Royal Academy

Royal Academy

Bay 1987 16.1½ hh
Nijinsky - Crimson Saint
Distance won over: 1200m to 1600m.

Royal Academy is a Champion in every respect. A Champion on the track, he won the Breeders’ Cup Mile and the July Cup in England. He has also proven himself a Champion sire. Be it 5 furlongs to 14 furlongs, colts or fillies, from 2 to 5 years, his runners have plundered Gr.1 races across the globe. His leading performers include the top-class Gr.1 winners Bel Esprit, Kenwood Melody and recent winner Serious Speed. Gr. 2 winners Honour The Name, La Bella Dame, Royal Courtship, Phoenix Park. He is also sire of 2006 Hong Kong Horse of the Year Bullish Luck, winner of 5 Gr.1's.

Fee for 2008: $27,500

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Caulfield Success for Royal Discretion

(18th October 2008, Australia)
Gai Waterhouse had a red-letter day at Randwick on Saturday but she was also in the winning groove at Caulfield where classy Royal Discretion scored a powerful win in the Group Three MRC Jayco Cup. View article

First Stakes Success for My Vegas

(20th September 2008, Australia)
Lightly raced galloper My Vegas (5h Royal Academy x Smytzer's Century, by Geiger Counter) provided his trainer Charlie Britt with his first stakes victory when taking out the Listed STC Starlight Stakes over 1200 metres at Rosehill on Saturday. View article

Stakes Success for Fastnet Rock Relative

(17th September 2008, Australia)
The Group Three Cameron Handicap at Newcastle on Wednesday was taken out in devastating style by the Patinack Farm owned Raheeb (5h Royal Academy x Gatana, by Twig Moss). View article

Royal Pleasure in Top Form

(14th September 2008, America)
Honest mare Royal Pleasure (5m Royal Academy x Pleasure Center, by Diesis) did best in a driving finish to take out the $100,000 Kentucky Cup Ladies Turf Stakes at Kentucky Downs on Saturday. View article

US Stakes-Winner for Royal Academy

(24th August 2008, America)
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 in Royal Pleasure. View article

Brazilian Group One Winner for Royal Academy

(3rd July 2008, Australia)
Royal Academy has proven his worth in every corner of the globe, this week producing a Group One winner in Brazil where Top Hat (5h Royal Academy x Tavira, by Effervescing) took the GP ABCPCC Matias Machline. View article

Derby Contender for Royal Academy

(31st May 2008, Australia)
Evergreen sire Royal Academy showed his versatility when producing a Queensland Derby contender at Eagle Farm on Saturday when Bell Academy ploughed through heavy conditions to take the Group Three QTC Grand Prix Stakes. View article

Promising Win for Haradasun Relation

(28th May 2008, Australia)
Hot on the heels of siring a brilliant debut juvenile winner at Randwick last Saturday in Strategic Maneuver, Royal Academy was at it again on Wednesday when two year-old colt Hybrid coasted home to score at Sandown. View article

Royal Academy Colt Impresses on debut

(24th May 2008, Australia)
Evegreen shuttle sire Royal Academy produced a colt tagged as a potential topliner at Randwick on Saturday in the shape of the Gai Waterhouse trained youngster Strategic Maneuver (2c Royal Academy x Crystal Gauntlet, by Marscay). View article

Guineas Win for Royal Discretion

(10th May 2008, Australia)
Classy three year-old Royal Discretion (3g Royal Academy x Discretion, by Canny Lad) backed up from a brilliant win at Randwick on April 30 to add another feature race success to his resume at Hawkesbury on Saturday. View article

Royal Prado a Winner at First Asking at Churchill

(3rd May 2008, America)
Royal Prado (Royal Academy -- P J Prado, by El Prado) drove clear in the stretch to win his debut at Churchill Downs by 1 3/4 lengths. View article

Serious Shows Her Speed

(12th April 2008, Australia)
Quality South Australian filly Serious Speed (3f Royal Academy x Twitter, by Kendor) showed Sydney racegoers just how good she is at Rosehill on Saturday when capturing the Group Two STC Hobartville Stakes. View article

Aussie Bred Royal Academy Filly Tops SA Sale

(7th April 2008, Australia)
An Australian bred filly by Royal Academy from the Danehill mare Egerszegi set a new record price for a yearling filly sold in South Africa when she made 3 million rand ($A417,000) at the Emperor's Place National Yearling Sales. View article

First Stakes Success for Royal Discretion

(8th March 2008, Australia)
Gai Waterhouse produced another smart three year-old at Rosehill on Saturday when Royal Discretion (3g Royal Academy x Discretion, by Canny Lad) scored a powerful win in the Listed STC Darby Munro Quality. View article

New Stakes-Winning Juvenile for Royal Academy

(1st March 2008, Australia)
Whisper Bay (2f Royal Academy x Winds of Peace, by Bletchingly) confirmed her status as one of the leading contenders for the $1.5 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic after winning the Listed MRC National Jockey Celebration Classic. View article

Hong Kong Feature to Son of Royal Academy

(3rd February 2008, Australia)
The feature event at Sha Tin on Saturday was the Centenary Vase HK Gr 3 over 1800 metres with victory going to the American bred Royal Academy horse Bullish Luck (9g Royal Academy - Wild Vintage, by Alysheba). View article

Whisper Continues Royal Run

(19th January 2008, Australia)
Fresh from siring the quinella in the open juvenile event in Melbourne last Saturday (Darpana / Hybrid), Royal Academy backed up with this week’s winner when Whisper Bay scored at Flemington. View article

Royal Academy Quinellas Caulfield Juvenile

(13th January 2008, Australia)
Evergreen sire Royal Academy featured with the quinella in the open juvenile event at Caulfield on Saturday after the David Hayes trained colt Darpana too good for the favourite Hybrid. View article

Royal Regan Wins Lightning City Stakes

(10th December 2007, America)
Royal Regan (Royal Academy -- Shingalana, by Jolie's Halo) swung five wide in the stretch and ran down the leaders to win the Lightning City Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Saturday. View article

Coolmore Sires Quinella Oaks

(8th November 2007, Australia)
Coolmore based sires provided the quinella in the Group One $1million VRC Oaks at Flemington on Thursday with unheralded filly Arapaho Miss upstaging the Group One winner Serious Speed to win the 2500 metre Blue Riband. View article

21st Group One Winner for Royal Academy

(17th October 2007, Australia)
Royal Academy might be considered one of the senior statesmen on the Coolmore roster these days, but has still got what it takes as seen at Caulfield on Wednesday when Serious Speed won the Group One MRC One Thousand Guineas. View article

Gotta Have Her Wins Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap

(15th October 2007, America)
Three-year-old filly Gotta Have Her (Royal Academy -- Winnowing, by Rahy) held on gamely in the stretch to win the Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap by 3/4 of a length at Santa Anita on Sunday. View article

Danzon Dominates G3 Kentucky Cup Distaff

(1st October 2007, America)
Danzon (Royal Academy -- Zappeuse, by Kingmambo) rolled to a 5-length victory in the G3 Kentucky Cup Distaff on Saturday to score her first graded stakes win in the United States. View article

Quiet Royal Takes Kentucky Cup Ladies Turf Stakes

(24th September 2007, America)
Quiet Royal (Royal Academy -- Wakigoer, by Miswaki) rallied in the lane to win the Kentucky Cup Ladies Turf Stakes by 3/4 of a length on Saturday. View article

Oprah Winney Makes It Two in a Row in Schenectady H.

(10th September 2007, America)
Oprah Winney (Royal Academy -- Mere Presence, by Woodman) turned in a dominating performance in the Schenectady Handicap at Belmont on Sunday for her second stakes win in a row. View article

Royal Pleasure Takes Betty's Hat Stakes

(31st August 2007, America)
Royal Pleasure (Royal Academy -- Pleasure Center) pushed her career earnings over $200,000 with a solid victory in the Betty's Hat Stakes at Penn National on Thursday. View article

Oprah Winney Rolls in Regret Stakes

(6th August 2007, America)
Four-year-old filly Oprah Winney (Royal Academy -- Mere Presence, by Woodman) set the early pace and drew clear under hand urging to win the Regret Stakes by 3 1/4 lengths on Sunday. View article

Rosebud Reward for Royal Discretion

(4th August 2007, Australia)
A clever ride by Blake Shinn led to a surprise win for Royal Academy gelding Royal Discretion (3g Royal Academy - Discretion, by Canny Lad) in the STC Rosebud Quality. View article

Fleur Royale Resumes in Style

(28th July 2007, Australia)
Classy filly Fleur Royale (3f Royal Academy - Azalea, by Marscay) resumed from a spell with a dominant win at Warwick Farm in the Class Five event for fillies and mares over 1200 metres on Saturday. View article

Art Master Takes G3 Poker Handicap

(16th July 2007, America)
Art Master (Royal Academy -- True Flare, by Capote) captured the one-mile Grade 3 Poker Handicap at Belmont Park on Saturday for his fifth career victory. View article

Royal Leah Rallies to Win Lincoln Heritage Handicap

(9th July 2007, America)
Royal Leah (Royal Academy -- Princess Lea, by Stalwart) rallied in the stretch to take the Lincoln Heritage Handicap at Arlington by 3/4 of a length on Saturday. View article

Well Bred Fillies Make Winning Debut

(6th July 2007, Australia)
A very heavy track at Bendigo on Friday did little to hinder the progress of two beautifully bred juvenile fillies, that both made a winning debut before the meeting was later abandoned. View article

Smart Winner for Royal Academy

(4th July 2007, Australia)
Exceptional broodmare Ivory Rose added another winner to her resume when her Royal Academy three year-old Shagerz won on debut at Canterbury on Wednesday. View article

Juvenile Stakes-Winner for Royal Academy

(1st July 2007, Australia)
Evergreen sire Royal Academy posted a new juvenile stakes-winner in England at the weekend when the Sangster family owned filly Polar Circle (2f Royal Academy - Polar Bird, by Thatching) took out the Listed Empress Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket. View article

Aiko Shares Top Honours

(27th June 2007, Australia)
The Royal Academy mare Aiko (7m Royal Academy - Asian Incline, by Slant) shared top price honours at the Inglis Great Southern Sale in Victoria on Wednesday when she was knocked down to North Road Bloodstock for $240,000. View article

Royal Regan Easily Takes Buckland Stakes

(25th June 2007, America)
Royal Regan (Royal Academy -- Shingalana, by Jolie's Halo) patiently sat behind rivals, then swung seven wide and drew clear to win the Buckland Stakes by 2 1/4 lengths on Saturday. View article

Lasting Fame for Royal Academy

(22nd June 2007, Australia)
He’s the elder statesman on the Australian roster for Coolmore Stud and at age 20, Royal Academy is moving into a new phase of his career, the sire of over 140 stakes-winners worldwide now proving influential as a sire of sires and broodmares. View article

Quiet Royal Wins Reluctant Guest Stakes

(4th June 2007, America)
Quiet Royal (Royal Academy -- Wakigoer, by Miswaki) split rivals and drew off for a three-length victory in the Reluctant Guest Stakes at Arlington Park Saturday. View article

Molengao Romps in G2 Mervyn Leroy Handicap

(7th May 2007, America)
Molengao (Royal Academy -- Court Lady, by Locris) raced three wide in midstretch and pulled clear under a hand ride to win the G2 Mervyn Leroy Handicap at Hollywood Park on Saturday. View article

Naughty Rafaela Takes G2 Santa Barbara Handicap

(23rd April 2007, America)
Naughty Rafaela (Royal Academy -- Risamixa, by Linamix) got a stalking trip from David Flores, pulled clear at the sixteenth pole, and went on to capture the G2 Santa Barbara Handicap by a length on Saturday. View article

ROYAL ACADEMY AT THE DOUBLE

(24th March 2007, Australia)
Five months after appearing a certainty beaten in a Pattern Race contest during the 2006 VRC Melbourne Cup Carnival, Deferential celebrated the maiden Group success of his flourishing career by trouncing his opposition in the STC Pago Pago Stakes (1200m). View article

COOLMORE STALLIONS DOMINATE CAULFIELD

(12th March 2007, Australia)
Melbourne's biggest metropolitan racing program of the new calendar year witnessed the progeny of Coolmore stallions dominating proceedings with the names of some very familiar sires again very much to the fore. View article

BAGHDARIA ROMPS TO 7-LENGTH WIN IN THE SWEETHEART STAKES

(5th March 2007, America)
BAGHDARIA (Royal Academy -- Oatsee, by Unbridled) dominated the field in the Sweetheart Stakes at Delta Downs on Friday, winning by 7 1/4 lengths. View article

OLIVINE ROMPS IN BUSHER STAKES

(26th February 2007, America)
OLIVINE (Royal Academy -- Miner's Blessing, by Forty Niner) rolled to a front-running five length victory in the Busher Stakes at Aqueduct on Sunday. View article

OPRAH WINNEY TAKES G2 BARBARA FRITCHIE BC HANDICAP

(19th February 2007, America)
OPRAH WINNEY (Royal Academy -- Mere Presence, by Woodman) responded to a strong hand urging in mid stretch to win the G2 Barbara Fritchie Breeders' Cup Handicap by 3/4 of a length on Saturday. View article

ASHFORD STALLIONS FINISH 1-2 IN G2 SAN ANTONIO

(5th February 2007, America)
Ashford stallions ROYAL ACADEMY and GRAND SLAM posted a 1-2 finish in the G2 San Antonio Handicap on Sunday, as MOLENGAO caught BALL FOUR at the wire to win the 1 1/8 mile test by a head. View article

STAKES DOUBLE TO COOLMORE STALWARTS

(29th January 2007, Australia)
Acclaimed Coolmore stallions Encosta de Lago and Royal Academy have made their mark on the prominent autumn 2-year-old scene with the respective victories of Cecconi and Beauty School in stakes events at Caulfield. View article