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HALL OF CHAMPIONS

Val Royal (FR)

  • Owner
    David S. Milch
  • Trainer
    J. Canani
  • Jockey
    J. Valdivia Jr.
  • Breeder
    Jean-Luc Lagardere
  • Sire
    Royal Academy
  • Dam
    Vadlava

Trained by Julio Canani for owner David S. Milch, Val Royal turned in one of the most thrilling races in Breeders’ Cup history with his 1 ¾-length victory in the 2001 Mile. Running last of 11 horses for much of the race, the French-born son of Royal Academy came flying down the stretch on the far outside to hit the finish line first in 1:32.05, still the fastest time in the Mile’s 28-year history. It was the biggest career win for Val Royal, a two-time Group stakes winner in France who captured the Grade 2 Oak Tree Breeders’ Cup Mile at Santa Anita in 2001, and the Grade 2 Del Mar Derby in his North American debut to cap his 2-year-old season. Shuttled to Brazil for the Southern Hemisphere breeding season, Val Royal collapsed and died unexpectedly in October 2008 from an internal hemorrhage.

Breeders’ Cup Record
2001 Mile
$ 592,800

Breeders’ Cup Earnings

1 Start
0 Places
1 Win
0 Shows
Lifetime Stats

Lifetime

12 Starts 7 Wins 2 Place 0 Show

$1,186,687 Earnings

2002

2 Starts 0 Wins 0 Place 0 Show

$78,000 Earnings

2001

3 Starts 2 Wins 1 Place 0 Show

$792,800 Earnings

1999

6 Starts 4 Wins 1 Place 0 Show

$299,498 Earnings

Previous Races

2002
2001
1999
1998
ReplayDateRaceTrackGradeFinish
March 23, 2002Dubai Duty FreeNAD AL SHEBA15
March 02, 2002Frank E. Kilroe Mile H.SANTA ANITA PARK24
ReplayDateRaceTrackGradeFinish
October 27, 2001Breeders' Cup MileBELMONT PARK11
October 07, 2001Oak Tree Breeders' Cup Mile S.SANTA ANITA PARK21
March 03, 2001Frank E. Kilroe Mile H.SANTA ANITA PARK22
ReplayDateRaceTrackGradeFinish
September 06, 1999Del Mar DerbyDEL MAR21
August 14, 1999Prix Guillaume d'OrnanoDEAUVILLE21
July 27, 1999Prix DaphnisCHANTILLY32
June 05, 1999Vodafone Epsom DerbyEPSOM111
May 20, 1999Prix de GuicheLONGCHAMP31
May 03, 1999Prix MatchemCHANTILLY 1
ReplayDateRaceTrackGradeFinish
October 25, 1998Prix des FeuillantsLONGCHAMP 1
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