Frankel's Last Dance
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- A decade after Frankel’s last ever appearance, the legendary horse’s jockey Tom Queally remembers British Champions Day 2012, in a film showcasing previously unseen 4K footage. #Frankel
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I am still blown away by his 2000 guineas performance, exceptional racehorse and so glad i was at Ascot for his swansong
Total freak of a horse ..never seen a cruising speed so high and to quicken effortlessly ..never be another.Tom queally you are blessed to sit on the greatest horse ever.
What Frankel did was amazing and as I detest trying to place horses or sportspeople of different generations - I prefer to call him one of the horses of a lifetime
I actually spent some of my early childhood in the cottage within Freemason Lodge grounds
In the summer I spent a lot of time with both Henry and his brother David who also became a trainer
Incidentally they both died from similar cancers
Later on I was invited to Warren Place for 1st and second lots of work
Henry would never tell me that a horse would win but I learned over the years to understand his mannerisms
But before Frankel had his first race as a 2yo I spoke to him briefly to just ask him how things were going and his reply was - “I am very excited about a colt named Frankel - he is a monster “
Henry seemed to train on his feeling from the horse - this was so evident with the fillies and mares
It was fitting that one of the trainers of all time should at the end of his life having trained one of the best horses of all time
Both special individuals
Brilliant story thanks 👍🏻
A great story. thank you for sharing…
Thank you for your level-headed comment, One of the best is more like it. How he would have fared over 10f. against Ribot, Sea Bird, Nijinsky, Brigadier Gerard, Mill Reef, Dancing Brave, Shergar or Sea the Stars is anyone's guess if they are prepared to be realistic.
uno de los mejores caballos de todos los tiempo... me gusto porque no me agrada estar haciendo comparaciones interminables que no llevan a ninguna parte
This guy was just special to watch. Unbeatable
What he did in the guineas was frightening.
It'll take a proper good horse to ever be considered as good as this guy was.
Always the greatest 🙌
I.came.over.from.lreland.to.see.him.running.on.champions.day.never.seen.a.horse.who.could.qwicken.twice.in.a.race.amazing.to.watch.ascot.best.racecourse.in.the.world.trained.by.a.master.h.r.a.cecil.
Please god one day Frankel fathers a super horse, a horse of a lifetime, a horse of which myths are made and he is named "Cecil".
I have been watching racing for 40 years best I ever seen ❤
What a Beautiful Champion!❤️
The story of Frankel as everything you need in it to make a film from trainer and owner to greatest horse ever to grace the turf.
I'm waiting for it!!
Great film. Really liked Tom Queally's storytelling.... I was very lucky to be there at the 2000 Guineas and both his Champions Days victories. Very special memories.
Thank you so much for that. I am 70 and can remember so many of the greats. Busted, Nijinsky, mill reef, the brigadier, Nijinsky, dancing brave and now Baaeed. All got beat but they were not trained by a genius. God bless Sir Henry.
The Guineas was the moment for me. I had to watch and rewatch because I just couldn’t believe what he’d done to the rest of the field. And the disbelief in the commentators voice at the halfway stage watching every horse in the field off the bridle still gives me chills.
A special horse who would have been retired to stud much earlier with many other owners. We were lucky Prince Khalid Abdullah wanted to enjoy the ride with us and Sir Henry.
Queally’s interviews are nearly as impressive as Frankel’s outstanding performances. The perfect team.
Such a special horse. Unprecedented mix of G1 sprinter cruising speed/turn of foot/ability to stay. Couldn't have been trained by a better man either. Feel lucky to have seen Frankel because I think it'll be a while before we see another one on turf as good as him.
Thank you tom , what a lovely story.
A great trbute to two great men of turf,Henry cecil and khaled abdulla.
Queally sitting motionless!
I hope there is a movie made about Frankel. People not in racing need to realize how magnificent he was and unbeaten in all his races. Frankel is also proving himself as one of the great sires. Also he was named after Bobby Frankel, a great trainer in the US. Trained by Sir Henry Cecil.🏇
Movie started pre production in 2020 then delayed by COVID. Hear it is back on again. Fingers crossed 😊
There’s a good program about him already, it’s called “the trainer and the racehorse” it’s on more 4.
Really good, worth a watch
UTTERLY NO DOUBT THE GREATEST FLAT HORSE 🐎 OF ALL TIME. SO LUCKY TO SEE HIM IN MY LIFETIME,,,,,Gxx
I always considered Tom Queally a special young man. He was a perfect fit for Frankel, talented enough to match him, humble enough to truly honour him. What a special story around this great horse, who has touched so many hearts all over the world.
Best flat horse ever. Can never get my head around why the best horse/jockey is defined by the flat. Ruby Walsh was the best jockey and horseman I ever seen
Greatest ever only horse thats ever give me that great feeling just watching him watching greatness
What a beast best horse ever man good jock and one of the best trainers ever too 👍Rip Sir Henry
Tom Queally what a truly amazing person , loved this
Through my life,i watched horses that i liked,win many & lose a few,but Frankel never disappointed me,he was the ultimate equine athlete.i feel that,juddmonte will have another one like him,in the future.
A beautifull film ❤
Sea the stars - legendary
Sea bird - incredible
Brigadier Gérard - world class
Frankel - the greatest of all time...
Baaeed - TBC.....
The greatest of all time over 10F, sadly he was never tried over 12F, so you cannot say he was the greatest over 12F, therefore he would not have beaten the likes of, Nijinsky, Dancing Brave, Sea Bird and many more greats. Henry new he wouldn't get the 12F, he just about got 10F, he wasn't far ahead of the second in his last race.The saddest thing about the occasion was to see poor Henry so terribly ill and not far from passing, that for me will always spoil the occasion. RIP Sir Henry !
@@christopheraspland2091 and those other greats as good as they were, wouldn't of got near him over a mile either. He produced the best performances of all time over both a mile and 10f, and the best performances outright. Of course the 12f will always be an unknown, but the idea that that prevents him from being considered the best horse we've seen seems silly to me.
@@stu3232 Nijinsky won the Triple Crown , something no horse has done since , so would have given Frankel a fright - at least. They`re all great horses of their time.
Well yes Frankel beats Champion Stakes winner and King George winner. Not much else he can do really with 10 Group 1s. Theres never a but with Frankel.
@@christopheraspland2091 Yes but we know it greatest since CZcams created 😂
Wow Tom Queally is an amazing storyteller!
But a silly man!
@@tomtheeagle1 In what way?
@@Alison-qd2cm Got greedy asking for too much money to cooperate with the Frankel documentary and got himself almost written out of the story. Put a lot of people's noses out of joint in process so has not had the career he might have had otherwise. Couple of other faux pas did not help either.
@@tomtheeagle1 Didn't know that, thanks for the reply
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He was a journeyman of a jockey.
Wouldn be even in the top 500 .
If you put Leglock Luke Harvey up on Frankel he would still of remained unbeatin
Bloody hell im getting too soft in me old age. Tears for this one. Not quite sure if it’s for Henry, Frankel or just the story as a whole. We will never see one better ❤️
What a super horse Frankel was on the track, & now doing it as a super stallion hence his daughter Alpinista winning the arc, just love this horse.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇🏇
I one billion percent agree and I am shocked not to see his offspring being raced in America shaking my head its the same thing pretty much with Gallileo and sadler wells offspring
End of an era. Racing is the only thing to make my heart race.
Remember him winning at York over Mile and quarter couldn't pull him up after the line would of stayed mile and half easy. Quite simply outstanding Animal. Trained by the great Henry Cecil.
Superb video, lots of fantastic memories.
All comers, all grounds, all beaten. Long live the memories of Sir Henry.
brilliant they should make a film about it.
I was fortunate enough to sneak into Warren Place one Sunday morning whilst going for a jog.... a very kind stable lad invited me in ....I got to see Frankel up close and went to stroke him as you do........ the stable lad grabbed my arm and said "I wouldn't If I were you.... he'll bite your arm off!" It was like meeting the Queen
Well done nice to go down memory lane again, guys if anyone has never seen the documentary the trainer and the race horse it A MUST WATCH frankel documentary in my top 2 regarding horse racing other being the story about secretariat. R.I.P. sir Henry Cecil 🙏
Gives me great joy and tears
So many memories stirred by this lovely film.
Horse of a lifetime, the greatest of all time 💚🩷
Champion of champions
‘ Frankel ‘ A truly wonder horse 🐎
Total freak of nature best miler you will ever see
Simply sublime!
There will never be another Frankel what a magnificent animal. 👌
Trust me there will always be another horse that's better
@@michaelkim4703 And maybe has been.
A wonderful and heartwarming film. Does anyone else think that there are some parallels between the careers of Tom Queally and Geoff Lewis, who rode the great Mill Reef? (in all his races?) Both jockeys were excellent riders, if never quite considered among the greats, and after reaching the heights of their careers both jockeys surprisingly struggled for rides. One would think that after his masterful handling of Frankel that Queally would be in more demand, but since Frankel´s retirement his obvious talents seem to have been ignored.
I think with Queally the death of Sir Henry Cecil was the main reason. Personally I never thought Queally was top class. He made many tactical errors that the likes of Buick dont make with the same frequency. There maybe something else with Queally regarding attitude etc as he has fallen out with a few big trainers who just dropped him. See Fanshawe.
Men that have been around the top racehorses claim that Frankel is the best there has ever been - who am I to question that ? The horse was a phenomenon .
fantastic
Horse of my lifetime made me feel so good to watch him he was special and up there with the greatest of all time
beautiful
Greatest Horse ever! 12 group 1's in one year! Went up against Ballydoyle 5 vs 1 in the juddmonte international. He even refused to run when he sees Bullet Train being tacked up for the same race he was running in.
His Derby win was a sight to behold but his Arc win was even better. Won by 15 lengths at Longchamp on his way to a best ever 175 Timeform Rating. truly the greatest of all time.
Is this Irony or misinformation?
The greatest ever... 🐐
Sitting in the Barbers, TV showing sky sports news on mute, my 9yr old son Shouts shouts "DA!..FRANKEL!",he never watched a horse race in his life nor has he any interest, I showed him re runs a few years back but he knew immediately who it was when he saw him pop up
Baaeed will never be like frankel
Frankel is the 🐐
I genuinely think Baaeed could be very similar in terms of accomplishments as Frankel if not going to stud at 4yo.
@@Rugby755 I don't, I genuinely believed Baaeed has had things a little bit too much to his own liking, and I truly believe Frankel has faced better opposition throughout his three seasons racing.
Baa’eed has very similar accomplishments but he doesn’t seem to have captured the public’s imagination and hearts in the same way. Even now, ten years on, these pictures bring tears to my eyes.
Frankel is clear not even a debate
@@lizbignell7813 I agree. I still think Frankel would win in a race between the two.
Für mich persönlich das beste Pferd überhaupt, was ich gesehen habe 30 Jahre, das ist so reflektieren❤❤❤❤ das zweite Pferd wäre Moskau Flyer, das ist meine Generation😂❤😊
Wow imagine going threw the soundbarrier on a Horse.
You've heard from the man himself the best I've ever seen 😢
For me, all horses are beautiful, there is no one better than another.
Baaeed woould have this fella.
We'll never know but I'd lay you your bet!
Same.this horse was a freak Baeed would fade..I remind you of the 2000 Guineas at the bushes..(And Frankel is 10 lengths clear).n he didn't stop galloped through the line.
Baaeed has never been really tested. Frankel has more heart and speed IMO. It would be close though.
Even hypothetically this statement is pure shite. Baaeed’s best form isn't in the same parish as Frankel’s best...
He wouldn't have even got close to frankel on any course/ground/distance
Imagine uploading this in 720p in 2022
Baaeed is a very good horse no doubt about that but what Frankel races against those proper groups 1 horses and beat them by miles said alot about Frankel greatness.
If Baaeed beats Adayar by 5+ then that cements B as one of the best imo
Look at what frankel ran against and what he ran off, Appleby doesn’t even have a pace market in the race for, the race is already over before it’s began
Cirrus des Aigles is the best 🐎 on soft and look at Champion Stakes results.
Best Racehorse ever ? em Arkle , Nijinsky , Sea Bird , Etc would say something about that
Ian Balding, trainer of Mill Reef said and in the post-Frankel era, that Arkle was the best he had ever seen.
😊
In the current racing world of hype and false superlatives,this sends tingles down my spine
Shouldn’t have retired him, Henry said he wanted to carry on as he thought he could have been even better
Journeyman Queally .
Put you're name up coward!
He never even ran the Epsom Derby !!!!!!!!
Add another 5 lengths he missed at the start.
Why did he not go for the derby? The distance?
Thats a lie tom or else your not fully committed to it especially on champions day and last ever race u should be cause any proper old school horse man would be worried if there horse who was 13 /13 at the time broke slow out the stall " always a concern but never a worrie " it should be a worry , definitely on a horse like frankel what horse what a trainer sir henry boy 💯🇮🇪❤️
Greatest horse ever
Greatest trainer ever
Prince khaled one of the best owner breeder's ever in my humble opinion
🇸🇦🩷🤍💚🇸🇦
Did the health problem of the trainer, Henry Cecil, become the reason why Frankel never travelled to race abroad? Sir Henry seemed to be no longer able to speak in a normal way here because of such a problem.
You will never see a better horse, until one of his betters him.
I thought greatness in the UK/Europe was measured at 12 furlongs? Cecil knew what he had.....the best grass miler of all time. Cecil, through his great training abilities, was able to stretch him out to 10f. There is a reason he never participated in the Arc, was never even considered for the Derby.
Secretariat was champion on dirt and grass, from 6f to 13f and set world records in both of his turf races. He also set records in each of his Triple Crown races, all 3 which still stand 50 years later. I believe his (Beyer) speed figure in the Belmont, which he won by 31 lengths, was 145, and if memory serves me correct, no other horse has ever broken the 130 mark on the Beyer scale.
The realist will agree and know thereselfs and when I say the realist I'm not on about kevin Blake or matt Chapman 😅 how they have the best jobs in racing I'll never know cause never ever sat on horse woudnt know a good horse jumps or flat racing a good horse from an ass / donkey the purest will agree that Henry had a diffrent relationship/ connection frankel woudent of winning 14 / 14 with any trianer Henry genuis mind for good horses he knew exactly what he liked and what to do r.i.p king Henry never be likes of u and aidian o brien again proper horse men 💯❤️ that train old school on field
No derby or arc. Sea the stars is the greatest.
Sea the stars was greatest horse of all time in Europe 💪✌
Only problem the English so starved of any success and Frankel never raced out side England.
another sad bitter fucker
Frankel not champion realy frankel horse short distances
His trainer was ill so time ran out whether he would have got the distance in arc we'll nether know sadly he never went abroad but glad he was with sir Henry Cecil.
Frankel not great sea the stars was greatest horse of all time in Europe with menu legends mill reef dancing brave winners arc triomphe and Epsom derby frankel not champion
@@manafalmola318 are you ill? hopefully
Sea the stars was greatest horse of all time in Europe 💪💪💪✌✌✌
Henry cicel run from Epsom derby and arc triomphe because frankel horse short distances
Not even top 10 of all time flat horses. A ridiculous rating that pales into insignificance against the achievements of Sea the Stars, Nijinsky, Golden Fleece, Dancing Brave to name but a few superior horses. You can buy a rating as judmonte did with Frankel to try and contend with coolmore and his father Galileo. Keep him over a mile, don’t risk getting him beat in a derby or arc and your rating will be safe, they didn’t allow for the fact that people can’t be fooled all the time. STS guineas and judmonte were faster and he only ever raced in the last furlong he was so laid back. Frankel rated 7lb higher than STS😂 a guineas, derby and arc winner who was faster than Frankel. Winx 1mile times are faster than Frankel and she raced in Australia, Baaeed had a high rating of 138 without running in or winning a classic, only 2 lbs behind STS😂 gimme a break ffs, Shadwell trying to buy a rating to contend with his father STS just like judmonte bought Frankels rating to contend with his father Galileo, corruption is rife in racing, especially at the top, but you can’t fool the people who know.
Mael Morda -Well I thoroughly enjoyed the story; he and his trainer were champions and brave in their own way. Where Frankel ranks in the annals of horse racing hardly matters just like as to who is/was the best footballer Pele, Maradona, Messi or Ronaldo etc etc.
@@101mossie He was listed in my etc etc. with Cruyff, Puskas and a few others 😊😊
@@gorse9030 Exactly, forget the Timeform rating, he was one of the best and that is all you can realistically say.
Hope all you Yanks watch this.I am fed up of reading that Secretariat was the best ever.Secretariat never raced on grass in England and at English courses like Epsom,Ascot ect with all their ups and downs and undulations.
A fantastic horse but to call him the best horse ever is totally nonsense what frankel did was excellent but he done it on home soil the whole time where as sea the stars travel for all his races on all types of ground and for me he is the better horses than frankel will ever be
Yourd wrong m8 ...look at the timeform ratings..7lbs better in...says it all
@@paulnewman3282 timeform ratings mean nothing if your a jumps fan when cynrame won one good race he got a higher rating than alitor and if anyone knows anything about racing there is know way he was a better horse than alitor so I just don’t go by ratings I’m not knocking what frankel done it would have been interesting to see what he would have done if he travel
Brigadier Gerard never left the UK, Secretariarlt never left North America, Phar Lap besides his last ever race ran 32 times in Australia. Shall we not class them great either? This never travelled bollocks is a smoke screen for the woeful formlines of STS. He beat La Boum 5 lengths in an Arc a animal rated 120 at his best..
Sea the Stars was scratched from the Irish Derby because of soft ground. What nonsense are you talking??? 🤡
Beautifully put together @attheraces. The best ive ever seen...
2000 Guinesas time almost 2 seconds slower than the greatest of them all SEA THE STARS. Never won outside of England and they call him a world champ???? ... Get a grip ye fools.
Cockney Rebel ran a faster time than both STS and Frankel, shall we class him a better animal as well? Frankel would have eviscerated STS over 8, 10 and 12f... Move along 🤡
I think sea the stars won the Arc
@@mikelelwood682 just how many races did frankel win over 8f during his 3 year old season?!?
The best horse ever was Ribot. And Nearco and Secretariat only near him.