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Royal Academy (February 21 1987 – 22 February 2012) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse bred in the United States best known as the winner of the 1990 Breeders’ Cup Mile in which famed British jockey Lester Piggott came out of retirement to ride the colt to victory.In 1991 Royal Academy was retired to stud at Coolmore Stud’s American arm Ashford Stud in Versailles Kentucky.