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The dual world champion and ten-time Gr1-winning son of Galileo has made a blistering start with his first crop of runners
12th November 2016
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The dual world champion and ten-time Gr1-winning son of Galileo has made a blistering start with his first crop of runners
The stony faces belied the moment as the hammer fell on lot 244 – a magnificent Frankel colt out of the dual Group 1 winner Peeress, sold by breeder Cheveley Park Stud for 1.3 million and bought by MV Magnier, alongside Markus Jooste’s Mayfair Speculators
Every year sees new stallions making their debut with their first runners. While the majority of these fail, due to either lack of opportunity or lack of ability, a few will become top class sires
Frankel’s flying start with his first two-year-olds broke new ground on Sunday when his daughter Soul Stirring scored on her debut at Sapporo in Japan
Frankel’s daughter Fair Eva kept her unbeaten record intact with a hugely impressive display in the Gr3 Princess Margaret Juddmonte Stakes
Miss Frankel will be the first offspring of the legendary racehorse Frankel to race in South Africa
A lot of that would have been on natural ability rather than being drilled and prepped for the race
The number of firsts associated with two-time European Horse of the Year Frankel just keep coming
History is set to take place at Newbury today where John Gosden’s Cunco is entered to make his debut and become the first offspring of Frankel to visit the track
Highlights of the 2016 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale include a half brother to Winx that went under the hammer for AUD $2,3 million
A former Bloemfontein champion trainer, Michael McLachlan was a popular character in the halcyon days of horseracing and now finds himself in dire need
