Only Royale

Only Royale
Sire	Caerleon
Grandsire	Nijinsky
Dam	Etoile de Paris
Damsire	Crowned Prince
Sex	Mare
Foaled	17 April 1989
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Barronstown Stud
Owner	Giuseppe Sainaghi Frank Stronach
Trainer	Luca Cumani
Record	21: 9-5-1
Earnings	£408,728
Major wins
Yorkshire Oaks (1993, 1994) Prix Foy (1993) Jockey Club Stakes (1995)

Only Royale (foaled 1989) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Unraced as a two-year-old, she won three times in England and twice in Italy in 1992. In the following year she was moved into the highest class and defeated the 1992 European Horse of the Year User Friendly in the Yorkshire Oaks before winning the Prix Foy in France. Only Royale won a second Yorkshire Oaks in 1994 and the Jockey Club Stakes as a six-year-old in 1995. She was also placed in the Nassau Stakes and the Coronation Cup and was unlucky in running when twice finishing just behind the leaders in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She was retired to stud at the end of 1995 and had limited success as a broodmare.

Only Royale was a bay mare with no white markings bred by the County Wicklow-based Barronstown Stud. Her sire, Caerleon, won the Prix du Jockey Club and the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup in 1983 and went on to become an “excellent” stallion, siring the winners of more than 700 races including Generous, Marienbard, Moonax and Warrsan. Her dam, Etoile de Paris won the Athasi Stakes as a three-year-old in 1980. As a descendant of the boodmare Miss France, Etoile de Paris came from the same branch of Thoroughbred Family 9-e which produced In The Wings, Dubawi, High-Rise and Virginia Waters. Only Royale was acquired by Giuseppe Sainaghi and sent into training with Luca Cumani at his Bedford Lodge stable in Newmarket, Suffolk.

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