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.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.San Bernardino Handicap -Los Angeles Times, April 2, 1975United Nations Handicap - New York Times, July 27, 1975Amory L. Haskell Handicap - New York Times, August 17, 1975Arlington Handicap - New York Times, August 31, 1975Hawthorne 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.Grey Lag Handicap - New York Times, February 22, 1976 Santa Anita Handicap - Oxnard, California Press-Courier, March 8, 1976 Razorback Handicap - Youngstown (Ohio) Vindicator - March 21, 1976 Trenton Handicap - The Spokesman-Review, April 25, 1976 Salvator Mile Handicap - New York Times, August 12, 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, 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.Thoroughbred Heritage Royal Glint was the 19th Thoroughbred in racing history to earn more than $1 million.New York Times, August 22, 1976
Pedigree
References
Royal Glint's pedigree and partial racing stats