Frankel extended his unbeaten streak by winning the one-mile
Qipco Queen Elizabeth II stakes at the inaugural British Champions Day, the
richest day in British horse racing.
Frankel had won all of his previous eight races in a
combined length of 100 meters. At Ascot on Saturday, he finished first by four
lengths in the £1m ($1.58m) race
The three-year-old colt, owned by Saudi Prince Khalid
Abdullah, has now nine consecutive races. Rated the best racehorse in the world
by the British Horseracing Authority, Frankel’s victory at Ascot today has netted
his owner £567,700 ($897,420).
Trained by Henry Cecil and sired by Derby winner Galileo,
Frankel won the 2,000 Guineas in April in Newmarket by six lengths. He was the
2-7 favorite at UK bookmaker William Hill Plc to win today’s race. That means a
successful $7 bet on the horse would return $2 plus the original stake.
The Queen Elizabeth II stakes are part of British Champions
Day, a new horse race event created to promote the sport in the UK. Sponsored
by the Qatar International Investment & Projects Development Holding Co, the
Champions Day has prize money of 3 million pounds, the most in British racing
history.
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