Royal Merit (USA) Horse
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Royal Merit is a 3yo gr/ro horse from the United States trained by Michael Dini. It is sired by the stallion Curlin's Honor out of the dam Emirates Girl. Royal Merit has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in three starts. In its most recent race at Tampa Bay Downs on 22 Mar 2026, Royal Merit was ridden by Cipriano Gil and finished fifth, behind the winner Chingu.
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| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Downs 22-Mar-26 1609m R9 Md (of $28,500) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.720, SP: 4.50 dueled for the pace early from the two path and assumed a brief lead and shifted to the inside along the backstretch, then came out four wide into the upper but weakened. 1st Chingu ( J Batista 119 ) 2nd This Beau Knows ( I Rodriguez 119 ) 4.25L 3rd D Rembrandt ( R Mitchell 119 ) 5.00L 5th Royal Merit ( C Gil 119 ) 6.25L See full results | C Gil 54kg 6.25L | 5 (10) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 08-Mar-26 1408m GOOD R2 Md $370 (of $60,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.210, SP: 26.00 raced in the middle of the pack between horses up the backstretch, came around the turn in the three path and was empty in the lane. 1st Maykomotion ( J Velazquez 119 ) 2nd Bod Beach ( J Alvarado 119 ) 6.25L 3rd Ace From Space ( I O Jr 119 ) 0.30L 6th Royal Merit ( S Marin 119 ) 21.00L See full results | S Marin 54kg 21.00L | 6 (7) |
| Tampa Bay Downs 22-Feb-26 1106m FIRM R5 Md $5,700 (of $28,500) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:05.330, SP: 3.25 tracked the leaders between horses through the opening quarter, navigated the turn from the three path, dueled in upper stretch and was caught late. 1st Mr In Personal ( A Quinonez 119 ) 2nd Royal Merit ( S Camacho 119 ) 0.25L 3rd Peppapete ( C Gil 119 ) 1.25L See full results | S Camacho 54kg 0.25L | 2 (8) |