Royal Sapphire (2023) Horse
About
Royal Sapphire is a 3yo bay trained by J P O'brien in Kilkenny. It is by the stallion Australia out of Shahnila. The horse has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in two starts. In its most recent run at Dundalk on 24 January 2026, Gary Halpin rode Royal Sapphire to an 11th-place finish behind the winner River Of Life.
Raced At
DundalkRace Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dundalk 24-Jan-26 1408m SYNTHETIC R6 Md (of $15,000) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:27.190, SP: 126.00 1st River Of Life ( J Kearney 134 , Cd 131 ) 2nd Fate's Gambit ( W Lordan 134 ) 0.50L 3rd Vishaya ( D Mcdonogh 129 ) 6.00L 11th Royal Sapphire ( G Halpin 134 ) 21.95L See full results | G Halpin 60.8kg 21.95L | 11 (16) |
| Dundalk 10-Jan-26 1609m GOOD R3 Md (of $12,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:39.610, SP: 34.00 1st Goldinthesea ( S Mccullagh 134 ) 2nd Outlaw Man ( L Roche 134 ) 3.00L 3rd Flanker Jet ( D O'connor 134 ) 6.00L 14th Royal Sapphire ( J Pietropaolo 134 , Cd 127 ) 31.65L See full results | J Pietropaolo 60.8kg, Cd 57.6kg 31.65L | 14 (17) |
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