US Stakes-Winner for Royal Academy

24th August 2008

Royal Academy is one of the very few shuttle sires that have tasted success in every corner of the globe, the son of Nijinsky posting an American stakes-winner on Saturday when Royal Pleasure (5m Royal Academy x Pleasure Center, by Diesis) took out the Mrs Penny Stakes at Philadelphia.

Trained by Jonathan E Sheppard for the Augustin Stable, Royal Pleasure scored by half a length in the 1 and 1/16^th mile event on turf, sending her prizemoney in excess of $300,000 and her overall record to seven wins from 23 starts.

Royal Pleasure is a half-sister to Group Three placed In Jest being from the Diesis mare Pleasure Center, a half-sister to Group Three winner Crownd Pleaser from US Group One winner Creaking Board.