Royal Guard (USA) Horse

Country

United States

Foal Date

28-Jan-23

Colour

dark bay or brown

Sire

Essential Quality

Dam

Cobb Hill

Prize Money

28989

Trainer

Brad H. Cox

Owners

Fmq Stables

About

In Keeneland’s R11 Race 11, Royal Guard is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Brad H. Cox. He is by Essential Quality out of Cobb Hill. The horse has yet to break his maiden, finishing winless in two starts. In his most recent start at Saratoga on September 1, 2025, jockey Manuel Franco rode him to a fourth‑place finish behind the winner Sunrise.

Raced At

Saratoga

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Saratoga 01-Sep-25 1710m R9 Md $7,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:44.240, SP: 3.50 1st Sunrise ( R S Jr 119 ) 2nd Glavine ( L Saez 119 ) 0.10L 3rd Triton ( J Rosario 119 ) 0.60L 4th Royal Guard ( M Franco 119 ) 1.10L See full results	M Franco 54kg 1.10L	4 (10)
Saratoga 28-Jul-25 1610m R3 Md $12,000 (of $100,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:23.870, SP: 4.00 1st Tapit's Legacy ( J R Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Chalky White ( L Saez 119 ) 5.00L 3rd Royal Guard ( I O Jr 119 ) 8.25L See full results	I O Jr 54kg 8.25L	3 (5)