ROYAL APPLAUSE (Standing at The Royal Studs, Sandringham, Norfolk)

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ROYAL APPLAUSE, Champion Older Sprinter in Europe, won 9 races at 2 to 4 (1050 m. to 1200 m.), £ 374,437 incl. Middle Park Stakes, Gr.1, Haydock Park Sprint Cup, Gr.1, Scottish Equitable Gimcrack Stakes, Gr.2 and placed 2nd in Darley July Cup, Gr.1, 3rd in Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, Gr.1, etc.

Retired to stud in 1998. Sire, from 15 crops of 1328 foals, of 1016 starters, 608 winners, 77 black-type performers, 1745 wins, $ 36,932,976 incl. TICKER TAPE (Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes, Gr.1, American Oaks Invitational, Gr.1, etc), ACCLAMATION (sire in Ireland), FINJAAN (Lennox Stakes, Gr.2, etc; sire), BATTLE OF HASTINGS (West Virginia Derby, Gr.2), LOVELACE (sire), WHATSTHESCRIPT[IRE] (Del Mar Mile Handicap, Gr.2; sire in India), PLEASE SING, NEVISIAN LAD (TNT July Stakes, Gr.2), SIR MAXIMILIAN (2015 Meydan Sprint, Gr.3), MISTER COSMI, PRINCE SIEGFRIED, CRIME SCENE, HABAAYIB, TAKE A BOW, MAJESTIC MISSILE (sire), MOTH BALL, TREMAR, PEAK TO CREEK, SAIGON, ROYAL EXCHANGE, EXPENSIVE, LUNA ROYALE, NICE APPLAUSE, ROYAL INTRIGUE, PRINCE CHARMING, ROYAL STORM, AUDITORIUM, COLONEL COTTON, MARIINSKY, ROSA DELLE ALPI, SIR ALBERT, THE BONUS KING, KULACHI, SPIDER POWER (sire), NATIVE KHAN (sire), SWEET BABY JANE, HOYAM, FRESLES, CORPORAL MADDOX, MUSICAL COMEDY, YAJAMILA (2015 Semb Hovedgard Hoppelop, L, etc), Madani, Susi Applause, Emirates Gold, Yajbill, etc.

WAAJIB, sire of ROYAL APPLAUSE won 7 races at 3 to 5 (8 fur. And 8,50. fur), £ 157,441 incl. Queen Anne Stakes, Gr.2, Diomed Stakes, Gr.3, Prix du Rond-Point, Gr.3 and placed. Retired to stud in 1989 and died in 1999. Sire, from 10 crops of 615 foals, of 485 starters, 308 winners, 34 black-type performers, 3 champions, 1055 wins, $ 17,535,127 incl.: APACHE KING (Adelaide Cup, Gr.1), GLOBAL LEGEND (Gold Bowl, Gr.2), LAWYER (Royal Sovereign Stakes, Gr.2), CARROWKEEL (sire), BAD BERTRICH, etc.

FLYING MELODY, dam of ROYAL APPLAUSE, won 2 races at 2 and, € 21,952; dam of 6 winners viz. LYRIC FANTASY (Champion 2YO Filly, 7 wins incl. Nunthorpe Stakes, Gr.1, Queen Mary Stakes, Gr.3, etc; grandam of LIGHT OF SUCCESS, 7 wins incl. Bangalore Winter Million, Gr.3, etc), IN COMMAND (sire), ROYAL APPLAUSE, FLYING MONARCH (5 wins), MERE MELODY (3 wins; dam of MELODIAN, 11 wins, etc), LUCAYAN CAY (2 wins), Rawabi (dam of Honour System, 3rd in Georges-Traubaud, L, etc), Fantasy to Reality (grandam of Keyhopper, 3rd in Tyros Stakes, L, Ankh Morpork, 3rd in Badjar Stutt Stakes, Gr.2, etc), etc. Her dam, WHISPERING STAR, won 1 race at 2; dam of 11 winners incl. PEARL STAR (4 wins incl. Strensall Stakes, L, and placed 2nd in Cork and Orrery Stakes, L, etc; dam of GULF KING, 2 wins incl. Beresford Stakes, Gr.2, Guardian Classic Trial, Gr.2, etc, CANADIAN STAR, Star Burst, Prince Bless, etc; grandam of CRIMPHILL, etc; 3rd dam of HAWK ISLAND, etc), BLUE STAR (Horse of The Year in Singapore in 1976, won Lion City Cup, etc), SEADIVER (Somerville Tattersalls Stakes, L, etc), PORTESE, Bold Secret, RING THE CHANGES (dam of BELL TOWER, etc; grandam of ANCIEN REGIME, etc), PEARLESQUE (3rd dam of SIGN OF NIKE, 1 win incl. Premio Eupili, L, etc), TOP PARK (3rd dam of GOLD CRYSTAL, won National Stakes, Gr.3, etc), Island Woman (grandam of SABAZIA, etc; 3rd dam of LONGIRL SISTER, LONG GIRL, etc), etc. Tracing to VOLEUSE.