Royal Rebel | |
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Sire | Robellino |
Grandsire | Roberto |
Dam | Greenvera |
Damsire | Riverman |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 29 March 1996[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Bloomsbury Stud |
Owner | Peter Savill |
Trainer | Mark Johnston |
Record | 39:7-5-4 |
Earnings | £470,278 |
Major wins | |
Ballycullen Stakes (1999) Saval Beg Stakes (2000) Goodwood Cup (2000) Lonsdale Stakes (2000) Ascot Gold Cup (2001, 2002) |
Royal Rebel (foaled 29 March 1996) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. A gelding who excelled over extreme distance, he is best known for winning consecutive runnings of the two and a half mile Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 2001 and 2002. In a career which lasted from July 1998 until June 2005 he ran thirty-nine times and won seven races. Apart from the Gold Cup, he also won the Ballycullen Stakes, Saval Beg Stakes, Goodwood Cup and Lonsdale Stakes.