100 stakes winners

The victory on Monday of Royal Chapel in the Listed Criterium de Bordeaux brought up the 100th stakes winner for the filly's sire Kingman. His speed in reaching this landmark century since retiring to stud a decade ago has been beaten only by Kingman's fellow Banstead Manor resident, Frankel. There can be few finer tributes to the vision of the late Prince Khalid Abdullah than these two third-generation homebreds standing alongside each other and continuing to fly the flag for the Juddmonte brand through their achievements at stud. The record...

The all-conquering Frankel (GB) reached a new benchmark on Saturday when Emotion (GB) became the 14-year-old stallion's 100th stakes winner worldwide from just seven crops of racing age. Not many horses are given a two-hour Valentine's night special on BBC Radio 5 Live to launch the start of their first covering season, but not many horses are Frankel. Those connected to the Juddmonte champion who were interviewed for that unprecedented terrestrial broadcast back in 2013 were keen to point out that being a top-class racehorse does not necessarily guarantee that...