Is Frankel Related to Enable?

In the modern history of horse racing, few horses have made the headline and featured in more column inches than Frankel and Enable. 

Race fans have been left astounded by the success of these two thoroughbred racehorses which have proven exceptional talents. 

Both horses are in the ownership of Khalid Abdullah and Juddmonte Farms. But here's a question many race fans ask: 

Is Frankel related to Enable? While others have questioned is Enable Frankel's daughter?

Let's first take a moment to review the achievements of these wonderful horses. 

Frankel 

Frankel, trained by Sir Henry Cecil, foaled 11th February 2008. This bay colt is sired by Galileo, bred by Juddmonte Farms, out of the mare named Kind. 

This exceptional horse was unbeaten in 14 races in a racing career from 2010 -  2012. He won 12 significant Group races. He won total prize money worth £2,998,302. Frankel was given a Timeform rating of 147 making him the highest rating in the organisation's history. 

He was awarded: 

1st in World Thoroughbred Ranking (2011, 2012), European Horse Of The Year (2011, 2012), European Two-Year-Old Colt (2010), European Three-Year-Old Colt (2011), European Champion Older Horse (2012) & Timeform rating 147.  

Read more about Frankel here...

Enable 

Enable, trained by John Gosden, foaled 12th February 2012. At the time of writing, she has run 15 times, with 13 wins, 1 second and 1 third place. 

This bay daughter of the stallion Nathaniel is out a mare named Concentric. She was bred by Juddmonte Farms. She has won 12 significant races including a dual winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2017, 2018). She continues to race at the highest level and achieved total prize earnings of £10,382,243. 

She has been awarded:

Cartier Champion Three-year-old Filly (2017), Cartier Horse of the year (2017) & Cartier Champion Older Horse (2018). 

Read more about Enable here...

Is Frankel Related to Enable?

One of the major reasons race fans ask if these two superstars of racing are related comes from the fact they are in the ownership of Khalid Abdullah, hence they wear the same racing silks. Frankel is sired by Galileo, while the sire of Enable is Nathaniel, who was also sired by Galileo. Interestingly, Frankel and Nathaniel raced again each other at two and three, competing in a number of races. So they are related by the stallion Galileo, being the father of Frankel and the Grandfather of Enable.     

Frankel Watch: Frankel's Storm Ready to Roll in for Mark Johnston

I must apologise for the lack of recent updates. I've been busy working on the two-year-old horse racing which is my priority and then travelled From the Fens to West Palm Beach, Florida. I'll be staying here for the next couple of months. 

Good to get back to the Frankel Blog. 

Exciting times for horse racing syndicate Nick Bradley Racing 13. These racing silks have been blessed with a number of very talented horses over the years. I can imagine this syndicate are particularly hopeful as they get to grips with a Frankel two-year-old (2yo). 

Frankel's Storm is a bay filly, born on the 14th February 2017. She is out of a three-time winning mare Gale Force who was trained by James Fanshawe, owned and bred by T G R Vesty.  Her final race concluded with a Listed victory at Saint-Cloud, France. She raced just 11 times in her career. She enjoyed a test of stamina and testing ground conditions racing over 1m 2f - 2m. The highest class of competition being Group 2. An official rating 96 detailed a class horse. 

Readers may remember we noted another Mark Johnston-trained Frankel two-year-old, Fred, who disappointed on debut but then went on to win at Leicester with a gutsy front-running display to hang on by a nose.  

Looking at the two-year-old crop on Juddmonte Stallions, Mark Johnston has, at present, four Frankel two-year-olds in his care. 

• Fred
• Unnamed bay colt out of Lamar bred by Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd
• Unnamed bay colt out of Riberac bred by Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook

Frankel's Storm was bred by Normandie Stud from Watership Down Stud. She was purchased by Nick Bradley/Mark Johnston at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale (Book 1) for 130,000 guineas. [11th October 2018, Lot 382].   

Considering the stallion fee for Frankel is set at £175,000 this looks a very good buy. 

Frankel's Storm is entered to race at Newmarket (1:50) on Saturday, in the Rossdales British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10) (7f). 

Click here to see the race declarations. 

At present, there are 23 horse declared with a maximum of 20 runners on the day (it will be significantly less on the day of the race).

Update: Great to see Frankel's Storm is one of 8 two-year-olds making the line-up. Nick Bradley's filly has been made favourite [3/1] so clearly expecting a bold show. 

Wins easily on the third start at Carlisle. (Well done). 

Good luck to connections. 

Related post: Fred Makes Return for Mark Johnston after Disappointing Debut 

Frankel Watch: Frankel Racing Tips

Searching for Google keywords. 

It's the only way to keep ahead of the game. You will notice that Frankel Blog is top of the tree for many keywords because we write quality articles about the best two-year-olds (2yo) before they make their debut. We have detailed many juveniles from stables big and small. 

Take a look at these two articles: 

5 Frankel 2yos to Follow in 2019 

To a real powerhouse of a stable - Sir Michael Stoute, at Freemason Lodge Stables. 

10 Sir Michael Stoute Frankel 2yos for 2019 

There is much to look forward to. That's why we love to detail the best-thoroughbred Frankel offspring each and every Flat season. It is a sad fact that there is very few websites/blogs dedicated to Frankel offspring/progeny in the horse racing setting. Y  

You see plenty of words from Juddmonte Farms, who, rightfully, exclaim the triumphs of Frankel winners of all ages. There are lots to be excited about and we love to hear their news because they literally have their finger on the pulse. 

But what about a website/blog dedicated to Frankel Racing Tips. That would be something special. I'm not sure if any horse racing tipsters do this specifically. I very much doubt they do - just part of a wave of tips: the good, bad and ugly. 

However, Frankel Blog never sits back and watches the world go by. For that reason, we will be giving a few Frankel Racing Tips. They will be specific to Frankel 2yo racing because we know it pays to specialise within a niche. 

Just like Sir Henry Cecil, he was a master of his trade not the Jack of all trades. 

So if you want the best information about Frankel offspring and winners then take a look at Frankel Blog. 

Thanks for your support.