FRANKEL MAKES IT PERFECT 10 WITH LOCKINGE STAKES WIN

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LOCKINGE STAKES (Group 1)
Newbury, Turf, 1600m
19 May 2012

Noises from the Southern Hemisphere have recently questioned whether the Sir Henry Cecil-trained Frankel (GB) (Galileo) is indeed the world’s best, but the Juddmonte juggernaut’s reply came across loud and clear Saturday as he went 10-for-10 in his own incredible fashion in Newbury’s Gr1 Lockinge Stakes.

Despite a well-documented setback in training last month and a race-hardened Excelebration (Ire) (Exceed and Excel) lining up to expose any resulting flaw, Khalid Abdullah’s legend-in-the-making simply continued where he left off with another monstrous performance.

Sent off the 2-7 favorite, the unbeaten star followed his 3/4-brother Bullet Train (GB) (Sadler’s Wells) as he would on the Newmarket slopes and, when asked to go on with a quarter mile remaining, stretched out in customary style to wallop his old adversary Excelebration once again by five lengths.

“He belongs to racing at the moment,” said jockey Tom Queally. “He’s filled out and is the real deal now.”

Extract from Thoroughbred Daily News

Comments

[Lynn Atkinson]

As Mick Goss has so eloquently pointed out, the most carefully bred species on earth has resulted in our being privileged to see the best racehorses yet.

They say that 'nothing can go fast enough for Frankel'. Maybe Black Caviar can and perhaps she will be surprised to find something going with her.

We may well witness the best horserace ever! And perhaps that vital part, the character of both will be tested as never before.

This is wonderful for Racing and we should all count our blessings that we are alive in this era!