Sea The Stars & Frankel debate who is the greatest??

This debate has been ongoing ever since both champions had established their greatness on the track. They won 16 Group 1 races between them. Both were victorious in the Group one 2000 Guineas & Juddmonte International. 

Many will personally agree with me that Sea The Stars race record is that bit stronger then Frankel's. Sea The Stars was tried from 8F to 12F and always seemed to be a better horse the further he went. He proved his absolute brilliance when running out a most impressive winner of Europe's top race The Prix De L'Arc De Triomphe. The race went terribly wrong for him from the start off. However with a brilliant jockey guiding him in Mick Kinane & his natural ability he exploded from the pack with less then 2F to run to beat a high quality field. 

Frankel was equally as brilliant. He was a most astonishing winner of the Group 1 Queen Anne stakes. Unlike Sea The Stars Frankel ran as a four-year-old. It was as an older horse that the public really got to see what he was capable of. For many racing fans it was a disappointment that Frankel wasn't stepped up in trip earlier in his career. (His last two runs were both at 10F). It was also a blow that Frankel never ran outside Britain. 

Sea The Stars was trained in Ireland by John Oxx while Frankel was trained in Britain by the late Sir Henry Cecil. Sea The Stars only raced once in his homeland as a three-year-old and also in France. He ran four times in Britain and all his runs were at the highest level. All of Frankel's 14 races were in Britain. Sea The Stars & Frankel are also closely related. Sea The Stars has one of the most sought after stallions pedigree in the world. He is a half brother to stallion sensation Galileo, who is the sire of non other then Frankel. Strictly speaking Sea The Stars could be called Frankel's uncle.  

When you ask people who is the greatest they go by the horses performance, the number of Group 1 winners they beat in their career etc. The votes have always been fairly close. The public appreciate both horses. The answer in my opinion can not be answered. It is impossible to know who was the better horse. Sea The Stars was majestic and only ever done enough in his races. Frankel on the other hand would destroy his rivals. But in my opinion although he beat some very high class horses they weren't of the ability of Sea The Stars. 

Their records prove  they were different horses. Sea The Stars was incredible over a mile while Frankel was breathtaking at a mile. It is hard to know who would come out on top if both had met. Many believe under a mile it would be Frankel and over a mile would be Sea The Stars. 

I honestly cannot say who would win. Sea The Stars won the guineas at a mile. Although he wasn't as visually stunning as Frankel because he only done enough to get his head in front. John Oxx always described him as "a horse who only ever done enough" while Frankel seemed to have a more competitive streak. The answer to who the greatest horse ever was simply cannot be identified. Simply because both were truly high class horses who never ran against each other. We don't know how they would fare against past greats such as Dancing Brave, Shergar, Nijinsky etc. I think people should remember the great days these two stars gave us on the track and appreciate the difference between them. But also how they captured the publics hearts with their stunning performances.