Frankel - Stud Career

According to TDN, CUNCO has been switched to race in the USA under the care of Chad Brown, who also trains RUBILINDA for the same connections.

 

I see Rubilinda is a solid Aga Khan pedigree

 

Sunday (declared)
EUROPIUM in a 1m2f Maiden at The Curragh

Monday (declared)
LAST KINGDOM in a Listed race at Maisons-Lafitte

Tuesday (declared)
WESTERLAND in a 6f Maiden at Leicester (2yo)

Wednesday (entries)
HARBA in a 7.5f Maiden at Beverley
REZAT in a Maiden at Chantilly

Thursday (entries)
FRIMA in a 1m2f Maiden at Fairyhouse
EUROPIUM in a 1m2f Maiden at Fairyhouse

Friday (entries)
SEVEN HEAVENS in the Listed 7f Surrey Stakes at Epsom
COMMANDER in a 1m Handicap at Doncaster
EXTRA MILE in a 1m Handicap at Doncaster

No Oaks runners this year unfortunately, but looks set to have two Derby runners with reasonable chances in CRACKSMAN and EMINENT.

 

LAST KINGDOM becomes Frankel's latest Stakes winner.

 

Nothing But Dreams has no entries at all. She was quoted for the Ribblesdale. Has the closing date for that race passed Princess?

 

The Ribblesdale had entries on 2nd May with a scratching date of 23rd. Confirmations and supplementary entries on 16th June.

She's not showing in the current entries so presume she's been taken out.

https://www.racingpost.com/racecards/2/ascot/2017-06-22/673524

 

Tuesday (declared)
WESTERLAND in a 6f Maiden at Leicester (2yo)

Wednesday (entries)
REZAT in a Maiden at Chantilly

Thursday (entries)
FRIMA in a 1m2f Maiden at Fairyhouse
EUROPIUM in a 1m2f Maiden at Fairyhouse

Friday (entries)
SEVEN HEAVENS in the Listed 7f Surrey Stakes at Epsom
COMMANDER in a 1m Handicap at Doncaster
EXTRA MILE in a 1m Handicap at Doncaster

Saturday (entries)
CRACKSMAN in the G1 Derby at Epsom
EMINENT In the G1 Derby at Epsom
CAPTOR in a 1m2f Maiden at Newcastle
ZEFFERINO in a 1m Handicap at Doncaster

 

All Royal Ascot race entries have closed (only Group 1s have supplementary stages) and Nothing But Dreams was amongst the 57 fillies originally entered for the Ribblesdale as listed on SportingLife.com.

I will take it as read that the updated version on Racing Post site that Princess references means she is a no show (cannot access it from the office as RP blocked as gambling).

 

Hmm. If you had the deluge of rain we had here last night, I suspect the going will have changed somewhat, in case she has been avoiding the firm ground. However, in view of the superb weather of late, maybe the ground has been unsuitable for her preparation. Maybe she trained on a surface which they discovered was too firm and she has knocked herself back a bit.

 

WESTERLAND wins at Leicester to become the first winner from Frankel's second crop.

 

i think its definitely something to do with the ground. There was another Frankel filly (La Figlia) that was entered and taken out of a couple of races recently which had the common denominator of firm ground.

 

Gosden confirmed WESTERLAND may go to Royal Ascot and has been quoted at 25-1 for the Coventry.

 

Friday (declared)
SEVEN HEAVENS in the Listed 7f Surrey Stakes at Epsom
COMMANDER in a 1m Handicap at Doncaster

Saturday (entries)
CRACKSMAN in the G1 Derby at Epsom
EMINENT In the G1 Derby at Epsom
CAPTOR in a 1m2f Maiden at Newcastle
ZEFFERINO in a 1m Handicap at Doncaster
SAN REMO in a Handicap at Navan
LIGHTENING FAST in a Handicap at Navan
LIGHTENING FAST in a Maiden at Navan
FRANKED in a Maiden at Maisons-Lafitte

Monday (entries)
MIDDLE EAST in a Conditions Race at Salon de Provence

Tuesday (entries)
UAE KING in a Maiden at Chepstow
CAPTOR in a Maiden at Chepstow

Wednesday (entries)
HARBA in a Maiden at Wolverhampton

Thursday (entries)
SAN REMO in the Listed King George V Cup

 

Apologies, I made an error about the race won by LAST KINGDOM in France the other day. It was not a Listed race but a Conditions Race.

 

Frima was 2nd at Fairyhouse tonight also.

 

Frankel's FLORA DE MARIPOSA was 3rd in Japan in the early hours of this morning. She's a Southern Hemisphere bred so although she is running against 3yos she won't actually turn 3 until, September.

Plenty of other Frankel runners to watch out for today though with CRACKSMAN, EMINENT, CAPTOR, SAN REMO, ZEFFERINO and FRANKED all running.

 

With Royal Ascot fast approaching here's a summary of the big race entries, though obviously there are still some races that have yet to close:

Tuesday
King's Stand (G1) - QUEEN KINDLY
St James's Palace (G1) - DREAM CASTLE

Thursday
Ribblesdale (G2) - MORI & ALJEZEERA

Friday
King Edward VII (G2) - ATTY PERSSE, COUNT OCTAVE, CRACKSMAN, FRANKUUS, MIRAGE DANCER, MONARCHS GLEN, THE GRAND VISIR & WEEKENDER
Commonwealth Cup (G1) - DREAM CASTLE & QUEEN KINDLY
Queens Vase (G2) - COUNT OCTAVE, FRANKUUS, SAN REMO, THE GRAND VISIR & UAE KING

 

Thursday (entries)
SAN REMO in the Listed King George V Cup at Leopardstown
MUSIKEL in a 1m1f Handicap at Carlisle

Friday (entries)
IMMORTALISED in a 1m3f Handicap at Carlisle

Saturday (entries)
OMNEEYA in a 7f Maiden at Newmarket

 

Martyn Meade has ruled EMINENT out of the Irish Derby and will instead aim him for either the Eclipse or the Grand Prix de Paris.

 

From the TDN:



The stats do not include Frankel's two Group winning daughters in Japan.