Champion Two-Year-Old Season
Regal Classic was trained by Olympic Games equestrian Gold Medalist and Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Jim Day. Racing at age two, he dominated his opponents, winning every major stakes race for his age group. Sent to California for the 1987 Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Hollywood Park Racetrack, Regal Classic was in 11th place after a quarter mile then moved up to seventh at the half before getting boxed in on the far turn. But, under jockey Dave Penna the colt made it through on the inside rail and came on with a strong stretch drive to pass race favorite Tejano and finish second to winner, Success Express. His performances in 1987 earned Regal Classic the Sovereign Award as Canadian Champion 2-Yr-Old-Colt.
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