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Wow, you're right. The only thing is that none of those episodes fit well with The Stable Boy. A&E confirmed that Cora and Leopold recognized each other, yet Barbara Hershey and Richard Schiff didn't play it that way in the episode. They were only shown together for a brief moment and neither one showed any recollection of each other.

The one hint would be the joy in Cora's voice when she accepts for Regina, I would assume. But everyone always assumed it was because she'd finally gotten her daughter to become a Queen. I think it's because she finally had the power to say yes to Leopold.