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| Bobby Frankel Deceased |
Stats Updated Through: 11/19/2009
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| 2009 Stats: | | Starts | | 293 | | 1st-2nd-3rd | | 42-57-40 | | Earnings (Rank) | | $6,586,098 (8) | | Win % (In-The-Money %) | | 14% (47%) |
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Top Associated Horses:
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Champs Elysees,
Ventura,
Midships,
Proudinsky,
Visit,
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- Born: July 9, 1941, Brooklyn, N.Y.
- Residence: Pacific Palisades, Calif.
- Family: single; grown daughter, Bethenny, who is one of Bravo's "Real Housewives of New York City."
- Racing Background: Began career as a hotwalker at Belmont Park and Aqueduct during the mid-1960s
- Racing Career: Frankel had a good season at the Santa Anita 2008-09 winter meet, when he saddled 17 winners to bring his all-time Santa Anita total to 916, 47 ahead of second-place Charlie Whittingham. He also leads in the same category at Oak Tree, with 270 all-time wins heading into the 2009 meeting, and he is the all-time leader by wins at Hollywood Park with 952 ... Frankel's 2009 graded stakes winners are Can-G1 Pattison Canadian International winner Champs Elysees; G1 Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap, G2 San Juan Capistrano Handicap and G2 San Luis Rey Handicap winner Midships; G1 Santa Anita Oaks and G1 Las Virgenes Stakes winner Stardom Bound; G1 Santa Monica Handicap winner Ventura; G2 Buena Vista Handicap and G3 Monrovia Handicap winner Jibboom; and G2 Mervyn Muniz Jr. Memorial Handicap winner Proudinsky ... In recent months, the very private Frankel has been away from the track battling cancer, but he is in daily contact with his top assistants, including Humberto Ascanio, who handles the Southern California string ... Fans created a Facebook page to post get well wishes to Frankel and through late October there were over 1,600 members ... Frankel began training in New York in 1966, his first victory coming with Double Dash at Aqueduct on Nov. 29, 1966 ... Established reputation as "King of the Claimers" early in his career by developing such former platers as Baitman, Pataha Prince, Barometer and Lakeside Trail into stakes winners ... Moved to California in 1972 and won a record 60 races at Hollywood Park en route to his first of 30 training titles that include a record six at Oak Tree ... Upgraded stable during the 1980s with the addition of stakes horses from owners such as Ed Gann, Jerry Moss, Bert Firestone and Stavros Niarchos ... Major turning point came in 1990, when Khalid Abdullah sent some of his Juddmonte Farms horses to join the stable. Juddmonte eventually became one of Frankel's leading clients ... Champ Elysees' win in the Canadian International was particularly statisfying for Frankel because it was not only the horse's last race of his career, but he also was the fifth consecutive Grade 1 winner Frankel trained for Juddmonte produced by their Broodmare of the Year Hasili ... Frankel earned his fourth straight Eclipse Award as leading trainer and fifth overall in 2003 after setting all-time records in earnings, $19,143,289, and Grade 1 stakes victories, 25 ... Passed 3,000th win milestone in 2004 ... Scored first Triple Crown victory with Juddmonte's Empire Maker in the 2003 Belmont Stakes ... In 2007, he became the second trainer in North America to reach $200 million in career earnings, joining leader D. Wayne Lukas. Through Sept. 14, 2009, ranked second to Lukas with $225,207,568 ... Ranks second in Breeders' Cup earnings and has won six Breeders' Cup races: the 2001 Sprint (Squirtle Squirt), 2002 Filly & Mare Turf (Starine, whom he owned), 2004 Classic (Ghostzapper), 2005 Filly & Mare Turf (Intercontinental), 2007 Distaff (now Ladies' Classic) (Ginger Punch) and 2008 Filly & Mare Sprint (Ventura) ... Inducted into the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 1995 ... Has trained 10 champions: sprinters Squirtle Squirt and Aldebaran; female turf horses Possibly Perfect, Wandesta, Ryafan and Intercontinental; male turf horse Leroidesanimaux; older male horses Bertrando and Ghostzapper; and older female Ginger Punch ... Saddled the winner of the $1 million G1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar a record six times-four consecutive runnings from 1992-96 (the last two with Tinners Way) and back-to-back victories with Skimming in 2000-01. Also won the $1 million G1 Santa Anita Handicap twice in a row with Milwaukee Brew in 2002-03 ... Through Oct. 23, 2009, Frankel was ranked sixth among North American trainers with $6,061,281 in earnings and his horses have won 40 races from 281 starts ... For more information, please see bio for assistant trainer Humberto Ascanio.
Breeders' Cup Record| Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings | | 79 | 6 | 9 | 8 | $12,822,050 |
| 1984 | Mile | Night Mover | 8th | | | Sprint | Fighting Fit | 3rd | | 1985 | Mile | Al Mamoon | 2nd | | | Sprint | Fighting Fit | 4th | | | Turf | Sharannpour (Ire) | 14th | | 1986 | Mile | Al Mamoon | 5th | | | Turf | Theatrical (Ire) | 2nd | | 1988 | Sprint | Ruhlmann | 9th | | 1991 | Classic | Marquetry | 7th | | | Mile | Val des Bois (Fr) | 2nd | | | Turf | Filago | dnf | | 1992 | Classic | Defensive Play | 6th | | | Classic | Marquetry | 11th | | | Mile | Luthier Enchanteur | 6th | | | Mile | Val des Bois (Fr) | 4th | | 1993 | Classic | Bertrando | 2nd | | | Classic | Marquetry | 4th | | | Classic | Missionary Ridge (GB) | 11th | | | Mile | Toussaud | 4th | | | Sprint | Now Listen | 8th | | | Turf | Luazur (Fr) | 3rd | | 1994 | Turf | Raintrap (GB) | 13th | | 1995 | Classic | Tinners Way | 7th | | | Juvenile | Winter Quarters | 6th | | | Sprint | You and I | 10th | | 1998 | Distaff | Keeper Hill | 8th | | | Sprint | The Exeter Man | 13th | | | Turf | Dushyantor | 3rd | | | Turf | River Bay | 11th | | 1999 | Classic | Chester House | 4th | | | Distaff | Keeper Hill | 4th | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Spanish Fern | 14th | | | Mile | Kirkwall (GB) | 8th | | 2000 | Filly & Mare Turf | Spanish Fern | dnf | | | Sprint | Honest Lady | 2nd | | 2001 | Classic | Aptitude | 8th | | | Distaff | Flute | 7th | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Starine (Fr) | 10th | | | Juvenile Fillies | You | 4th | | | Sprint | Squirtle Squirt | 1st | | | Turf | Timboroa (GB) | 3rd | | 2002 | Classic | Medaglia d'Oro | 2nd | | | Classic | Milwaukee Brew | 3rd | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Banks Hill (GB) | 2nd | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Starine (Fr) | 1st | | | Mile | Aldebaran | 11th | | | Mile | Beat Hollow (GB) | 6th | | | Turf | Denon | 5th | | 2003 | Classic | Medaglia d'Oro | 2nd | | | Distaff | Sightseek | 4th | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Heat Haze (GB) | 4th | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Megahertz (GB) | 5th | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Tates Creek | 8th | | | Mile | Peace Rules | 13th | | | Sprint | Aldebaran | 6th | | | Sprint | Midas Eyes | 8th | | 2004 | Classic | Ghostzapper | 1st | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Light Jig | 7th | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Megahertz (GB) | 11th | | | Mile | Nothing to Lose | 11th | | | Sprint | Cajun Beat | 5th | | | Sprint | Midas Eyes | 10th | | 2005 | Filly & Mare Turf | Intercontinental (GB) | 1st | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Megahertz (GB) | 8th | | | Mile | Leroidesanimaux (Brz) | 2nd | | 2006 | Mile | Badge of Silver | 3rd | | | Turf | Cacique (Ire) | 10th | | 2007 | Distaff | Ginger Punch | 1st | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Argentina (Ire) | 9th | | | Filly & Mare Turf | Precious Kitten | 8th | | | Mile | Silent Name (Jpn) | 12th | | 2008 | Classic | Champs Elysees | 8th | | | Dirt Mile | Mast Track | 5th | | | Filly & Mare Sprint | Ventura | 1st | | | Ladies' Classic | Ginger Punch | 6th | | | Mile | Precious Kitten | 4th | | | Sprint | First Defense | 9th | | | Turf | Out of Control (Brz) | 5th |
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NOTE: Stats include North American and selected international races. Click here to view selected international race list.
Biographies on jockeys, trainers and owners are from the Breeders' Cup World Championships events from 2001 through 2009, and are intended as informational resources. Biographies will be updated if an individual is again a participant in the Breeders' Cup World Championships.
Biographies are available for most horses appearing in the top 100 money earnings list, and/or for those who are frequently making headlines in the news starting with the 2006 Triple Crown season.
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