Europe

Frankel

History maker, record breaker

  • 2008 b h Galileo - Kind (Danehill)
  • 16.1hh (1.65m) To stud 2013

Summary

  • The most successful active sire of Northern Hemisphere Classic winners (14) including 2026 Irish Derby winner [juddmonte-video-modal-link video-url="https://youtu.be/xxquBn2zlvY?si=d6_31Pr9vM3pSDg2" link-text="Benvenuto Cellini" link-image-height="" link-image-width="" link-image=""], 2026 Oaks winner [juddmonte-video-modal-link video-url="https://youtu.be/JpZGYumGN1M?si=SRx-W2odwOv-W5k2" link-text="Thundering On" link-image-height="" link-image-width="" link-image=""]
  • Sire of 43 Gr.1 winners to date
  • Sired 100 Group/Graded winners in a record time of 3144 days, ahead of Danehill, Deep Impact, Galileo and Dubawi
  • World class, the world over. An incredible 12% Group winners to runners and 18% blacktype winners to runners
  • Champion Sire in 2021 and 2023 and also Leading Sire in Europe by prize money in 2021, 2022 and 2023
  • Sire of 33 individual stakes winners so far in 2026 of which 20 are Group winners
  • Sire of eight Group 1-winning two-year-olds, Chaldean, Lake Victoria, Inspiral, Grenadier Guards, Soul Stirring, Quadrilateral and Ylang Ylang. Notable two-year-olds of 2026 include Desert Castle and Noble Exhibit
  • For the fourth year in a row, the leading Tattersalls October Book 1 sire by average
  • Five seven-figure yearlings at Tattersalls October Book 1 in 2026 - including a colt out of Shambolic for 4 million guineas, a colt out of Crystal Zvezda for 2 million guineas and a colt out of Get Ahead for 1.8 million guineas
  • Southern Hemisphere success includes siring Group 1 winners Sir Delius, Converge, Hungry Heart and Mirage Dancer
  • Broodmare sire of Group 1 winners Lead Artist (Dubawi), Sparkling Plenty (Kingman), and Zarigana (Siyouni)

Key metrics

Group 1 Winners

43

Classic winners (NH)

14

Group 1 Performers

84

Group Winners (NH)

123

Stakes Winners (SH)

11

Blacktype Performers (NH)

294

Blacktype Performers (SH)

21

Group Winners To Runners (NH)

12%

Blacktype Winners to runners (NH)

18%

Blacktype Performers To Runners (SH)

21%

Blacktype Performers To Runners (NH)

28%

Average winning distance of progeny

9.5f