Potentially a busy week ahead, and the Great Voltigeur could be fascinating! Monday (declared) HARBA in a Fillies Handicap at Lingfield Tuesday (declared) AMBROSIA in a Fillies Maiden at Kempton FRANKED in a Conditions Race at Deauville Wednesday (declared) ATTY PERSSE in the G2 Great Voltigeur at York COUNT OCTAVE in the G2 Great Voltigeur at York CRACKSMAN in the G2 Great Voltigeur at York MIRAGE DANCER in the G2 Great Voltigeur at York Thursday (entries) AMBROSIA in a Fillies Handicap at Chepstow ALJEZEERA in the Listed Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes at York MORI in the Listed Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes at York SAN REMO in a Handicap at Killarney RUBILINDA in Listed Riskaverse Stakes at Saratoga Friday (entries) GANAYEM in a Novice Stakes at Newmarket (2 year old) - half-sister to 2 black-type performers in the US UAE KING in the G2 Lonsdale Cup at York FRIMA in a Fillies Maiden at Killarney HARBA in a Fillies Handicap at Goodwood Saturday (entries) FRANKUUS in the G3 Strensall Stakes at York BETTY F in a Novice Stakes at Newmarket (2 year old) - first foal, dam half-sister to G1 winner Seal of Approval. THE GRAND VISIR in a Handicap at York UAE KING in a Handicap at York COUNT OCTAVE in the Listed March Stakes at Goodwood UAE KING in the Listed March Stakes at Goodwood BETTY F in a Novice Stakes at Windsor (2 year old) FRANKUUS in the G3 Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor SIGNALIZE in a Maiden at Niigata (Japan) - 2 year old. Dam G2 winner & runner up to TREVE in the G1 Prix Vermeille Sunday (entries) BETTY F in a Novice Stakes at Yarmouth GANAYEM in a Novice Stakes at Yarmouth LIGHTENING FAST in the Irish Cambridgeshire at The Curragh
Certainly effortless. But they were all effortless so not sure what to make of it to be honest. I wonder if they timed it to get some idea of how good she is
They do time it Ron, link below shows the results (nothing spectacular timewise): https://racing.australianturfclub.com.au/trials/3037 I think the impressive thing about it was that it was only over 750m and most of the Frankels seem to want a trip.
The first Frankel's to go jumping are in the pipeline! Gordon Elliot bought COMMENTARIOLUS today at Ascot to go juvenile hurdling. Chris Gordon purchased MUSIKEL at the Tattersalls July Sale.
Fantastic win for CRACKSMAN, with MIRAGE DANCER earning himself some black-type in third. Earlier today Frankel also got his first South African winner in MISS FRANKEL
Arc Day entries have been published. Frankel's entered are: Arc CRACKSMAN EMINENT STRAIGHT SHOOTER Prix de L'Opera MISS FRANKEL Jean Luc Lagardere NELSON RED MIST ROSTROPOVICH Prix de La Foret DREAM CASTLE
Frankel has sired six individual Stakes winners so far in August, with a chance of two more today. Thursday (declared) ALJEZEERA in the Listed Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes at York MORI in the Listed Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes at York RUBILINDA in Listed Riskaverse Stakes at Saratoga Friday (declared) FRIMA in a Fillies Maiden at Killarney Saturday (entries) FRANKEL MY DEAR in the Listed Essendon Nissan McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley FRANKUUS in the G3 Strensall Stakes at York BETTY F in a Novice Stakes at Newmarket (2 year old) - first foal, dam half-sister to G1 winner Seal of Approval. THE GRAND VISIR in a Handicap at York UAE KING in a Handicap at York COUNT OCTAVE in the Listed March Stakes at Goodwood UAE KING in the Listed March Stakes at Goodwood BETTY F in a Novice Stakes at Windsor (2 year old) FRANKUUS in the G3 Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor SIGNALIZE in a Maiden at Niigata (Japan) - 2 year old. Dam G2 winner & runner up to TREVE in the G1 Prix Vermeille Sunday (entries) BETTY F in a Novice Stakes at Yarmouth GANAYEM in a Novice Stakes at Yarmouth LIGHTENING FAST in the Irish Cambridgeshire at The Curragh
Two interesting articles on Frankel at stud: From last week's Thoroughbred Racing Commentary: https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/...nkings-now-rate-frankel-higher-even-uncle-mo/ And from the same publication this week: https://www.thoroughbredracing.com/articles/now-frankel-breaks-world-top-ten/
RUBILINDA doesn't run tonight - hadn't realised she was first reserve for the race. Hopefully she'll be seen out soon.
Saturday (declared) FRANKEL MY DEAR in the Listed Essendon Nissan McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley BETTY F in a Novice Stakes at Newmarket (2 year old) - first foal, dam half-sister to G1 winner Seal of Approval. THE GRAND VISIR in a Handicap at York COUNT OCTAVE in the Listed March Stakes at Goodwood UAE KING in the Listed March Stakes at Goodwood FRANKUUS in the G3 Winter Hill Stakes at Windsor SIGNALIZE in a Maiden at Niigata (Japan) - 2 year old. Dam G2 winner & runner up to TREVE in the G1 Prix Vermeille Sunday (declared) GANAYEM in a Novice Stakes at Yarmouth Thursday (entries) WESTERLAND in a Novice Stakes at Chelmsford (2 year old) SOLO SAXOPHONE in a Maiden at Tipperary
Big race entries in the next month (for the as yet unraced 2yos I've put a pedigree note): 9 Sept QUEEN KINDLY in the G1 Haydock Sprint at Haydock ATTY PERSSE in the G3 Enterprise Stakes at Leopardstown CRACKSMAN in the G1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown 10 Sept NELSON in the G1 National Stakes at Leopardstown ROSTROPOVICH in the G1 National Stakes at Leopardstown 16 Sept ATTY PERSSE in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster COUNT OCTAVE in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster SAM REMO in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster THE GRAND VISIR in the G1 St Leger at Doncaster DREAM CASTLE in the G2 Park Stakes at Doncaster ELARQAM in the G2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster (1.6 million guinea Colt out of Attraction) LEARN BY HEART in the G2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster RED MIST in the G2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster ROSTROPOVICH in the G2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster WADILSAFA in the G2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster (out of half-sister to 1,000 Guineas winner Ghaanati) WESTERLAND in the G2 Champagne Stakes at Doncaster FRIMA in the G3 Lanwades Stakes at Gowran Park 23 Sept ELARQAM in the G2 Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury 24 Sept SAN REMO in the G3 Loughbrown Stakes at Naas SOLO SAXOPHONE in the G3 Loughbrown Stakes at Naas UAE KING in the G3 Loughbrown Stakes at Naas NELSON in the G2 Beresford Stakes at Naas ROSTROPOVICH in the G2 Beresford Stakes at Naas SPANISH POINT in the G2 Beresford Stakes at Naas ZABRISKIE in the G2 Beresford Stakes at Naas (half brother to Arc winner Bago) 29 Sept BETTY F in the G2 Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket GANAYEM in the G2 Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket LIGHTENING FAST in the G3 Diamond Stakes at Dundalk FRIMA in the G3 Diamond Stakes at Dundalk 30 Sept ELARQAM in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket HERCULEAN in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket (full-brother to Fair Eva) LEARN BY HEART in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket NELSON in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket RED MIST in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket ROSTROPOVICH in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket SPANISH POINT in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket WADILSAFA in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket ZABRISKIE in the G2 Royal Lodge Stakes at Newmarket BETTY F in the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket LIGHTENING QUICK in the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket (Dam won G1 Cheveley Park Stakes) I'll do the October Pattern Races another day!
A few hours ago: FRANKEL MY DEAR finished 6th in the Listed race at Moonee Valley SIGNALIZE finished 3rd on debut in Japan.
