2022	1 mile	Matriarch Stakes	I	Del Mar	0.60*	8	1	1:33.60	5+1⁄4 lengths	Flavien Prat	[27]

Legend:
  Turf   Dirt
Notes:
An (*) asterisk after the odds means Regal Glory was the post-time favorite.

1. Regal Glory and Varenka finished in a dead heat for first place
2. The Fourstardave Handicap is an event without sex restriction. Regal Glory faced male horses

Pedigree

Pedigree of Regal Glory, chestnut mare, February 14, 2016^[1]

Sire Animal Kingdom (2008)	Leroidesanimaux (BR) (2000)	Candy Stripes (1982)	Blushing Groom (FR) (1974)
			Bubble Company (FR) (1977)
		Dissemble (1989)	Ahonoora (GB) (1975)
			Kerali (GB) (1984)
	Dalicia (GER) (2001)	Acatenango (GER) (1982)	Surumu (GER) (1974)
			Aggravate (GB) (1966)
		Dynamis (IRE) (1981)	Dancing Brave (1983)
			Diasprina (GER) (1986)
Dam Mary's Follies (2006)	More Than Ready (1987)	Southern Halo (1983)	Halo (1969)
			Northern Sea (1974)
		Woodman's Girl (1990)	Woodman (1983)
			Becky Be Good (1981)
	Catch The Queen (1999)	Miswaki (1978)	Mr. Prospector (1970)
			Hopespringseternal (1971)
		Wave to the Queen (1986)	Wavering Monarch (1979)
			Blue Ankle (1979) (family 1k)[28]