Royal Glint

Royal Glint
Sire	Round Table
Grandsire	Princequillo
Dam	Regal Gleam
Damsire	Hail To Reason
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1970
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Claiborne Farm
Owner	Dan Lasater
Trainer	1) Jere R. Smith, Sr. 2) Gordon R. Potter
Record	52: 21-9-4
Earnings	US$1,004,816
Major wins
Patriot Stakes (1973) Sun Beau Handicap (1974) Amory L. Haskell Handicap (1975) Arlington Handicap (1975) Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1975) Kelly-Olympic Handicap (1975) San Bernardino Handicap (1975) United Nations Handicap (1975) Grey Lag Handicap (1976) Hazel Park Trial Stakes (1976) Razorback Handicap (1976) Salvator Mile Handicap (1976) Santa Anita Handicap (1976) Trenton Handicap (1976)
Honours
Royal Glint Stakes at Hawthorne Race Course

Royal Glint (1970–1976) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Royal Glint was a bay gelding bred by Claiborne Farm of Paris, Kentucky. He was sired by U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Round Table and was out of the mare Regal Gleam, the 1966 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly. Damsire Hail To Reason was the 1960 American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt and the Leading sire in North America in 1970.

Royal Glint was purchased by Arkansas businessman Dan Lasater, who entusted his race conditioning to Jere Smith, Sr..

Racing career

A winner at age three and four, at age five in 1975 he was transferred to Lasater's East Coast trainer Gordon Potter.^[1]

He won five important graded stakes races on both dirt and grass including the 1975 San Bernardino Handicap, in which he equaled the track record for a mile and an eight on grass.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} In 1976, Royal Glint added another five stakes races to his credit, including California's richest race and most prestigious event for older horses, the Santa Anita Handicap.^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Final race and death

While leading in the August 21, 1976, Michigan Mile Handicap at Detroit Race Course, Royal Glint suffered a career-ending leg injury that,^[12] despite efforts by veterinarians, eventually led to him being euthanized. He was buried at Longfield Farm near Goshen, Kentucky.^[13] Royal Glint was the 19th Thoroughbred in racing history to earn more than $1 million.^[14]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Royal Glint

Sire Round Table	Princequillo	Prince Rose	Rose Prince
			Indolence
		Cosquilla	Papyrus
			Quick Thought
	Knight's Daughter	Sir Cosmo	The Boss
			Ayn Hali
		Feola	Friar Marcus
			Aloe
Dam Regal Gleam	Hail To Reason	Turn-To	Royal Charger
			Source Sucree
		Nothirdchance	Blue Swords
			Galla Colors
	Miz Carol	Stymie	Equestrian
			Stop Watch
		No Fiddling	King Cole
			Big Hurry

References

1. Chicago Tribune - Aug 31, 1975
2. San Bernardino Handicap -Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1975
3. United Nations Handicap - New York Times, July 27, 1975
4. Amory L. Haskell Handicap - New York Times, August 17, 1975
5. Arlington Handcap - New York Times, August 31, 1975
6. Hawthorne Gold Cup - New York Times, November 16, 1975
7. Grey Lag Handicap - New York Times, February 22, 1976
8. Santa Anita Handicap - Oxnard, California Press-Courier, March 8, 1976
9. Razorback Handicap - Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator - March 21, 1976
10. Trenton Handicap - The Spokesman-Review, April 25, 1976
11. Salvator Mile Handicap - New York Times, August 12, 1976
12. The Spokesman-Review - August 24, 1976
13. Thoroughbred Heritage
14. New York Times, August 22, 1976

• Royal Glint's pedigree and partial racing stats