| Regal Engagement | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Cat Thief |
| Grandsire | Storm Cat |
| Dam | Puestera |
| Damsire | Forty Niner |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 2003 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Helen C. Alexander & Stewart Armstrong |
| Owner | Mark D. Spitzer |
| Trainer | Carlos Martin |
| Record | 7: 3-2-0 |
| Earnings | $257,980 |
| Major wins | |
| Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (2006) Busher Stakes (2006) |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
| Last updated on June 17, 2011 | |
Regal Engagement (foaled on February, 2003 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred filly racehorse. The daughter of Cat Thief and granddaughter of both Storm Cat and Forty Niner will best be remembered for her score in the mile and an eighth Grade II $250,000 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on May 19, 2006.[1]
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Regal Engagement did not have a long racing career, in fact she only raced for a little over a year in 2006 during her sophomore season. In late 2005 Regal Engagement broke her maiden in her second race at Aqueduct Racetrack. She showed promise early in and came back in February in 1- 1/16 mile (8.5 furlongs) Busher Stakes for three year-old fillies. She won that race under jockey Ramon Dominguez in 1:47.15 (a very slow time). In mid-April she placed second to Miraculous Miss in the grade two Comely Stakes at one mile at Aqueduct Racetrack.
She was training well but her connections decided to skip the Kentucky Oaks and take a shot at the second jewel of America's defacto Filly Triple Crown, the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes. Early in the race Smart N Pretty (10-1) assumed the lead first time past the stands, angling over to the rail to save ground around the clubhouse turn as 4-1 second choice Saratoga Drive stalked her just to the outside, Regal Engagement settled in mid-pack early. The front pair set a slow pace of 24.55, 48.96, and 1:13.33. Third choice Regal Engagement (5-1) looped wide around the final turn and began her rally and at the top of the stretch, Saratoga Drive tired and dropped from contention. Regal Engagement drew even with the pacesetter in deep-stretch but Smart N Pretty drifted out, bumping Regal Engagement before shaking her off to finish three lengths clear. The bumping incident drew a steward's inquiry and an objection by Regal Engagement's rider Ramon Dominguez. The stewards disqualified Smart N Pretty and placed her second, awarding the victory to Regal Engagement. It was 2 lengths back to Baghdaria in third, while favorite She's an Eleven failed to rally and finished fifth.
In 2007 Regal Engagement was retired and purchased at the Keeneland November sale. In 2008 she had a foal by A.P. Indy.