Royal Glint
{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Royal Glint
| image =
| caption =
| 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
| race = 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)
| awards =
| honours = Royal Glint Stakes at Hawthorne Race Course
| updated=
}}
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 entrusted 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121106122612/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/chicagotribune/access/639907962.html?dids=639907962:639907962&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Aug+31,+1975&author=&pub=Chicago+Tribune&desc=Royal+Glint+sparkles&pqatl=google Chicago Tribune - Aug 31, 1975]
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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121106122720/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/604445262.html?dids=604445262:604445262&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+02,+1975&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=Shoe+After+Stakes+Record%3B+Pincay+Seeks+Ridinq+Lead&pqatl=google San Bernardino Handicap -Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1975][https://www.nytimes.com/1975/07/27/archives/royal-glint-first-in-un-handicap-royal-glint-wins-un-at-atlantic.html United Nations Handicap - New York Times, July 27, 1975][https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/17/archives/royal-glint-1760-wins-at-monmouth-royal-glint-winner-at-monmouth.html Amory L. Haskell Handicap - New York Times, August 17, 1975][https://www.nytimes.com/1975/08/31/archives/royal-glint-first-in-rich-arlington.html Arlington Handicap - New York Times, August 31, 1975][https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/16/archives/royal-glint-scores-all-the-more-wins.html Hawthorne Gold Cup - New York Times, November 16, 1975] 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.[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10C16F63F5511718DDDAB0A94DA405B868BF1D3 Grey Lag Handicap - New York Times, February 22, 1976]
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,[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_iBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6986,3163642&dq=royal-glint+smith&hl=en The Spokesman-Review - August 24, 1976] despite efforts by veterinarians, eventually led to him being euthanized. He was buried at Longfield Farm near Goshen, Kentucky.[http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Graves/cem/GraveMattersLongfield.html Thoroughbred Heritage]
Royal Glint was the 19th Thoroughbred in racing history to earn more than $1 million.[https://www.nytimes.com/1976/08/22/archives/hatchet-man112-pounds-wins-by-length-forego-136-is-3d.html New York Times, August 22, 1976]
Pedigree
{{Pedigree
|name = Royal Glint
|f = Round Table
|m = Regal Gleam
|ff = Princequillo
|fm = Knight's Daughter
|mf = Hail To Reason
|mm = Miz Carol
|fff = Prince Rose
|ffm = Cosquilla
|fmf = Sir Cosmo
|fmm = Feola
|mff = Turn-To
|mfm = Nothirdchance
|mmf = Stymie
|mmm = No Fiddling
|ffff = Rose Prince
|fffm = Indolence
|ffmf = Papyrus
|ffmm = Quick Thought
|fmff = The Boss
|fmfm = Ayn Hali
|fmmf = Friar Marcus
|fmmm = Aloe
|mfff = Royal Charger
|mffm = Source Sucree
|mfmf = Blue Swords
|mfmm = Galla Colors
|mmff = Equestrian
|mmfm = Stop Watch
|mmmf = King Cole
|mmmm = Big Hurry
|}}
References
{{reflist}}
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/royal+glint Royal Glint's pedigree and partial racing stats]
Category:1970 racehorse births
Category:1976 racehorse deaths
Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky