Steinem is SW83 for Frankel winning the Gr3 Summoned Stakes (1600m) for mares at Caulfield. Looming three wide around the home turn, Steinem held the persistent challenge of Quantum Mechanic (Deep Field) on her outside to score. Bred by Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock, the four-year-old Steinem sold for $400,000 as an Inglis Australian Easter yearling and
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Noble Truth is SW41 for Kingman winning Friday’s Flying Scotsman Stakes (7f) for 2yos at Doncaster. Settled behind the leader Razzle Dazzle till passing halfway, Noble Truth quickened into the lead two furlongs out than held the late flourish from Hoo Ya Mai (Teriitories) to score by a nose with Gwan So (Ulysses) a length
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Royal Ascot 2021 is over for another year and we list below the sires represented by stakes performers over the week – three with two apiece – Dark Angel (pictured), Dubawi and Frankel. Royal Ascot stakes sires ADLERFLUG ALENQUER Gr2 1st AMERICAN PHAROAH Nicest Gr2 3rd ARDAD PERFECT POWER Gr2, Vintage Clarets Gr2 3rd AUSTRALIA
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Converge is the 15th Gr1 winner for Frankel winning Saturday’s J J Atkins Stakes (1600m) for 2yos at Eagle Farm. Converge came from well back when finishing runner-up last time out in the Gr.2 Sires’ Produce Stakes over 1400m at Eagle Farm and relished the extra furlong here, powering away over the final 200m to
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Adayar’s authoritative victory in The Derby is further proof, as if any were needed, of the Classic influence of Galileo and his Champion son Frankel. Galileo had Bolshoi Ballet as his sole representative while Frankel had three of the 11 runners and also sire of the third-placed Hurricane Lane with the runner-up Mojo Star by
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Thursday’s Gr2 Dante Stakes (12.5f) at York winner Hurricane Lane is SW67 for Frankel. Roman Empire was ridden into a clear lead three furlongs out with Hurricane Lane asked to chase along with High Definition, a stablemate of Roman Empire. Hurricane Lane hit top speed inside the final furlong as Roman Empire began to tire
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Such is the cosmopolitan nature of racing and breeding in 2021 that Sydney’s Randwick racecourse provided further evidence, as if any was needed, of the impact at stud by Frankel. The victory of the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Converge in Saturday’s Fernhill Handicap over 1600m made him the fifth stakes winner from 18 Frankel
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Big Five SW61 for Frankel winning Monday’s Prix Right Royal (3000m) at Chantilly. Settled towards the rear until the final turn, Big Five made smooth progress widest of all and then under slight urging lengthened into the lead 200m out to go clear and defeat Alkuin (Maxios) by 5-1/2 lengths with Richemont (Anodin) taking the
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Hungry Heart is the 13th Gr1 winner for Frankel winning Saturday’s Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) at Rosehill. Hungry Heart had beaten the boys over 1500m in the Gr2 Phar Lap Stakes at her previous start and handled the step up in distance here, coming from last at halfway to run down the longtime leader Harmony
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We had an overwhelming response to our duplicating Danehill article and there was one question posed by several readers with its combination visible in two of the Group winners at Caulfield in Australia on Saturday. The question was how Sadler’s Wells had worked with Danehill and the simple answer was there are plenty of winning
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