Racing Record
At age two, Dark Ronald had two starts, winning his first in the five furlong Hurst Park Foal Plate, and finishing second in the Lingfield Park Foal Plate. In the latter, he pulled up lame. Both front tendons were fired, and he was rested for two years at Sir Bailey's farm in South Africa.
Returning to England as a four-year-old, he ran in the Newbury Spring Cup, finishing unplaced. Following this he had better success, winning the next three races in which he ran: the 10 furlong Durham Plate, the seven furlong Royal Hunt Cup, and the 12-furlong Princess of Wales's Stakes. He finished third in his next race, the Doncaster Cup, but yet again came back lame. His owner decided to retire him for breeding.
In his seven starts, Dark Ronald had four wins and two places, and earned £8,288 (besides landing a huge bet in the Royal Hunt Cup by winning some £100,000 for his owner).
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