re: Frankels stats

out of last 4 years, won a BC race 3 times, not to mention 2 classic placings; out of last 5 years in derby; 2 seconds, a third and a fourth. I only see one Frankel, it's just a matter of time until he breaks thru in the derby as well, he hasn't had too many at bats.

The only four starts on High Limit is discouraging but another Frankel in the money derby finish will be welcome if he is disregarded at the windows after the "disapointment" in the BG. It seems impossible to ignore such a fast horse from this barn if he's a price. Ramon is more than capable and will not attract attention. I'm assuming he'll drift to double digit odds and be 5th choice at worst. My main angle is that common knowledge believes his BG loss was due to not having his own way on the lead ("he needs the lead" "he can't be rated") while the truth may be he wasn't close to being primed for that race, while Bandini certainly was.


Didn't Frankel put 1st time blinks on Empire Maker when he took a big step forward in the Fla Derby?