Royal Orbit
| Royal Orbit | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Royal Charger |
| Grandsire | Nearco |
| Dam | Admirals Belle |
| Damsire | War Admiral |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 25 April 1956 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Louis B. Mayer |
| Owner | Halina Gregory Braunstein |
| Trainer | Reggie Cornell |
| Record | 20: 7-5-7 |
| Earnings | $239,640 |
| Major wins | |
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Los Feliz Stakes (1958) Triple Crown wins:Preakness Stakes (1959) |
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| Last updated on May 18, 2007 | |
Los Feliz Stakes (1958)
Royal Orbit (foaled 1956) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the U.S. Triple Crown races.
Royal Orbit was a chestnut horse bred by film mogul Louis B. Mayer. He was sired by the imported British stallion Royal Charger out of Admiral's Belle, a daughter of the 1937 U.S. Triple Crown winner, War Admiral. Royal Orbit was purchased at the July Keeneland Sales by businessman Jacques Braunstein and raced by his widow, Halina Gregory Braunstein. He was trained by Reggie Cornell.
Royal Orbit was a top two-year-old colt racing in California, notably winning the 1958 Los Feliz Stakes and finishing second to Tomy Lee in the Del Mar Futurity. The following year he was second to the Hall of Fame filly Silver Spoon in the Santa Anita Derby. In his only out-of-the-money finish in twenty career races, Royal Orbit ran fourth to winner Tomy Lee in the 1959 Kentucky Derby under jockey William Harmatz. However, Royal Orbit and Harmatz came back to win the 85th running of the Preakness Stakes and in the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown series, he finished third to winner Sword Dancer.
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