Regal Intention (1985–2008) is a Canadian

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racehorse.

Background

A grandson of

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, he was out of the mare, Tiffany Tam and sired by the important

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who also sired his stablemate and arch rival,

Regal Classic Regal Classic (March 28, 1985 - April 5, 2012) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. In 1987, he earned the Sovereign Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Colt after winning the Summer Stakes, Cup and Saucer, Grey Stakes and Coronation Futurity, pl ...

. Regal Intention was owned and bred by

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and trained by James E. Day, a former

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show jumping Gold medallist.

Racing career

Based at

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, at age two the colt made eight starts, winning three including the Kingarvie Stakes. His main rival, Regal Classic, would be voted Canadian Champion 2-Yr-Old-Colt. In 1988, Regal Intention was the dominant three-year-old horse in Canada. He won seven of his twelve starts, capturing the British Columbia Derby at

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and important stakes races at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto including a win over Regal Classic in Canada's most prestigious race, the

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. In the Prince of Wales Stakes at Fort Erie Racetrack, the two colts ran one-two again but this time Regal Classic came out on top by a nose. Nonetheless, Regal Intention's 1988 performances earned him Canadian Champion 3-year-old Colt honors. Sent back to the track to compete at age four,

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acquired an interest in Regal Intention. He raced thirteen times in 1989, frequently running in sprint races. He won three races, including the Nearctic Stakes at Woodbine, but in the

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the colt Sam Who was disqualified to last after he angled in causing considerable difficulty for several horses that forced another horse to run into Regal Intention. He never recovered and finished eleventh in the thirteen-horse field behind upset winner,

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. At age five, Regal Intention made eight starts with his single win coming in the

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at Woodbine Racetrack.

Stud record

Retired after the 1990 season, Regal Intention entered

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the following year. Now owned by Regal Intention Partnership, he currently stands at Canmor Farms in

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. As at the end of 2007, he has sired twenty-eight stakes winners. Among his offspring is the filly

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who in 1997 was voted the Sovereign Award for Champion Older Female Horse and Sovereign Award for Champion Female Turf Horse. Regal Intention was standing at Canmor Farmhttp://www.canmorfarms.ca/ Regal Intention at Canmor Farms in

when he was found dead on October 25 in his paddock. The twenty-three-year-old died from apparent natural causes.

References

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