Majesty's Prince | |
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Sire | His Majesty |
Grandsire | Ribot |
Dam | Pied Princess |
Damsire | Tom Fool |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1979 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | John D. Marsh |
Owner | John D. Marsh |
Trainer | Joseph B. Cantey |
Record | 43: 12-10-10 |
Earnings | US$2,075,119 |
Major wins | |
Belmont Lexington Stakes (1982) Lamplighter Handicap (1982) Hill Prince Stakes (1982) Rothmans International (1982, 1984) Man o' War Handicap (1983, 1984) Sword Dancer Handicap (1983, 1984) |
Majesty's Prince (foaled 1979 in Virginia, euthanized in 2009) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Bred at John D. Marsh's farm in Gainesville, Virginia, he was out of the mare Pied Princess, a daughter of 1953 American Horse of the Year and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Tom Fool. He was sired by His Majesty, who also sired the 1981 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Pleasant Colony. Grandsire Ribot was a European superstar runner who went undefeated in sixteen career starts, including back-to-back wins in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and was a three-time Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland.
Trained by Joe Cantey, at age two Majesty's Prince earned his best result when he finished third in the then-Grade I Laurel Futurity Stakes at Maryland's Laurel Park Racecourse. As a three-year-old, in March 1982 he ran second in the Rebel Stakes. Then, after finishing ninth in the Kentucky Derby, he did not run in the remaining two legs of the U.S. Triple Crown series.
With Majesty's Prince unsuccessful on dirt, his handlers decided to try him on turf. Eleven days after the Kentucky Derby, he debuted on grass with a win in the Hill Prince Stakes at Aqueduct Racetrack. He later won the Lexington Stakes at Belmont Park and the Lamplighter Handicap at Monmouth Park Racetrack.