Regal Glory

Regal Glory won her career debut by 5 ½ lengths in October 2018 at Belmont Park. She subsequently won the Stewart Manor Stakes on Nov. 11 by a nose in her final start as a 2-year-old.

The chestnut Animal Kingdom filly made her 3-year-old bow in the Grade 3 Sweetest Chant Stakes at Gulfstream Park in February 2019 and ran second in her graded stakes debut. She was the runner-up again in the Grade 2 Appalachian Stakes Presented by Japan Racing Association at Keeneland in April.

Regal Glory rallied to win the $200,000 Penn Oaks by 2 ¾ lengths on June 1 for her first win as a 3-year-old. She subsequently earned a breakthrough graded stajkes win when she overhauled stablemate Blowout in the stretch en route to a win in the Grade 3 Lake George Stakes at Saratoga in July. Regal Glory extended her winning streak to three with a dead-heat victory with Varenka in the Grade 2 Lake Placid Stakes Aug. 17 at Saratoga. She closed her 3-year-old campaign with an unplaced finish in the Grade 1 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes at Keeneland. 

Regal Glory returned from a layoff of more than 7 1/2 months with a second-place finish on yielding turf in the Grade 3 Intercontinental Stakes at Belmont Park in her 4-year-old bow. She subsequently ran fourth three weeks later in the Grade 1 Just a Game Stakes June 27  at Belmont. She regained her winning form Sept. 12 at Kentucky Downs when she outfinished Mitchell Road to win the Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf Stakes.

Regal Glory began her 2021 season with a half-length win in the Plenty of Grace Stakes at Aqueduct on Apr. 11. A few months later, she stormed from behind to win the Fasig-Tipton De La Rose Stakes at Saratoga on Aug. 8. After running second to stablemate Blowout in the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes, Regal Glory secured her first Grade 1 win Nov. 28 at Del Mar with a 2 1/2-length victory in the Matriarch Stakes.

On Jan. 29, 2022, Regal Glory made her 6-year-old debut in the Grade 3 TAA Pegasus World Cup Filly and Mare Turf Invitational Stakes Presented by PEPSI at Gulfstream Park. Despite a wide trip, she surged to the front and drew off to win by 2 1/2 lengths. 

In her next start, Regal Glory returned to Keeneland for the Grade 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland on Apr. 16. She got a great trip rating off the early pace and kicked on in the stretch to win impressively. 

In her third start of 2022, Regal Glory went off as the second choice in the Grade 1 Longines Just a Game Stakes at Belmont on June 11.  She drafted towards the back of the pack early, while early leaders Leggs Galore and In Italian set very fast fractions. In the stretch, Regal Glory rolled to the front and won going away, covering a mile in 1:32.00. Facing males in her next start, Regal Glory finished willingly in the Grade 1 Fourstardave Handicap Aug. 13 at Saratoga but came up just short in a determined runner-up finish.

Brown shipped Regal Glory to Keeneland next for the Grade 1 First Lady Stakes Presented by UK HealthCare Oct. 8 and she finished second to pacesetting stablemate In Italian. 

She remained at Keeneland for a  start in the FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile Presented by PJDF, and finished tenth of 14.

Sent to Del Mar for a repeat bid in the Grade 1 Matriarch Stakes on Dec. 4, Regal Glory closed out her accomplished career with a dominant 5 ¼-length victory as the 3-5 favorite. It was her third Grade 1 win of 2022 and fourth graded stakes win overall as a six-year-old. She concluded her career with 13 wins in 23 starts and earnings of $2,619,134.

Grade 2 winner Mary’s Follies, by More Than Ready, is the dam (mother) of Regal Glory.