Frankel - Stud Career

A lengthy piece in the Racing Post today. It’s behind the paywall so I’ve taken screenshots.

 

Oops, missed yesterdays runners!

Results

Flight Leader - 1st (2yo Conditions at Chantilly)

Royal Right - unplaced (12th 4yo Conditions at Chantilly)

Seven Pockets - unplaced (7th Handicap at Wolverhampton)

 

Todays runners

 

Gaucher - 1st

Icykel - non runner

Calculus - pulled up

Stormy Ocean - unplaced (7th)
Evocative Spark - unplaced (10th)

 

Todays runners

 

Indigo Lake - unplaced (8th)

Al Mubhir - 1st

Maestro Stick - unplaced (5th)

Kind Juliet - 1st

 

Today’s runners

 

The race for the sires title is likely to go very close.

Frankel is currently almost exactly £1 million behind Dubawi in the race for leading GB/IRE Sire, with Sea the Stars just £250k behind him in 3rd

If Inspiral and Eternal Pearl oblige that will net approx £900,000 in prize money and depending on what Adayar does the winnings from the Champion Stakes could be key (£737k to the winner and £259k to 2nd).

Dubawi has decent chances in 4 of todays races at Ascot, so I really think it will go down to the wire.

 

Ooooh exciting when it goes to the wire!

 

Dubawi draws a blank in the Long Distance Cup. He has 2 chances in the Sprint with the 2 Godolphin runners.

 

Minor place money for Dubawi in the sprint.

A blank for Frankel in the Fillies & Mares, and Sea The Stars overtakes him - for now!

 

That’s the sires champs out the window!

 

Sad to see Baaeed beat but it serves to show just how great Frankel was to remain unbeaten over 3 seasons.

 

Yesterday’s results, inc some bonus overseas

Call Di - 3rd (Listed Handicap, Randwick AUS)

Let’sbefrankbaby - unplaced (4th, G3, Caulfield AUS)

Argentia - unplaced (9th, G2, Caulfield AUS)

Satono Cecil - unplaced (4th, G2, Tokyo, JPN)

Scarlett O’Hara - unplaced (6th)

Eternal Pearl - unplaced (13th)

Inspiral - unplaced (6th)

Adayar - 2nd

Casanova - unplaced (13th)

Licence - unplaced (16th)

McKulick - 2nd

Skims - 1st (G2, Belmont at The Big A, USA)

 

Todays runners

 

Sires Title current standings, though I don’t know whether it’s officially over now or if it runs to the end of the year. Either way, Dubawi has pretty much sewn it up!

 

Yesterday’s results

Age of Sail - 2nd

Nano Nagle - 3rd

Mehnah - unplaced (6th)
Believeinmiracles - unplaced (12th)

Ben Vrackie - unplaced (5th)

One For Bobby - 3rd

Vintage Fame - unplaced (15th)

 

Todays runners