Royal Chocolate
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| Royal Chocolate | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Amber Morn |
| Grandsire | Ambiorix |
| Dam | Rocket Shot |
| Damsire | Prince John |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1970 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Stafford Farms |
| Owner | Stafford Farms |
| Trainer | Gil Rowntree |
| Record | 55: 13-12-11 |
| Earnings | $245,976 |
| Major wins | |
| Plate Trial Stakes (1973) Eclipse Handicap (1974, 1975) Bold Venture Handicap (1976) Connaught Cup Handicap (1976) Canadian Classic Race wins: Queen's Plate (1973) | |
Royal Chocolate (foaled 1970 in Ontario) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1973 Queen's Plate, the oldest continuous race in North America and Canada's most prestigious horse race.[1]
Royal Chocolate was bred and raced by Jack Stafford's Stafford Farms of King City, Ontario.[2] He was sired by Amber Morn whose French sire Ambiorix stood at Claiborne Farm and who was a son of the important three-time French Champion sire, Tourbillon. Royal Chocolate's dam Rocket Shot, was a granddaughter of the influential sire, Princequillo.
Royal Chocolate was conditioned for racing by future by Canadian Racing Hall of Fame trainer, Gil Rowntree.