Frankel is probably one of the most outstanding and exciting young colts to retire to stud in Europe since the great Sea The Stars just three years previously. Frankel enters stud with an unbeaten race record with 14 perfect wins from 14 starts, 10 of those at Group One Level.
Frankel has been the "perfect product" since his owner/breeder Prince Khalid Abdullah started the operation many years ago. Juddmonte Farms have bred some outstanding horses over the years the most memorable before Frankel was Dancing Brave who before Frankel was the Highest Rated Racehorse in the world. Juddmonte Farms have also bred some outstanding sires and broodmares among the sires they bred include Danehill, Dansili,Oasis Dream among their outstanding broodmares include Razyana (dam of Danehill), Hasili (Dam of Dansili) and Kind
Frankel's dam Kind was a Listed winning and Group three placed daughter of Danehill. Frankel was her second produce with her first being the Group three winner Bullet Train (by Sadler's Wells) Bullet Train is also standing his first season at stud in USA. In 2009 she again produced another colt by Galileo the Group three winner Noble Mission, all these colts gave their dam the achievement of producing three stakes winner from her first three foals to race. Since then Kind has produced three more offspring Morpheus a three year old colt by Oasis Dream, his two year old full sister Joyeuse and this year amid much anticipation she produced her third foal by Galileo a chesnut colt a full brother to Frankel and Noble Mission, It was no surprise to hear that Kind will again return to Galileo this coming season.
Frankel's 2nd dam Rainbow Lake was also no stranger to success winner of the Group three Lancashire Oaks among her progeny was the high class older horse Powerscourt (by Sadlers Wells). Powerscourt sired a juvenile Group One winner when his daughter Termagent ran out an impressive winner of the Moyglare Stud Stakes however he failed to produce another and is now at stud in Turkey. Rainbow Lake is also the dam of Group Three winner and Group One placed Last Train (by Rail Link).
His 3rd dam Rockfest was Group three placed and is the dam of Listed scorers Vetex and Climber both Listed winners in Italy. His 4th dam Rock Garden was placed at three she didnt have as major a success at stud as her daughter/grand daughters but she is the grand dam of some Listed and Group Three winners in the US.
Frankel's family line traces a long way back to another outstanding race horse in Black Caviar, Frankel's 16th Dam is also the 18th Dam of the Australian wonder mare.
To no surprise Frankel will be supported by an outstanding book of mares with his book limited to a fee of 130 mares but he will also cover a strictly limited book of mares to Southern Hemisphere time, among the mares already scanned in foal are Dandream, Dancing Rain, Midday, Chrysanthemum etc he will cover the best book of mares for a first season sire since Sea The Stars in 2010. Frankel's first crop of foals are expected to be in huge demand when they will be up for public auction in the Autumn/Winter sales in 2014 and we can expect to see some knockout prices for some individuals.
Frankel was a classy two year old himself and went from strength to strength in his next two season i think he will get some nice two year olds, and he can follow the trend set by his paternal half brothers in Teofilo and New Approach who both sired Group One winning two year olds from their first crops with New Approach siring three stakes winners at Ascot 2012 meeting and Teofilo siring Dewhurst Stakes Winner Parish Hall. Teofilo and New Approach like Frankel ,were also European Champion two year olds in 2006 and 2007.
I think he could sire Group horses and i feel his best success will come from his stock bred from Juddmonte's own broodmare band with Frankel being a grandson of Sadler's Wells and Danehill he is limited as the majority of best broodmares/racemares he will cover are bred from these lines which will result in a lot of his progeny being inbred 3x3 to both sires.
It helps Frankel that his sire Galileo's first sire sons that retired to stud were successful plus he is from a nice family although his third and fourth dams lacked star quality horses. He is a sire that should get some nice quality horses in the near future and all eyes will be on the anticipation of his already eagerly awaited first foals.
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