His Majesty (horse)

His Majesty
Sire	Ribot
Grandsire	Tenerani
Dam	Flower Bowl
Damsire	Alibhai
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1968
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	John W. Galbreath
Owner	Darby Dan Farm
Trainer	Lou Rondinello
Record	22: 5-6-3
Earnings	US$99,430
Major wins
Everglades Stakes (1971)
Awards
Leading sire in North America (1982)
Last updated on January 23, 2010

His Majesty (April 17, 1968 – 1995) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire.

His Majesty was bred by John W. Galbreath and raced under the colors of his Darby Dan Farm. A full brother to Graustark, His Majesty was a son of the undefeated superstar European runner and three-time Leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland, Ribot. His dam was the excellent runner and outstanding broodmare, Flower Bowl who hemorrhaged to death the morning after his birth. His Majesty was trained by Lou Rondinello.

At age three His Majesty started 1971 at Florida's Hialeah Park Race Track where he won two of his first three starts then recovered from being forced into the rail and stumbling badly to finish third in the Bahamas Stakes. He then won what would be the only significant stakes race of his career under jockey Braulio Baeza, taking the February 17 Everglades Stakes. Injured in the Flamingo Stakes in which he finished sixth, His Majesty underwent surgery for a broken bone in his right front ankle and was sidelined for nine months.

Racing at age four, His Majesty finished second by a nose to stablemate Good Counsel in the March 25, 1972 Widener Handicap at Hialeah Park. but was injured again while preparing for the May 30 Hawthorne Gold Cup and was out of racing for another five months. Returning to race at Hialeah Park in January 1973, His Majesty set a new track record of 1:46 2/5 for a mile and an eighth on dirt but in the ensuing March 10, 1973 Donn Handicap he suffered a tendon injury that ended his racing career.

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