It's official. DRF just put up the story.
http://www.drf.com/news/champion-royal-delta-retired-racing (http://www.drf.com/news/champion-royal-delta-retired-racing)
Champion Royal Delta retired from racing
Champion Royal Delta, two-time winner of the Breeders' Cup Distaff, has been retired from racing.
Royal Delta, a 10-time graded stakes winner and two-time Eclipse Award champion, has been retired from racing, her connections announced Wednesday.
Breeding plans for Royal Delta were not yet finalized as of Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, Royal Delta was vanned from Payson Park to owner Benjamin Leon's Besilu Farm in Ocala, Fla.
Royal Delta, a daughter of Empire Maker out of the multiple Grade 3-winning A.P. Indy mare Delta Princess, retires with a record of 12 wins, 5 seconds, and 1 third from 22 starts and career earnings of $4,811,126. She won 10 graded stakes, including six Grade 1 races. Two of her Grade 1 wins came in the Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic (since renamed the Distaff)..........
Here's a couple nice photos of RD from Google images. Can't find my favorite one, which someone posted a while back on TBC before its crash. It was taken from a slight angle in front of her in a race, and perfectly captured her power and determination.
(http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac349/islandgirl452009/royaldelta2-17eleanorgustafson3_zpsdb1602e8.jpg)
(http://i914.photobucket.com/albums/ac349/islandgirl452009/royaldelta8-25bm2_zps70550d86.jpg)
Quote from: Islandgirl45 on November 20, 2013, 09:49:55 AM
Breeding plans for Royal Delta were not yet finalized as of Wednesday morning.
Please let her know that I have a few appointment times available in early 2014! :chickendance:
According to David Grening/DRF, she's booked to Galileo. Guess she's going to be visiting the Green Isles.
Quote from: BaroqueAgain1 on November 20, 2013, 06:52:25 PM
According to David Grening/DRF, she's booked to Galileo. Guess she's going to be visiting the Green Isles.
Is that an unexpected choice? Don't most of his offspring run on turf?
Wish her the very best and Galileo is an interesting choice