The Frankel Story - BBC Sport

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  • čas přidán 14. 01. 2013
  • Made for the final BBC Horseracing Broadcast and voiced by Steven Berkoff, this tells the story of Frankel and his legendary bloodline.
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  • @lespeacock591
    @lespeacock591 Před 2 lety +14

    Every once in a while, right in the middle of an ordinary life, God sends us a Miracle.....a glimpse of perfection. Frankel-Greatest of the Greats.

  • @matthewpotter8491
    @matthewpotter8491 Před 4 měsíci +1

    I’m 35 and he’s the greatest horse I’ve ever seen.

  • @Bethi4WFH
    @Bethi4WFH Před 2 lety +2

    Not one of Frankel’s complete races shown in this video......such a shame! It is the moment when his booster rocket cut in that was/is so totally amazing. I have never, ever, seen another horse like him.

  • @rosskeenan9117
    @rosskeenan9117 Před 8 měsíci +1

    I thought slip anchor reference point oh so sharp and many more from Henry Cecil were outstanding horses but FRANKEL has raised a bar that i don't think will ever be matched ill never forget the commentey in the gunnieas of disbelief in his voice when he says he's 15 lengths clear it outs a shiver down my spine

  • @freedompatriot1097
    @freedompatriot1097 Před 4 lety +15

    Best horse I have ever seen. I am an Aussie that has Winks, Black Caviar and Makybe Diva to compare him against.

    • @kevinharrison5009
      @kevinharrison5009 Před 3 lety

      Freedom patriot
      Winx was fantastic, she could have won anywhere.

  • @christiphermadeows7180
    @christiphermadeows7180 Před 2 lety +1

    I was sat at home one day watching racing and having my usual Saturday bet and I think it was having its second or third race and I remember thinking.... This horse is going to be summit special... Never thought in a million year it would turn out like it did...... Wow... What an animal.... Lost for words.... My grandad lived for horse racing but passed away 3 year before this superstar burst on to the scene... I often wonder what he would of thought of this amazing creature.........

  • @jamiebray320
    @jamiebray320 Před 6 lety +5

    All I will say is the horse had freakish ability and was befitting the genius that handled him. His Guineas win was extraordinary and I haven't seen a classic won in that manner before or since racing with the choke out for the whole race. American horses have a different style to those that race in Europe and he would never have faced Black Caviar because he would have had to drop to sprint distances, the horse was bred to be a champion and they did a very fine job in keeping him sound and unbeaten and targeting and more importantly winning against everything that was put before him.

  • @ianoian1
    @ianoian1 Před 5 lety +10

    Frankel, Sir Cecil and Tom, what a wonderful trio!!

  • @abdullahaboobakker1758
    @abdullahaboobakker1758 Před rokem +2

    Just Perfection 🥰 💞

  • @franciscouch8378
    @franciscouch8378 Před 4 lety +16

    The Greatest.....no argument to be had.
    Had 2 shit rides and still overcome them.
    As much as Dancing Brave is alot people's darling.... Frankel is the greatest of our lifetime

  • @3MinuteWarning90
    @3MinuteWarning90 Před 11 lety +22

    Brings a tear of happiness to my eye... Frankel is priceless. We will be extremely lucky to se another like him.

    • @guidogreco341
      @guidogreco341 Před 7 lety +1

      Before Frankel..Brigadier Gerard..Secretariat...befor SEA Bird Ribot...every 10 20 years...a new champion

    • @robboszn7776
      @robboszn7776 Před 2 lety

      Reckon Baaeed will be the new frankel?

    • @miked501
      @miked501 Před rokem

      Yeah me 2 brother

    • @miked501
      @miked501 Před rokem +1

      @@robboszn7776 there's only 1 Frankel son

  • @mrcool1706
    @mrcool1706 Před 3 lety +1

    His maiden at HQ was the strongest maiden ever run, the Newmarket vibes must've been buzzing with the gossip of Nathaniel and Frankel..

  • @donlowe5835
    @donlowe5835 Před měsícem +1

    Horse had ability , But NO ONE TALK about the Late & Great Trainer SIR HENRY CECIL~~~ If this horse gone to train by some one else may be 14 out of 9 .

  • @samanthalwgreener1453
    @samanthalwgreener1453 Před 9 lety +18

    So lucky to be around to see this wonderful specimen of a horse.. i can't imagine i'll ever see another like it in my lifetime. And to be trained by one if not thee greatest of all time Sir henry cecil just makes it so much more heart warming. The greatest racehorse of all time in my opinion..

  • @johnslattery6194
    @johnslattery6194 Před 4 lety +1

    I thought it was frankels pacemaker going too fast in the guineas and then realised it was the legend itself it still makes me smile when i think back to that glorious day

  • @caroc5385
    @caroc5385 Před 5 lety +6

    long live the king

  • @guidogreco341
    @guidogreco341 Před 9 lety +11

    Seabird....Secretariat..Ribot..Brigadier...every
    10 years thre is an outstanding horse

    • @guidogreco341
      @guidogreco341 Před 9 lety +1

      Eddie Tait Sure..when for a next legend?????

    • @peace-now
      @peace-now Před 7 lety +2

      Eclipse is the benchmark. Without Eclipse, there is no Frankel. Remember that it is Eclipse Horse of the Year and Eclipse Stakes. No Frankel Horse of the Year.

    • @scouserdan3
      @scouserdan3 Před 4 lety

      @@peace-now what you on about you Muppet eclipse isn't in frankels breading because it's debatable whether eclipse actually existed in the 1700s...

    • @scouserdan3
      @scouserdan3 Před 4 lety +1

      That is true but which of them were the highest rated horse to ever run.. frankel was rated 147 which is the highest any flat horse has ever been.. or likely will ever be...

    • @peace-now
      @peace-now Před 4 lety +1

      @@scouserdan3 You can debate anything. Eclipse is in many famous horses' pedigrees. He even has a Wikipedia article about him. I would prefer to be called a muppet than be something much lower, like you.

  • @Nautilus1972
    @Nautilus1972 Před 3 lety +2

    If one only learns how great a horse is when they get beaten ....then we'll never know how good he was.
    Secretariat was beaten 5 times. Seabird only once.So his timeform rating is possibly higher than 147.

    • @chrispafrieddreams9118
      @chrispafrieddreams9118 Před 3 lety

      Secretariat; beaten 5 times...
      Zenyatta; beaten 1 time, by a diminishing head 19/20

  • @johnconnaughton9655
    @johnconnaughton9655 Před 4 lety +1

    2.35 - defines the phrase poetry in motion.

  • @dougfunny4813
    @dougfunny4813 Před 5 lety +5

    The greatest there ever was ever will be....

  • @TooDarnSoulful
    @TooDarnSoulful Před 8 měsíci +1

    Immortal Frankel, brilliance does not come along very often in any sport. Let us see who can follow this ?

    • @patricksmith3432
      @patricksmith3432 Před 18 dny +1

      His daughter bedtime story won the Chesham today at ascot and she destroyed them by nearly 10 lengths his brilliance lives on with his progeny

    • @TooDarnSoulful
      @TooDarnSoulful Před 18 dny

      @@patricksmith3432 Indeed she was brilliant "

    • @patricksmith3432
      @patricksmith3432 Před 18 dny

      @TooDarnSoulful
      Thank u sir

  • @CharlotteWeb100
    @CharlotteWeb100 Před 6 lety +5

    You hear the same names thrown out in arguments about which is the greatest racehorse of all time and it's usually Frankel / Secretariat / Red Rum and so on and so forth.
    I only recently learned of" Zeleznik" - four time winner of the Velka Pardubicka steeplechase / Czech Grand National. Amazed so little is known in the UK about the race and its winners especially horses and jockeys whose multiple successes are incredible.
    Not ripping on the all time favourites or legends in any way but think if you're really going to weigh up and list the best racehorses there are some yet to be given due credit.

    • @winstonchurchill5731
      @winstonchurchill5731 Před 5 lety

      What about Kauto Star ?

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 Před 5 lety +1

      Sir, any man worth his salt knows that Arkle was the greatest horse. Two handicaps existed - one for when Arkle was in a race ... another for when he was not. Name another horse they did that for. I rest my case. Arkle it was. You mention a Czech race, whcih all Irishmen are aware of, but to say it is equivalent to a gold Cup is nonsense. Then you have Golden Miller who won five of them.

  • @GBeret83
    @GBeret83 Před 8 lety +20

    Really only one story where this horse is concerned and it's not even a long one. Frankel was blessed twice by God Almighty himself. The 1st time with the kind of freakish ability that you see maybe every 20 or 30 years, if you're lucky, in a really special horse, and blessed a 2nd time with being afforded an absolute genius trainer in the late Sir Henry Cecil. A man who'd forgotten more about training thoroughbreds than most would ever hope to learn in two lifetimes. A trainer who knew exactly what buttons to press with Frankel to harness and bring out all of that wonderful, God-given skill and ability that Frankel possessed, and he did so brilliantly on pure instinct. I think Frankel was probably destined to be a brilliant racehorse no matter who had trained him, but I think only the late, great Sir Henry Cecil could've turned him into the kind of phenomenal machine that we were fortunate enough to have gotten to see for those 3 seasons on the racetrack. That's the end of my Frankel story. Short, sweet, and to the point!

    • @wayevs
      @wayevs Před 7 lety +4

      Excellent reply , frankel had the ability like a lot of horses but sir henry harnessed it perfectly , how wonderful that we were treated to such greatness.

    • @keithmc8008
      @keithmc8008 Před 5 lety +4

      The racing world will never be the same without them.. Very well said two legends that will never be forgotten

    • @aaronheilbronn1472
      @aaronheilbronn1472 Před rokem +1

      If we're talking unbeatable horses winx is the best. Obviously some horses race at different distances but she's the queen of racing

  • @nichallam174
    @nichallam174 Před 6 lety +2

    Nice to see Count Dracula at 2:10!

  • @defoekeane
    @defoekeane Před 11 lety +6

    His sire was good to I knew he had to have some sadlers wells in him

    • @wayevs
      @wayevs Před 7 lety

      FRANKEL WAS BETTER THAN HIS SIRE AND SADLERS PUT TOGETHER LOL

  • @jlmcool60
    @jlmcool60 Před 9 lety +15

    Perfect = FRANKEL

    • @wayevs
      @wayevs Před 7 lety +1

      Jefferson Morgan best ever

    • @peace-now
      @peace-now Před 7 lety

      Better than Eclipse? I don't think so.

    • @scouserdan3
      @scouserdan3 Před 5 lety +1

      @@peace-now eclipse lived in the 1700s so don't pretend you know how good the horse was and being nearly 300 years ago it's debatable if he exists but yes frankel is the greatest horse of all time bar non

  • @Nautilus1972
    @Nautilus1972 Před 5 lety +14

    Nothing in the comments about Galileo or the Irish limestone grass that seperates the greats from the also rans. Trainers do not make great horses. They take care of them.

  • @gavin7miller
    @gavin7miller Před 4 lety +1

    Gutted that enable lost at the arc at the week nd and she won't be held in similar regard to him 😢😢
    I was there to witness it the whole of longchamp was gutted in absolute silence

    • @Velasca
      @Velasca Před 4 lety

      She might yet do it

  • @sergiovieira4804
    @sergiovieira4804 Před 2 lety

    Muito legal😎

  • @HerraSmyrill
    @HerraSmyrill Před 8 lety +3

    Frankel was good but America's Triple crown winner still holding Time records from 1973, Secreteriat had greatness and was by far best race horse ever.

    • @guidogreco341
      @guidogreco341 Před 8 lety

      My personale opinion for the EUROPEAN RACES....RIBOT for the AMERICAN..Always SECRETARIAT

    • @guidogreco341
      @guidogreco341 Před 8 lety +2

      The reason is that..Frankel have never race the Arc..King George and the DERBY of Epsom...or the Kentucky-pREAKNESS OR BELMONT

    • @wayevs
      @wayevs Před 7 lety +3

      DID SECRETARIAT EVER RACE THE QUEEN ANNE, 2000 GUINEAS OR CHAMPIONS STAKES OR JUDDMONTE OR SUSSEX STAKES?? I NEVER DISCREDIT A HORSE LIKE SECRETARIAT , MAYBE YOU SHOULD APPRECIATE THE SAME IN FRANKEL .

    • @wayevs
      @wayevs Před 7 lety +3

      DIFFERENT RACE DIFFERENT COURSE DIFFERENT ERA, I HIGHLY DOUBT SECRETARIAT WOULD OF BEATEN FRANKEL OVER A MILE ON GRASS ? JMO

    • @guidogreco341
      @guidogreco341 Před 7 lety +1

      Wayne Evans The most important race in europe are the DERBY of Epsom..the King George..and the ARC ...is there the name of Frankel???????Sorry

  • @noomnont9916
    @noomnont9916 Před 5 lety

    Super horse

  • @ianoian1
    @ianoian1 Před 5 lety

    Invincible!!

  • @joynuban1751
    @joynuban1751 Před 7 lety

    masa ngga bsa dsmpn offline

  • @anjummughal9058
    @anjummughal9058 Před 4 lety +2

    Can anyone tell me the name of the tune? I love it!

    • @bensedits2
      @bensedits2  Před 4 lety

      czcams.com/video/b8SkX9CSJQo/video.html

    • @Velasca
      @Velasca Před 4 lety

      @@bensedits2 This tune is Primavera.

  • @gavinhiggins231
    @gavinhiggins231 Před 4 lety

    He bounced off the ground

  • @johnwalton3743
    @johnwalton3743 Před 8 měsíci

    The perfect racehorse

  • @Em-dh2eh
    @Em-dh2eh Před 6 lety +2

    I wish so badly we would have raced for the triple crown because no doubt I believe he would have won everything they put in front of hin

  • @EnjoytheQ.
    @EnjoytheQ. Před 4 lety

    Frank-all

  • @hamedalrashed722
    @hamedalrashed722 Před 3 lety +1

    ❤️🇸🇦🇬🇧 ❤️

  • @ruthmoffat8918
    @ruthmoffat8918 Před 7 lety +2

    the best

    • @guidogreco341
      @guidogreco341 Před 7 lety

      the bloodline of Northern Dancer(NEARCO) and Ribot

  • @wayevs
    @wayevs Před 7 lety +2

    I HIGHLY DOUBT WE WILL EVER SEE ANOTHER HORSE LIKE THIS, IDFTHERE IS THEY ARE RETIRED TO STUD AT 3 YEARS OLD THESE DAYS, RACING HAS DIPPED SINCE FRANKELS DEPATURE , MUCH LIKE ARKLE HE IS TRUELY A SPECIAL ANIMAL , NOT INTERSTED IN FLAT RACING AS IT IS THEY JUST RETIRE HORSES SO YOUNG ITS DIABOLICAL AND A JOKE

  • @glenlynch1
    @glenlynch1 Před 5 lety +1

    With Frankel's Top Sires Line, Both Lines Leading To Northern Dancer...
    With Greater Toronto Area DNA. How could Frankel NOT be a Champion. Like more than 90% of ALL of today's Thoroughbred Champions having Northern's GTA-DNA.
    Northern Dancer the only Champion The King Of Sires to change the conformation of the Centuries Old Thoroughbred.
    "Too small they said" rejected at his yearling sale. YET to become 3 year old North American Horse of Year in both his Canada and the USA.
    Although running on a cracked hoof, that would have kept most horses outta the races. Northern became the Kentucky Derby Champ and record setter. with a time still faster than both his prodigee Triple Crown Grandsons American Pharoah, and Justify 50 years later...
    Northern Dancer England's last Triple Crown Winner 1970's Nijinsky Sire. The only one in 84 years now. With MILLION DOLLAR STUD FEES in the mid eighties. There will NEVER be another Northern Dancer!!!

    • @ozzywilliams8903
      @ozzywilliams8903 Před 2 lety

      The Dancer was the greatest in both departments racing and breeding most of the great horses over the last 40 odd years are through the dancer and to think they were going to geld him just as well they didn't the greatest horse ever

  • @johnstorey4298
    @johnstorey4298 Před 5 lety +2

    The amount of sour yanks in this comments section is ridiculous. Why are you watching this video if your only intention is to down play the horses achievements in the comments? Do one. The only measure of a horse across eras is the rating system and Frankel is top. Get over it.

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 Před 5 lety

      This.

    • @jamestulk5111
      @jamestulk5111 Před 4 lety

      Horses are not people. They transend nations, cultures, and continents, There is no such thing as an English horse, or American or Australian Horses. They are are thoroughbed horses.

    • @chrispafrieddreams9118
      @chrispafrieddreams9118 Před 3 lety +1

      My intention not to downplay this Irish- bred. English horse, named after an American trainer..❤️🙏👉🇺🇸👍

  • @dookiehowser1162
    @dookiehowser1162 Před 3 lety +1

    great back round music...Ludovico Einaudi

  • @rubytuesday2913
    @rubytuesday2913 Před 5 lety +1

    Can all the spas stop comparing other horses to frankel........ this is frankel.

  • @stevenk1615
    @stevenk1615 Před 2 lety

    Frankel hugehorse

  • @extraordinarily1980
    @extraordinarily1980 Před rokem

    Do jockeys get paid after racing for stud fees

  • @AdamAdam-bv6ch
    @AdamAdam-bv6ch Před 3 lety

    I have a 1.5 year old Thoroughbred English stallion just like Frankel! If you want to buy! I'm going to sell. I can show you photos and videos

  • @williamallan7915
    @williamallan7915 Před 6 lety

    william allan
    the only horse that was rated against Frankel was Cirrus des Aigles at 135, he beat him by 1.75 lengths say 4 lb, and he was a lesser horse at 6yo, how come Frankel is at 147 ( 12 lb) 6 lengths better

    • @dereklee8080
      @dereklee8080 Před 6 lety +1

      william allan just stop talking, frankel is the king 😉

    • @EnjoytheQ.
      @EnjoytheQ. Před 6 lety +1

      Always that one busy body doing numbers..numbers means fuck all

    • @Nautilus1972
      @Nautilus1972 Před 5 lety

      Go back to bed William, ratings are based off a career - not one race. They rated him 147 to put him above everyone else. If you're suggesting CDA should be rated 145 you should delete your YT account.

    • @williamallan7915
      @williamallan7915 Před 5 lety

      @@Nautilus1972 NO, CDA is not 145 and neither is Frankel 147

    • @elgransenor1472
      @elgransenor1472 Před 4 lety +1

      He rated 147 for his win in the Queen Anne Stks.
      They assign ratings on each individual performance, not an overall rating of a horse or its career.
      If you know so little about how ratings apply perhaps just don't comment.

  • @gurkentochter6309
    @gurkentochter6309 Před 4 lety

    Cruel !!

  • @ubermensch3179
    @ubermensch3179 Před 8 lety +4

    Best video on youtube!