She was at her best as a two-year-old when she won on her debut, finished third in the May Hill Stakes and then recorded her biggest success in the Fillies' Mile at Ascot Racecourse.
As a breeding stallion, the best of his offspring included Pennekamp, American Post, Peter Davies and Matiara (Poule d'Essai des Pouliches).
[2] Her dam Golden Sea, also bred by the Head family, won four minor races in France before being retired to broodmare duty.
[5] Gloriosa was slow to reach full fitness as a three-year-old and missed the early part of the 1998 season,[6] making her first appearance of the year in the Prix de Malleret over 2400 metres at Longchamp Racecourse on 21 June.
Gloriosa was then dropped in class and started odds-on favourite for a minor race at Chepstow Racecourse in September but was beaten four lengths by her only opponent Lady In Waiting.
[7] In December, Glorosia was consigned to the Tattersalls sale and was bought for 650,000 guineas by Fiona Needham for German International Bloodtsock[8] on behalf of Baron Georg von Ullmann.