Frankel went undefeated in his 14-race career and became the highest-ranked racehorse in the world. Photo: PA/Anna Gowthorpe
John Magnier, «Boss» of Coolmore Stud in Ireland, and I have one thing in common; we are both fascinated by Derby. But for the record: he won it 11 times, and I only won the race after it, an ordinary handicap, once.
This year, the Sheikh Mohammed Military Order will be the 12th brother to emulate his full or half brother, in his case the 2021 winner Adayar, if he wins the Epsom Classic on Saturday. And both horses are from Frankel, a stallion that Magnier believes ran away.
Magnier's extreme dominance in the world of thoroughbreds, despite serious financial competition from the Middle East, was originally due to his champion sire Sadler's Wells . This success was immortalized by his son Galileo, whose half-brother Sea Star also won the Derby.
But now it is Galileo's son Frankel who is the most sought-after stallion in Europe, and the fact that he is standing at the Saudi-owned Banstead Manor stud near Newmarket, and not at Coolmore in Tipperary, boils down to an «outlier». an agreement on a coin.»
Manye and the late Prince Khalid Abdullah came to an agreement a few years ago that Prince Khalid would send some of his finest mares to the Galilee, and he and Coolmore would take it in turns to have the first choice of yearlings.
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Born in 2018 to Galileo by the mare Kind, the foal was destined to become the heir to the throne of his father, and it so happened that in 2009 it was the turn of the prince to be chosen first. Not only was he an outstanding steed who will be remembered for sending the late Sir Henry Cecil in a blaze of glory, Frankel passes that ability on to his inventory.
But breeding horses is an inexact science. Kind had three more foals by Galileo, and none of them threatened to imitate their younger brother. Compared to Frankel's Racing Post rating of 143, Noble Mission has risen to a respectable 123, Chiasma to 90 and Proconsul to a meager 76.
The latter was trained by French genius André Fabre but only managed to score 919 pounds. in place of prize money. But as a result of his brother's exploits, he now also stands at the stud farm. Thank you very much.
Magnier may not be the only person who has the right to think that Frankel has escaped. Kind studied with Roger Charlton at Beckhampton, near Marlborough. She won six races, twice at the list level, so Charlton must have done a great job with her. He won the Derby in 1990, his first training session of the season, with Quest For Fame and its French counterpart three days earlier with Sanglamore, both owned by Prince Khalid.
Thus, one would think that, given that he runs such an exquisite establishment, Charlton might have hoped to educate Frankel. It is therefore only fitting that the heirs of Prince Khalid chose the eighth and last colt of Kinda, Kingman Kikkuli's colt trained at Beckhampton. judging by the report of the Derby in 1794, when Daedalus became the first foal to repeat the success of his brother Rhadamanthus (1790).
Of the originally entered 49 horses, only four lined up to participate in the race. One was a stablemate of the winner who didn't even take part in the bet, and the other favorite, a stallion named Highflyer, didn't even have a name at the time. It was Daedalus' first race and he never won again.
In terms of betting transparency, things have progressed a lot over the past 229 years.
Frankel's ownership has been significant a more significant appeal than Lord Derby when he tossed a coin with Sir Charles Bunbury for the right to name a three-year-old foal race at Epsom over a mile and a half. Thank God, his lordship was called «the head.» I'm not sure I could fall in love with a race called The Bunbury.
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