Kirby lost the mount on John Leeper days before the English classic but won the race anyway on an improving son of Frankel.
Frankel
FRANKEL (GB) FACTFILE 4 b c Galileo (IRE) – Kind (IRE) (Danehill (USA)) Form: 1111/11111-11111 Owner: Khalid Abdulla Trainer: Sir Henry Cecil Jockey: Tom Queally Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd Born: February 11, 2008 Frankel In 14 racecourse appearances, the unbeaten Frankel has more than proved a fitting tribute to the legendary US trainer Bobby Frankel, […]
Owner Prince Khalid Abdulla confirmed that Frankel had run his last race after the greatest horse of modern times made it 14 wins from as many starts in the QIPCO Champion Stakes. The four-year-old appeared not to relish the testing underfoot conditions but still held off last year’s winner Cirrus Des Aigles to score by […]
When Sir Henry Cecil saddles Frankel at Ascot ahead of the QIPCO Champion Stakes on Saturday (October 20), the poignancy of the moment will be far from lost on him. While racing has celebrated the superstar colt for the past three seasons, his trainer has lived and breathed every step Frankel has taken along the […]
Frankel has confirmed his status as the best horse in the world in no uncertain terms by becoming the first horse in history to run to an official rating of 140 twice in his career thanks to his seven-length victory in yesterday’s Juddmonte International Stakes at York. Just as remarkably, he has achieved that rating over […]
The awesome Frankel made a seamless transition from Mile to Middle Distance, crushing his rivals over the extended mile and a quarter in the Juddmonte International Stakes to win by an easy seven lengths from Farhh and St Nicholas Abbey. The world’s best racehorse extended his unbeaten career record to 13 races and whether his […]
