Regal Gleam (March 17, 1964 – April 13, 1976) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who was voted 1966 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors.New York Times - December 25, 1966
Background She was bred by Isidore Bieber and her trainer, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Hirsch Jacobs. She was owned by Jacobs' daughter, Patrice.Regal Gleam's pedigree
Racing career In her Championship year, Regal Gleam won the Blue Hen Stakes at Delaware Park Racetrack,New York Times - June 26, 1966 the Frizette Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack,New York Times - October 09, 1966, and the Selima Stakes at Laurel Park Racecourse.The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington Review) - November 6, 1966
At age three, Regal Gleam had an unsuccessful racing campaign, losing her first seven starts New York Times - Jun 18, 1967 and going the year without a stakes race win. Of her nineteen starts in 1967, she won only three minor races and was retired to broodmare duty.
Breeding record Regal Gleam was purchased by Claiborne Farm of Paris, Kentucky, an American horse breeding operation. She was bred to stallions such as Buckpasser, Tom Rolfe and Round Table, the latter mating producing the colt, Royal Glint.Regal Gleam's progeny
Regal Gleam died at age twelve on April 13, 1976, at Claiborne Farm after complications from colic surgery.
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