Frankel, The Greatest Thoroughbred Race Horse Of All Time? Maybe, Maybe Not

By Author: Lee Lane-Edgar
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His trainer Henry Cecil has said that he is the best horse he has seen in his lifetime soon after he defeated Canford Cliffs by five lengths in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes. Canford Cliffs is a five time consecutive Group 1 winner and he has defeated three time Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile Champion Goldikova, and Frankel left him in his wake. Many believe he is the world’s greatest race horse right now and has the potential to stamp himself of one of the truly all time greats.

Even Prince Khalid Abdullah remarked of his undefeated eight for eight three year old colt: "I think he is the best ever I have had.”, and he has been involved in horse racing as a leading owner and breeder since the 1960’s. Some of his past great runners include Zafonic, Danehill, Commander in Chief, Rainbow Quest, Banks Hill and even the 2003 Belmont winner Empire Maker, so to say that Frankel may be the best he has ever had is quite a statement.

Frankel has won all eight of his starts, including the 2000 Guineas, which he won by six lengths and for which he received a Timeform rating of 142. Timeform is a mathematical way of determining ...
... the strength of a horse’s performance. Only three horses in racing history have received a Timeform rating higher than this – Brigadier General in 1968 and Tudor Minstrel in 1944 each were awarded a 144, and Sea Bird received a 145 in 1962, the highest rating ever assigned. Abernat and Ribot also received 142 ratings. Frankel is therefore in exclusive company.
Frankel will have only one more race in 2011 – the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on October 15, 2011 at Ascot.

Frankel was sired by Galileo who was the European Champion Three Year Old Colt of 2001. He won the Epsom Derby and Irish Derby, both races being just over a mile and a half. Despite this stamina oriented breeding, after Frankel’s win in the St. James’s Palace Stakes, which was accomplished after opening up by five lengths only to have his lead diminish down to ¾ of a length by the time he passed the wire, it was decided not to send him to the over mile and a half Epsom Derby.
A criticism of Frankel has been that he may be lacking the great stamina to go long distances. He has excelled at distances up to a mile so far, but his turn of foot has been breathtaking in those races. Perhaps he will go down as one of the greatest milers of all time.

How can we accurately compare the abilities of great horses across different eras, across different distances, and across different countries? The greatest dirt sprinter may not be the greatest turf miler of all time, so greatness is subjective. However, people generally know if when they see it, and many will concur that this horse may be destined to be called on of the greats of all time if he keeps doing what he has been.

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