Tags ‘Frankel’

Kind, dam of Frankel, dies at 20

DRF | 3 years ago
Juddmonte’s blue hen Kind, best known as the dam of unbeaten champion Frankel, died Monday due to foaling complications. The 20-year-old daughter of Danehill had delivered her final foal, a surviving Kingman colt, on March 2. Read More...

Kind, dam of Frankel, dies at 20

DRF | 3 years ago
Juddmonte’s blue hen Kind, best known as the dam of unbeaten champion Frankel, died Monday due to foaling complications. The 20-year-old daughter of Danehill had delivered her final foal, a surviving Kingman colt, on March 2. Read More...

Prince Khalid bin Abdullah of Juddmonte Farms dies at age 83

DRF | 3 years ago
Prince Khalid bin Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, known the world over for his powerhouse Juddmonte Farms breeding and racing operation, has died at age 83. Read More...

Noble Mission building stud credentials with Code of Honor

DRF | 5 years ago
Despite being a European champion in his own right, Noble Mission has always lived in the shadow of his brother, the unbeaten two-time European Horse of the Year Frankel. Read More...

Sparkman: Royal Ascot shows it’s Juddmonte’s world

DRF | 6 years ago
Other than the Breeders’ Cup, the most international race meeting on the planet occurs each June in the Berkshire hills west of London in the village of Ascot. Read More...

Frankel’s stud fee remains same in pounds, drops in dollars

DRF | 7 years ago
Frankel will stand the 2017 breeding season for the same fee as in 2016, but due to the decline in the pound after the Brexit vote, breeders paying in U.S. dollars would be getting a 17.7 percent discount compared with this year. Read More...

PR Special Saratoga Sale: All Eyes On Frankel, Galileo Yearlings

The Paulick Report is once again pleased to offer a special print publication, available here and on the grounds of the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Sale, which begins this evening. In this edition of the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websit... Read More...

The heat is on

Summer's here but it's no holiday on the sales circuit, where from August 14 the serious business of yearling trade begins more » Read More...

PR Special Keeneland September: A Balancing Act

The Paulick Report is once again pleased to offer a several print publications for the Keeneland September Yearling Sale, which begins Monday in Lexington, Ky. In this edition of the PR Special,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read More...

Zoffany takes commanding lead in freshman contest

Stakes-race treble at Royal Ascot boosts Coolmore star’s standings but Canford Cliffs is in hot pursuit with Group double more » Read More...

Hovdey: Juddmonte Farms enjoying European awards success

DRF | 9 years ago
The season in Europe essentially ends with the Breeders’ Cup over here, after which a three-headed tally system is cranked up to determine the best of the best in seven divisional categories, plus Horse of the Year. The whole deal is sponsored by Cartier, which presents a very handsome equine statuette, although if given a choice, those honored might prefer one of the watchmaker’s extra large 47-millimeter Ballon Bleu Chronograph Diamond models, priced to move at $233,000. Read More...

Celebrating a Guineas half-century

Our columnist looks back at some of his favourite memories from the colts’ Classic and anticipates a vintage renewal this year more » Read More...

Zamindar pensioned at 19

Sire of five Group 1-winning fillies stood down as fertility declines; Juddmonte stallion fees announced more » Read More...

Rainbow Lake’s influence apparent at Royal Ascot

DRF | 11 years ago
Although she never competed at Royal Ascot herself, few mares have enjoyed a more successful run of influence at the famed race meeting than Rainbow Lake has in recent years. Read More...

Henry Cecil, trainer of Frankel and other greats, dies at 70

DRF | 11 years ago
Legendary English trainer Henry Cecil, who trained the brilliant unbeaten turf miler Frankel and four winners of the English Derby, died early Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 70. Read More...

Juddmonte to sell selected racing, breeding stock

DRF | 11 years ago
Khalid Abdullah of Juddmonte Farms, a multiple Eclipse Award-winning owner and breeder, will disperse part of the stock from his prominent international racing and breeding outfit. Read More...

Australian champion More Joyous booked to Frankel

DRF | 11 years ago
Australian champion More Joyous has been retired and will ship to England to be bred to unbeaten champion Frankel on Southern Hemisphere time, her owner John Singleton has announced. Read More...

Kind of special

Frankel's dam may not feature on the list of top broodmares yet, but with four winners from five runners and 14 Group races between them, it won't be long before she does more » Read More...

Frankel’s half-sister wins career debut, could target Royal Ascot next

DRF | 11 years ago
Joyeuse, a half-sister to unbeaten champion Frankel as well as two other group stakes winners, impressed in her career debut Tuesday at Lingfield Racecourse in England, winning a maiden event for 2-year-old fillies by 3 1/4 lengths. Read More...

Bullet Train, three-quarter brother to Frankel, to shuttle to Australia

DRF | 11 years ago
Group 3 winner Bullet Train, a three-quarter-brother to unbeaten champion Frankel, will shuttle to stand the upcoming Southern Hemisphere season at Bowness Stud in New South Wales, Australia. Read More...

Five classic winners added to Frankel’s book

DRF | 11 years ago
DRF Breeding Staff Five classic-winning mares, including three champions, have been added to what is already an outstanding first book for unbeaten champion Frankel, who is currently standing his first season at Juddmonte Farm's Banstead Manor Stud near Newmarket, England. Champions Ramruma, Sariska, and Finsceal Beo, along with fellow classic winners Light Shift and Elusive Wave, have been added to the 5-year-old Galileo horse's book. read more Read More...

Living the dream

Luck has enabled me to be paid for pursuing my passion; fifty years on, it is a privilege to have seen the likes of Sea-Bird, Frankel, Lester, Henry, legends all more » Read More...

Frankel to cover Southern Hemisphere mares in England

DRF | 11 years ago
DRF Breeding Staff European Horse of the Year Frankel, currently standing his first season at Juddmonte Farms' Banstead Manor Stud near Newmarket, England, will be available later this year to cover a limited number of mares on Southern Hemisphere time. read more Read More...

Black Caviar’s connections consider possible mating with Frankel

DRF | 11 years ago
DRF Breeding Staff The outstanding lineup of mares set to visit unbeaten Frankel in 2013 may get another addition, as unbeaten two-time Australian Horse of the Year Black Caviar could visit the s... Read More...

European champion Frankel gets first mare in foal

DRF | 11 years ago
DRF Breeding Staff 0 Press Association ImagesEuropean Horse of the Year Frankel has his first mare confirmed in foal at Banstead Manor Stu... Read More...

Why we’ll always dispute official ratings

The recalibration of the World Thoroughbred Rankings sparked fierce debate, much of it over whether it would have been better to rate Frankel higher, rather than downgrade the likes of Alleged and Shergar more » Read More...

Frankel covers first mare, multiple Grade/Group 1 winner Midday

DRF | 11 years ago
DRF Breeding Staff 0 Press Association ImagesEuropean champion Frankel's stud career began successfully on Friday when he covered multiple... Read More...

Frankel’s full brother born in England

DRF | 11 years ago
DRF Breeding Staff 0 Courtesy Juddmonte FarmsFrankel's full brother born at Banstead Manor A full brother to European Horse of the Yea... Read More...

Midday produces first foal at Juddmonte

DRF | 11 years ago
DRF Breeding Staff 0 Courtesy of Juddmonte FarmMidday and her first foal, a Galileo colt born Jan. 16 at Juddmonte's Banstead Manor Stud i... Read More...

Bullet Train, Frankel’s pacemaker, is intriguing prospect in Kentucky

Bullet Train (@studBulletTrain on Twitter) ended his career as a racehorse in quite the opposite manner that he began: as a lowly pacemaker for his younger, three-quarter brother Frankel. But he wasn’t Fredo Corleone—the weakling—to F... Read More...

Grade 1 winner Balance, half-sister to Zenyatta, to visit Frankel

DRF | 11 years ago
Nicole Russo 0 Benoit & AssociatesGrade 1 winner Balance, a half sister to Zenyatta, has arrived in England to be bred to Frankel.Multiple... Read More...

2012 Horse Racing Top Performers

It was yet another roller coaster ride for the Sport of Kings in North America with high points and low points, but all in all it was a solid year that saw impressive horses, fantastic horses and above all tremendous winning streaks. Below, we compiled... Read More...

Frankel has it all to do in second career

We need to accept that a few of his vanquished rivals are likely to sire progeny that will surpass his offspring more » Read More...

Aim is to be famous and fashionable

First-season sires are easy to market but guessing which of them will retain their popularity is altogether harder more » Read More...

Hovdey: Summarizing the 2012 season – in horsemen’s parlance

DRF | 11 years ago
Jay Hovdey 0 Jay Hovdey Barbara D. LivingstonSean Clancy shot for the moon in Apr... Read More...

2012 Year In Review: Illman’s unofficial year-end awards

DRF | 11 years ago
Dan Illman 0 Getty ImagesFrankel wins the June 19 Queen Anne Stakes, one of his five Group 1 wins in 2012. Frankel scored his wins by a co... Read More...

2012 Year In Review: I’ll Have Another embodied season of defections, debate

DRF | 11 years ago
Jay Privman 0 Barbara D. LivingstonView SlideshowMay 19: I'll Have Another (left) runs down Bodemeister again to win the Preakness.I&rsquo... Read More...

Circle of life celebration

Frankel was hardly James Dean in length of career, so don’t despair at his retirement to stud; just remember him for the superstar he was more » Read More...

Circle of life celebration

Frankel was hardly James Dean in length of career, so don’t despair at his retirement to stud; just remember him for the superstar he was more » Read More...