Juddmonte - 22 Aug 2012

It was Panamanian Braulio Baeza ( I miss Magic at times like this)

Frankel will star in an English TV commercial for the build up to the Juddmonte.

The 20-second commercial will promote the significance of Frankel's race at York and encourage viewers to visit the track in order to witness what could be his penultimate outing before retirement.

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Tried and tested tactics for Frankel at York
 
BY LEE MOTTERSHEAD AND TOM KERR 6:45PM 19 AUG 2012
 
FRANKEL will not be ridden to get the trip when he steps up to 1m2f for the first time in Wednesday's Juddmonte International.

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That was the message delivered on Sunday by owner Khalid Abdullah's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe, who confirmed that tried and tested tactics will be employed by jockey Tom Queally when the sport's world champion seeks to stretch his unbeaten record to 13 races on the Knavesmire.
Frankel, yet to be in any way stretched in his three races this season, could be appearing for the penultimate time at York, where he will be joined in a three-pronged Abdullah challenge by Sir Henry Cecil's 2011 International winner Twice Over and pacemaker Bullet Train.

Grimthorpe, speaking in a Qipco British Champions Series promotional video, said: "He's got this tremendous cruising speed and if you stifle that you're stifling the best part of him really. His stride takes him into the race, so there's no point in anchoring him or blasting him off."

Farhh, runner-up to Frankel at Goodwood having previously filled the same place in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes and Coral-Eclipse, could have another crack at his Sussex conqueror.

Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: "I didn't think he ran as well as he did at Ascot and Sandown and I put that down to the trip more than anything. I think we've established a mile and a quarter is a good trip for him.

"Maybe the horse wasn't in as good form as he was when he ran in the Eclipse. It might have taken a little bit more out of him than we thought."

Mac Wrote:

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> Frankel will star in an English TV commercial for
> the build up to the Juddmonte.
>
> The 20-second commercial will promote the
> significance of Frankel's race at York and
> encourage viewers to visit the track in order to
> witness what could be his penultimate outing
> before retirement.
>

Thanks Titch

Frankel is a beast he will go off 1/10 for sure first time he steps up to 1m2f the ground will be good to firm which won't suit farh and planteur, botti trainer of planteur thinking about pulling him from the race cause of the going
Not sure anything will come close to frankel, just an amazing animal
Will be interesting race and hopefully frankel gets challenged I would love to see him being pushed the final 2 furlongs

Fearsome Frankel set for Juddmonte showdown
 
BY TOM KERR 5:36PM 21 AUG 2012
 
FRANKEL steps into the unknown on Wednesday when he tackles 1m2f for the first time in the Juddmonte International.

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The unbeaten superstar, officially the best horse in the world, is 1-7 to win on the Knavesmire and is expected to be watched by a crowd of 25,000.
He is so far clear of his rivals, who include St Nicholas Abbey and Farhh, that bookmakers have unveiled a number of special markets in a bid to inject some vitality into a market rendered moribund by Frankel's sheer superiority.

Yet while Frankel may be clearly superior to his rivals, he is leaving his comfort zone at York and there is a frisson of risk and a soupcon of doubt present ahead of his race that has not been felt for many an outing.

"It's a new challenge for him," acknowledged Khalid Abdullah's racing manager and York's new chairman Teddy Grimthorpe. "It's what people have been asking for and it's what they're getting.

"This race has been very much at the forefront of our minds. We gave it very good consideration for 2011 and then at the end of last year when Prince Khalid decided to keep him in training this became the major objective."

With Frankel long odds-on favourite to secure Wednesday's race bookmakers have introduced a number of special markets.

Paddy Power and William Hill priced up Frankel's winning margin and both made five lengths or more their favourite, Paddy Power making that an 8-15 chance while Hills go evens.

Both firms are betting without Frankel as well and make St Nicholas Abbey their even-money favourite in that market.

And Hills are offering handicap betting on the big race, for which Frankel is 11-10 (minus five lengths), the field is 6-5 and a dead heat is 5-1.

A short and heavy downpour on the Knavesmire late Tuesday afternoon did not shift the going from good to firm as the hours ticked down to the opening day of the Ebor festival.

Wednesday is set to be dry, sunny and breezy, with further showers not expected until Friday afternoon.

Speaking at 5.15pm, assistant clerk of the course Anthea Morshead said: "Just in the last half hour we've had a sharp shower. It looks like we got just over 4mm, but it was dry all day until that.

"It's dry now and looks a lot brighter. It's only just stopped raining in the last couple of minutes, and it still feels like good to firm.

"Speaking to the Met earlier we had a risk of rain up to 8pm and it was to be dry tonight. We're not unhappy to see the showers, but obviously hope not to have ground-changing rain."

Morshead added: "Tomorrow it is to be dry, sunny and quite breezy, the same on Thursday, and it's Friday afternoon before more showers are expected."

the question is who will run second???? (tu)

Nice pic on homepage

Morning guys,

When is this race going to be run?? SA time please....dont want to miss it

Frankel ought to keep in racing until Bullet Train beats him!!

midweek meeting and the prize money is £725k for the race.