Animal Kingdom was born in 2008. He is by Leroidesanimaux out of Dalicia by Acatenango.
Animal Kingdom was awarded Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in the U.S.A. in 2011.
He became the first horse to win the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby without running on dirt in the previous races. He also captured the Group 1 Dubai World Cup which was run on synthetic track by two lengths at 5.
Animal Kingdom entered stud in Australia in 2013. He moved to Japan for the 2020 season.
Regal Glory earned her first Grade 1 victory in wire-to-wire fashion in the 2021 Matriarch Stakes. She added Grade 1 victories in the Jenny Wiley Stakes, the Matriarch Stakes, and Just a Game Stakes in 2022 and was awarded Champion Female Turf Horse in the U.S.A. in 2022. Among his best progeny are Angel of Truth, who won the Group 1 ATC Australian Derby; Duopoly, who won the Grade 1 American Oaks; and Oleksandra, who won the Grade 1 Jaipur Stakes.
Animal Kingdom was awarded Champion Three-Year-Old Colt in the U.S.A. in 2011. He became the first horse to win the Grade 1 Kentucky Derby without running on dirt in the previous races. He also captured the Group 1 Dubai World Cup which was run on synthetic track by two lengths at 5.
Animal Kingdom entered stud in Australia in 2013. He moved to Japan for the 2020 season. Regal Glory earned her first Grade 1 victory in wire-to-wire fashion in the 2021 Matriarch Stakes. She added Grade 1 victories in the Jenny Wiley Stakes, the Matriarch Stakes, and Just a Game Stakes in 2022 and was awarded Champion Female Turf Horse in the U.S.A. in 2022. Among his best progeny are Angel of Truth, who won the Group 1 ATC Australian Derby; Duopoly, who won the Grade 1 American Oaks; and Oleksandra, who won the Grade 1 Jaipur Stakes.