TDN: It=s apparent that the Breeders= Cup will not be on
Frankel=s schedule. Is the door even open a crack? Anychance the Juddmonte team will change its mind?

With the best horse in the world in Frankel (GB)(Galileo {Ire}), the Juddmonte team is riding high.
What=s it like to be behind such a marvelous
Thoroughbred and is there even a smidgen of a chancethat Frankel will come to the U.S. for the Breeders=Cup? The TDN sat down with Juddmonte=s racing
manager, Lord Teddy Grimthorpe, and asked those veryquestions.
TDN: Considering the horse is unbeaten and has such areputation and following, how much pressure is there
every time he runs?
TG: We try not to think aboutthat at this stage. Henry(Cecil) has been very keen tohave the horse as tip top as
he can for every race, so he=sgoing in on top, in really good
form and really well prepared.
Then there=s his incredible
ability and his great stride andthat does the rest for us. Hisability and his stride, it=s
extraordinary.
Lord Teddy Grimthorpe
TDN: Henry Cecil, undergoingcancer treatments, was notable to attend Frankel=s last race, a win in the Sussex
S. How is he doing?
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TG: I spoke to with him (Friday) night. He=s in very
good form. All the vibes are good and he=s
tremendously positive. He has to go through thistreatment, which really knocks him sideways. He=sreally concentrating on two things--his health, quite
rightly, and he=s staying home and concentrating on thehorses, as well. The only thing that=s not happening ishim going racing. Other than that, he=s very on top ofeverything.
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TG: If they laid down some Polytrack at Santa Anita,
that would open a little bit of a crack. I am sure inPrince Khalid=s mind he would have liked to bring thehorse to Santa Anita
for the Breeders= Cup
Classic, but the
moment the dirt got
put back in, his main
objective was rather
taken away from us.
With that and the riseof the Champions
Day at Ascot, which,Frankelin terms ofRacing Post/Edward Whitakerprominence, has
become very
important in Europe, the Breeders= Cup is very doubtful.
At the moment, Henry would be looking to end hiscareer there, at Ascot, in the Champion S.
TDN: But why not the Breeders= Cup Mile on the grass?
TG: The Breeders= Cup Mile is a really an important
race. It wouldn=t totally be impossible. But having gone
the mile and a quarter, I think that Henry would want tolook at the Champion S. You never say no; certainly
lots of different things happen in racing. I know wewould have loved to bring Frankel to Bobby (Frankel)=shome track. That would have been something else, but
it doesn=t look in the stars at the moment.
TDN: Frankel has never run beyond a mile, but he is
now being prepared for mile-and-a-quarter races,starting with the Juddmonte International. Are there
any worries about the change in distances?
TG: It=s certainly an unknown. Looking at him now as a4-year-old, he=s much more mature, mentally andphysically, which is the most important thing. In theearly stages of his career, he wouldn=t settle that wellor he would take a pretty strong hold. Now, he=s much
more malleable and relaxed in the early stages of hisraces. He gets into a good stride. I think from that pointof view, we=re very confident that he can handle themile and a quarter.
TDN: He=s remarkable to watch. What separates himfrom horses who are merely good?
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TG: A lot of good horses will quicken. But if you look at
him at Ascot in the Queen Anne in June, he kickedfrom about three out and he was really just getting intostride when he hit the line. That=s extraordinary.
TDN: You must have known Bobby Frankel very well.
What are some of your memories of him?
TG: I met Bobby years and years ago in Florida at the 2year-old sales and got to know him much better when I
joined Juddmonte. He trained forPrince Khalid for nearly 20 years andhe was really responsible for thetremendous success that Juddmontehad, especially in the West Coastand throughout the USA. He was anintegral part of Juddmonte. Everyone
that knew him well said he wasincredibly tough on the outside but
incredibly soft on the inside. I don=t
think anyone cared for his horses orBobby Frankel
his help more than he did.
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TDN: Perhaps this is an exercise in futility, but weAmericans really want to see Frankel in the Breeders=Cup. Any chance we can change your minds?
TG: (Laughs) We love the Breeders= Cup and theinterest from American fans has been phenomenal andit has not gone unnoticed by anyone at Juddmonte. But
we have always said we have to try to do the very bestfor the horses. With Frankel, whatever that may be iswhat we will do.