▁M ile , ▁Val ▁Royal ▁was ▁sh ipped ▁east ▁to ▁Bel mont ▁Park ▁in ▁El mont , ▁New ▁York , ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁October ▁ 2 7 ▁Bre ed ers ' ▁Cup ▁M ile . ▁He ▁was ▁last ▁as ▁the ▁field ▁turned ▁for ▁home ▁but ▁sw ung ▁eight - wide ▁on ▁the ▁turn , ▁running ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁f url ongs ▁( 4 0 0 ▁metres ) ▁in ▁ 0 : 2 2 ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁two ▁lengths . ▁His ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁mile ▁of ▁ 1 : 3 2 . 0 5 ▁was ▁the ▁fast est ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁record ▁that ▁going ▁into ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁matched . ▁ ▁Sch eduled ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁Hong ▁Kong ' s ▁Sh a ▁T in ▁Race course ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁M ile , ▁Val ▁Royal ▁developed ▁a ▁quarter ▁crack ▁that ▁saw ▁him ▁s idel ined ▁him ▁until ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Santa ▁An ita ▁and ▁finished ▁fourth ▁in ▁the ▁Frank ▁E . ▁Kil roe ▁M ile ▁Hand ic ap . ▁Sent ▁to ▁Nad ▁Al ▁She ba ▁Race course ▁in ▁Dub ai ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Dub ai ▁D ut y ▁Free ▁St akes , ▁he ▁finished ▁fifth ▁in ▁a ▁six teen - hor se ▁field ▁in ▁his ▁final ▁race . ▁ ▁Stud ▁record ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Val ▁Royal ▁suffered ▁a ▁career