Juddmonte’s supersire Frankel has rewritten the report books for a stallion and on the afternoon of Aug. 10 at Newmarket the champion sire of 2021 and 2023 reached a century of group winners when his daughter Lake Victoria gained the Candy Solera Stakes (G3).
The 16-year-old son of Galileo arrived at his landmark of 100 particular person group winners within the shortest time of any sire, whereas he matched the report for quickest sire to 100 particular person stakes winners with one other Juddmonte nice, Danehill. His first 50 group winners have been additionally compiled within the shortest time by any European sire for the reason that introduction of the Sample.
It has taken him a bit over eight years to hit this mark. His first group winner was additionally a daughter; Juddmonte homebred Truthful Eva within the Princess Margaret Stakes (G3) at Ascot in July 2016 whereas his second group winner was one other filly, the Lowther Stakes (G2) winner Queen Kindly .
Frankel’s first group 1 winner got here in December of that 12 months when Soul Stirring gained the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1) in Japan. That was the primary of 34 and counting particular person group/grade 1 winners that the unbeaten champion has sired from a complete of 148 stakes winners and 230 stakes performers.
Frankel retired to Juddmonte’s Banstead Manor Stud in 2012 as one of many best runners Europe has ever seen. Campaigned by Juddmonte’s Khalid Abdullah and skilled by John Gosden, Frankel constantly rewrote the historical past books along with his electrifying feats, ending his profession unbeaten in 14 begins. The ten-time group 1 winner captured 9 consecutive group 1 races from ages 3 to 4.
Though Frankel’s newest group winner was bred and is owned by Coolmore, she has sturdy Juddmonte connections as her broodmare sire is Juddmonte’s 2009 Gimcrack Stakes (G2) winner Showcasing , who has change into a profitable sire at Whitsbury Manor Stud.
Lake Victoria’s dam Quiet Reflection is from the second crop of Showcasing and have become the primary group 1 winner for her sire when profitable within the 2016 Commonwealth Cup (G1). Skilled by Karl Burke for Ontoawinner, Quiet Reflection additionally gained that 12 months’s Dash Cup (G1) at Haydock and was third within the July Cup (G1).
Victorious in eight of her 13 begins with seven of these wins coming in black-type races, she was bought by way of Jamie Railton for two,100,000gns on the 2017 Tattersalls December Mare Sale.
Lake Victoria is the fourth foal and third winner that Quiet Reflection has produced; her earlier three foals have been all by Galileo. She has yearling and foal full brothers to Lake Victoria and returned to Banstead Manor this spring to be coated by Frankel.
Her first group winner is the second juvenile group winner sired this 12 months by Frankel, and each are Coolmore homebreds out of group 1-winning sprinters. The opposite is runaway Chesham Stakes heroine Bedtime Story , who led dwelling a 1-2 for Frankel within the Silver Flash Stakes (G3)at Leopardstown final month.
Frankel commanded a price of £350,000 for the 2024 breeding season.
