Undefeated champion Frankel brought his record to a perfect 11-for-11 today with a dominating victory in the group I Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot in England.
Ridden to victory by Tom Queally, Frankel got off to a good start and settled into the fourth position early in a field of eleven, waiting patiently as his stablemate Bullet Train set a strong pace. Also up close was Execelebration.
The positions remained relatively unchanged until about three-eighths of a mile from the finish, when Frankel shifted to the outside for racing room and passed Bullet Train in a matter of strides. Excelebration tried to stay with him, but in the vicinity of the quarter pole, Queally asked hi mount for run, and Frankel responded with a burst of acceleration rarely seen in horse racing. In the blink of an eye, he was four lengths in front, then five, six, seven, and eventually eleven lengths by the time he crossed the finish line.
Excelebration finished a distant second, just holding off Side Glance for that spot. Indomito finished fourth.
-Keelerman
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