ROYAL PREROGATIVE (GB) 1969

ROYAL PREROGATIVE (GB) 1969, a chestnut colt by RELKO (GB) out of BRIDE ELECT (GB) by BIG GAME (IRE). He did one season at stud in England in 1975 (covered a small book of mares) before being brought to South Africa by FORM BLOODSTOCK (Charles Faull & Johan Malherbe) for the Sir Lowry’s Pass Syndicate in 1975, to stand at BROADLANDS STUD with Pat O’Neill.

His father RELKO won the Epsom Derby and the French Two Thousand Guineas (the Poule d’Essai des Poulains) in 1963. ROYAL PREROGATIVE was the only son of RELKO to stand at stud in South Africa. His mother, BRIDE ELECT, was the runaway winner (5 lengths) of the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot in her 3yo year (1955).

PRIZED (IRE) 1958, a bay colt by PRINCE CHEVALIER (FR) out of BRIDE ELECT (GB) by BIG GAME (IRE), the older ½ brother to ROYAL PREROGATIVE, stood at stud in South Africa for three years from 1963 to 1965 before he died as a very young stallion. He did produce 6 stakes winners from the three small crops and his daughter DADDYS GIRL was the dam of FLY BY NIGHT by Preamble II – 9 wins, including the 1976 Green Point Stakes and ran 3^rd to Politician in the 1977 Cape Guineas (Sire).

ROYAL PREOROGATIVE made a fantastic start to his stud career in South Africa producing 7 Stakes Winners from his first crop of foals.

He was the Champion Sire of South Africa for the 1987/88 season (Top 3 finish on 5 other occasions), an extremely successful sire of two year olds and a brilliant broodmare sire.

His principal winners include:

(COLTS)

HIGHBORN HARRY 6 wins, 1979 2nd Green Point Stakes, 1979 2nd Cape Derby, 1979 4th Cape Guineas (over raced, pulling hard throughout).
QUEENS BENCH 8 wins, 1981 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup (Cape Town).
QUEEN’S ELECT 8 wins, 1979 Spring Festival Handicap, 1979 CTP Stakes, 1979 Matchem Stakes, 1980 Seaton Cup Handicap, 1980 J&B Metropolitan, 1981 Drill Hall Stakes.
SWAN LAGER 7 wins, 1979 Dick King Stakes.
KINGS BEACH 5 wins, 1979 Breeders Challenge Stakes.
SECRET SERVICE 5 wins, 1980 Cape Derby, 1980 SA Derby, 1980 2nd Natal Guineas.
SWAN PRINCE 9 wins, 1980 The Dingaans, 1980 Easter Handicap (Natal), 1981 Champion Stakes (WFA), 1981 Allan Snijman Stakes (WFA). Exported to the USA.
REIGN SUPREME 9 wins, 1983 Merchants Stakes.
THE RUTLAND ARMS 11 wins, 1983 John Skeaping Trophy, 1983 TAB OFS 3&4yo Handicap, 1984 Administrator’s Trophy, 1984 Newmarket Stakes (WFA), 1984 Sun International (Summer Cup).
MAN OF PROPERTY 5 wins (from only 8 starts before a tendon injury), 1982 African Breeders Stakes, 1983 Computaform Stakes, 1982 2nd JG Hollis Memorial (Futurity), 1983 2nd Richelieu Guineas (Cape Guineas).
MONTOVANO 8 wins, 1984 Diamond Stakes, 1984 2nd Allan Snijman Stakes (WFA), 1984 3rd John Skeaping Trophy, 1985 3rd Newmarket Stakes (WFA), 1985 4th Lonsdale Stirrup Cup (Natal).
CROWN 7 wins, 1984 Cinzano Stakes.
ROYAL MAIL 10 wins, 1987 TAB (OFS) Handicap, 1987 3rd Durban Merchants Handicap, 1988 3rd Golden Spur (Gilbeys).
SABRE POINT 9 wins.
MARK ANTHONY 9 wins, 1986 3YO Sprint (Cape), 1986 Cape Derby, 1987 Queen’s Plate, 1987 J&B Metropolitan.
ROYAL CHALICE 11 wins, 1986 Clairwood Nursery Stakes, 1986 JG Hollis Memorial (Futurity), 1987 Summerveld Stakes, 1987 Computaform Stakes, 1987 South African Guineas, 1987 Schweppes Challenge, 1987 Rothmans July Handicap, 1988 CTP Stakes, 1988 Computaform Stakes.
RIGHT PREROGATIVE 5 wins (from 11 starts – died in a trucking accident), 1988 Rothmans July Handicap, 1988 Natal Derby, 1988 3rd Cape Derby.

(FILLIES)

C’EST MAGNIFIQUE 5 wins, 1979 SA Oaks, 1979 3rd Natal Oaks, 1979 3rd Natal Fillies Guineas, 1980 4th Holiday Inns (Summer Cup).
COCONUT QUEEN 5 wins, 1979 International Juvenile Fillies Stakes, 1979 3rd Strelitzia Stakes.
LADY MOLLISON 7 wins, 1984 SA Fillies Sprint, 1983 2nd Helios Fillies Stakes.
TEMPEST QUEEN 5 wins, 1982 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship, 1982 2nd Breeders Challenge Stakes, 1983 2nd Sceptre Stakes, 1982 3rd Cape Fillies Nursery.
UP THE CREEK 8 wins, 1983 SA Fillies Guineas, 1983 Garden Province Stakes, 1984 Garden Province Stakes, 1985 Cape Of Good Hope Paddock Stakes (WFA), 1984 2nd In Full Flight Stakes, 1984 2nd Mainstay International, 1985 3rd Queen’s Plate, 1984 4th Clairwood Champion Stakes (Administrators).
WILD HYACINTH 4 wins, 1983 Majorca Stakes (WFA), 1982 2nd Allan Robertson Fillies Championship, 1983 3rd Cape Of Good Hope Paddock Stakes (WFA).
ROYAL GLITTER 4 wins, 1983 SA Nursery Plate.
SUPREME ROYAL 7 wins.
MILL HILL 8 wins, 1986 Debutante Stakes, 1987 Post Natal Golden Slipper, 1987 OK Fillies & Mares Stakes, 1987 Bloodline Fillies Championship, 1987 Lancome Fillies Handicap, 1988 Germiston November Handicap, 1987 2nd Gosforth Park Fillies Guineas, 1988 2nd BAR Valley Paddock Stakes (WFA), 1988 2nd Lancome Fillies Handicap.
NOT NOW DARLING 8 wins, 1988 Henry Eatwell Memorial Handicap, 1989 TAB (OFS) Handicap, 1987 2nd TR Lewis Memorial Plate, 1989 2nd Issie Shenker Memorial Handicap, 1989 3rd Star Sprint, 1989 3rd SA Fillies Sprint, 1988 4th Gosforth Park F&M Stakes WFA, 1988 4th TBA Newmarket Sprint, 1989 4th OK Fillies & Mares Stakes.
DANCER’S CHOICE 4 wins, 1990 Executive Fashion Stakes, 1989 2nd SA Fillies Guineas, 1989 4th Natal Oaks.

ROYAL PREROGATIVE was at stud in South Africa from 1976 to 1987 (12 seasons). He is on record as having 14 of his sons stand at stud and he was the broodmare sire of another 9 stallions at stud.

A wonderful stallion whose progeny sold well and always had the attention of the top trainers.