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Robert J. Frankel

Deceased Trainer p| Hall of Fame

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July, 9, 1941 - Brooklyn, NY USA

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Pacific Palisades, CA USA

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The Looming of Del Mar

Del Mar looms. More than ever, it's the last breath of fresh air for California horse racing. Members of the California Horse Racing Board should genuflect at Del Mar's gates, because without Del Mar the game is a busted wheel in the state that used to go toe to toe with New York for national braggi...Read More

Source: horseraceinsider.com · Posted 11 days ago · Comment

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Bejarano feels at home in California

Rafael Bejarano came to Southern California in 2007 on the advice of the late Bobby Frankel as a 25-year-old jockey with much promise. Now, 2 1/2 years later, he's a polished 28-year-old rider who has taken the Southland by storm and evoked memories of such Hall of Fame jockeys as Laffit Pincay Jr....Read More

Source: whittierdailynews.com · Posted 101 days ago · Comment

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Joe Torre Visits Homeboykris

About 30,000 thoroughbreds are foaled each year in the U.S., 20 of them qualify to be loaded into the starting gate at next month's Kentucky Derby, and Dodgers manager Joe Torre is part-owner of one of them. On Wednesday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., site of the May 1 $2 million Kentucky De...Read More

Source: mlb.mlb.com · Posted 102 days ago · Comment

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Edmund Gann had top winners

Edmund Gann was a successful businessman in the tuna fishing industry when he accepted payment of a debt in the form of a half-interest in a horse. Thus began a 40-plus-year passion with horse racing. In the 1960s, Mr. Gann started building a stable of horses, and by the 1970s he teamed up with Hall...Read More

Source: signonsandiego.com · Posted 171 days ago · Comment

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Champs Elysees Crowned The Champ!

On Friday evening the thoroughbred industry gathered at Ultra Supper Club in downtown Toronto for the 35th annual Sovereign Awards honouring outstanding achievement in Canadian Thoroughbred racing and breeding for 2009. Though the city was experiencing a deep freeze, all was cozy inside the comfy co...Read More

Source: tripledeadheat.ca · Posted 182 days ago · Comment

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Grateful Ascanio Moves On Without Frankel

Trainer Humberto Ascanio says he'll push on in 2010 without his longtime mentor and friend, Hall of Fame member Bobby Frankel, even with the loss of the barn's blue-blood horses from its central client, Juddmonte Farms.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 216 days ago · Comment

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Shirreffs gets Mast Track

Mast Track, winner of Saturday's Grade 3 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park, was transferred to trainer John Shirreffs on Sunday and will race in 2010, according to Mike Rogers, racing manager for Frank Stronach.Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 228 days ago · Comment

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horses · I bet he'd rather have Zenyatta back... · 228 days ago
cigar · All Mast Track needs is no opposition, a slow pace and G3 competition. · 228 days ago

Ascanio deserves his chance

A few random thoughts while waiting for the Horse of the Year announcement, opening day at Gulftsream and the end of the December doldrums: With Mast Track's victory in Saturday's Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park, longtime Bobby Frankel assistant Humberto Ascanio won his third graded-stakes r...Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 229 days ago · Comment

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Mast Track Steals Native Diver

A day after being privately acquired by Frank Stronach, Mast Track ended a nine-race losing streak in Saturday's $100,000 Native Diver Handicap at Hollywood Park. The winner of the 2008 Hollywood Gold Cup, Mast Track used his customary front-running style to win the Grade 3 Native Diver Handicap by ...Read More

Source: drf.com · Posted 231 days ago · Comment

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mdracing69 · Nice to see Mast Track back on the winning track...say that 5 times fast! · 231 days ago
cigar · Needs the easy lead. · 231 days ago

Two Flags For Frankel

The last day of thoroughbred racing at Woodbine in 2009 saw the classy Cloudy's Knight win the final added money event of the meet defeating Eagle Poise, a horse once trained by the late Bobby Frankel...Read More

Source: tripledeadheat.blogspot.com · Posted 235 days ago · Comment

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Two ways to honor Frankel's memory

There are two things that need to be done in the wake of Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel's death last month because of lymphoma, both of which would honor a man who was among the top five trainers of all time. No. 1 is Juddmonte Farms, which owned many of the great horses Frankel conditioned, soo...Read More

Source: dailynews.com · Posted 239 days ago · Comment

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Ascanio is out to win for Frankel

Trainer Humberto Ascanio's cellphone started ringing in the winner's circle at Hollywood Park on Saturday. Ascanio, the assistant to Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel for 35 years, was being interviewed by reporters after winning a Grade I stakes for the second consecutive day, this time the 5-year...Read More

Source: latimes.com · Posted 244 days ago · Comment

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Fluke's Citation win is bittersweet

Fluke's win in Friday's $300,000 Citation Handicap at Hollywood Park was a milestone that trainer Humberto Ascanio would have gladly postponed indefinitely. The Grade 1 race was Ascanio's first stakes win since the death of his boss, Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, from a lengthy illness on Nov....Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 245 days ago · Comment

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Ventura takes Matriarch

This, Humberto Ascanio said, was the one he wanted. Ascanio, the long-time assistant to trainer Bobby Frankel, got his first Grade 1 win on Friday in the Citation Handicap with Fluke, then came right back on Saturday at Hollywood Park to win another Grade 1 race, this time with the brilliant mare Ve...Read More

Source: drf.com · Posted 246 days ago · Comment

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Ventura tries to win for Frankel

Humberto Ascanio will be listed as trainer of Ventura for Saturday's $300,000 Matriarch Stakes at Hollywood Park, but if the brilliant 5-year-old wins the Grade 1 race over a mile on turf, he will not take credit. Ascanio's thoughts will be with the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who died ...Read More

Source: sports.espn.go.com · Posted 246 days ago · Comment

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Juddmonte Without Frankel

The 15 Juddmonte Farms horses still in training at Hollywood Park will remain in Bobby Frankel's barn under the care of longtime assistant Humberto Ascanio until a course of action is decided upon by Prince Khalid Abdullah and racing manager Garrett O'Rourke.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 253 days ago · Comment

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Mistreating customers no way to grow business

Two recent stories made me wonder if the people running horse racing understand the concept that mistreating your customers is a bad business practice. The first item was for a new wager called 123 Racing. The tracks involved in the startup are Canterbury, Hawthorne, Mountaineer, Philadelphia Park ...Read More

Source: lvrj.com · Posted 253 days ago · Comment

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Frankel's Final Entrant at Hollywood Wins

Life by R R, the last horse entered in the name of the late Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, scored a front-running victory under Alex Solis at Hollywood Park Nov 18.Read More

Source: bloodhorse.com · Posted 255 days ago · Comment

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A Brooklyn Tale

The news that Bobby Frankel had died did not come as a shock to anyone in this business. Demanding privacy, he hadn’t been seen on the backstretch of Southern California racetracks for over six months. And this Hall of Famer was nothing if not hands-on.Read More

Source: horseraceinsider.com · Posted 255 days ago · Comment

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Frankel remembered as 'one of greatest ever'

Racing Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel was laid to rest at Hillside Memorial Park in Los Angeles on Tuesday, one day after he died from lymphoma at the age of 68. A standing-room only crowd, a group that included many racing industry leaders, colleagues, and friends, jammed a sanctuary for a fina...Read More

Source: thoroughbredtimes.com · Posted 255 days ago · Comment

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Trainer Robert J. Frankel - Race Results & Past Performances

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Date

Horse

Fin

Jockey

Dist.

Sf.

Race

Cnd

1st

2nd

3rd

Time

07/18/10

Bis Repetitas

4th

C Marquez

LaD

1 1/16 m

Claim

3+ F

Disco Double

Country Caucus

A. P. That's Me

1:48.06

07/17/10

Sognatore

6th

J Rosario

Hol

6 f

Claim

3+ M

Bullfighter

Smokenomore

Beauteous Maximus

1:09.95

07/17/10

10th

1 1/16 m

3+ M

1:43.81

07/03/10

Steel Blue

8th

T Baze

Hol

7 1/2 f

Mcl

3+ M

Dana Dynamo

Silver Style

No Stadium

1:30.55

06/26/10

Night Mover

10th

O Rossi

5 1/2 f

Mcl

3+ M

Sylvan Saint

Couric

Aljanel

1:04.66

05/21/10

Steel Blue

4th

J Garcia

Hol

1 1/16 m

Mcl

3+ M

Wells Furgo

St. Joel

Rockstar Ben

1:45.48

05/15/10

Medaglia D'oro

4th

S Ribera

Crc

7 1/2 f

Claim

3+ M

River North

Tarzanito

Southern Glitter

1:28.72

05/08/10

Porfido

5th

D Duplicate

Hol

1 mile

Allow

4+ M

Carry Gulch

Blue Chagall

Tiz West

1:35.52

05/01/10

Eagle Strike

1st

E Castro

Bel

6 f

Mcl

3+ M

Eagle Strike

Worthy Wager

Dance Floor Maniac

1:10.47

04/30/10

Steel Blue

3rd

J Garcia

Hol

1 1/16 m

Mcl

3+ M

Duke Of Aspen

Rockstar Ben

Steel Blue

1:45.25

04/25/10

Stayonit

8th

L Gonzalez

Tam

1 mile

Allow

4+ M

All The Bases

Gato Paso

Wotan

1:35.47

04/22/10

Izanagi

4th

D Cohen

AQU

1 mile

Claim

4+ M

Vinnies Wild Tale

Call Tiger

Charing Cross

1:38.53

04/18/10

Steel Blue

8th

J Talamo

7 f

Mcl

4+ M

Starcatter

Greely's Ghost

Self Defense

1:23.72

04/17/10

Mr. Sizzling

7th

P Lopez

5 f

MSW

3+ M

Expedition

Backstabber

Bandon Dunes

0:56.00

04/09/10

Solo Piano

4th

K Desormeaux

Kee

1 1/16 m

Allow

4+ F

Elision

Denomination

Forest Trail

1:42.20

04/09/10

Red Alert Day

4th

R Bejarano

1 mile

AlwOC

4+ M

Euroglide

Dark Islander

Worldly

1:33.86

04/02/10

Mycrispycream

5th

J Lezcano

6 f

Str

4+ F

Deonzion

La Tetanic

One Proud Cat

1:08.81

03/28/10

Marl

3rd

J Castanon

1 mile

Claim

3+ M

Xodo

British Banker

Marl

1:35.42

03/27/10

3rd

1 1/2m

4+ M

2:29.62

03/13/10

Moonshine Alice

5th

J Lezcano

Tam

7 f

StrHcp

4+ F

Dr. Zic

Rising Fever

Don'ttalktome

1:23.88

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Life Is Sweet bests Country Star in El Encino

1/18/2009 by Tim Nichols - Life Is Sweet returned from a layoff of more than seven months to score comfortably over multiple Grade 1 winner Country St...

Fair Grounds Horsemen Remember Frankel

Members of the racing community based at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots paused Monday to share fond memories of Bobby Frankel, the Hall of Fame ...

Empire Maker wins Florida Derby

3/16/2003 by Bill Finley New York Times Empire Maker's reputation had been created by his potential, a pedigree that seemed perfect for the Kentucky D...

Commentator invades for Charles Town Classic

Commentator, whose Whitney victories occurred in 2005 and 2008, will be making his seasonal debut for trainer Nick Zito. The New York-bred gelding als...

Ventura Out of Shoemaker With Foot Problem

Ventura was scratched out of the Shoemaker Mile by trainer Bobby Frankel on the morning of the race due to a "foot problem," according to the track's ...

The Wizard's tribute to Bobby Frankel

On Monday morning, the racing world lost its brightest star in trainer Bobby Frankel. It would take many pages to list all his accomplishments. I had ...

Midships wins San Luis Rey

3/22/2009 Midships wins Santa Anita stakes ESPN You Got Me Rocking, owned by Oscar-winning composer Burt Bacharach, was a late scratch after sustainin...

Juddmonte Without Frankel

The 15 Juddmonte Farms horses still in training at Hollywood Park will remain in Bobby Frankel's barn under the care of longtime assistant Humberto As...

What's Going On Here - Small Fall - By Dan Liebman

There appears to be a “glimmer of hope,” Keeneland associate director of sales Tom Thornbury said Nov. 16. For those who make their living breeding an...

Triple Dead Heat - Champs Elysees Crowned The Champ!

On Friday evening the thoroughbred industry gathered at Ultra Supper Club in downtown Toronto for the 35th annual Sovereign Awards honouring outstandi...

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The true testament to Frankel was that no matter what race, what horse, what distance or what surface, when he had a horse entered, you paid attention... perhaps even giving the horse a second or third look out of respect for Frankel's ability.

cigar | 11/16/2009 2:35 PM | - Re: Bobby Frankel dead at 68

Bobby Frankel was a living legend. Never ran a horse that wasn't dead fit. The year he set the recored for G1 wins will always stand out in my mind. Can't tell you how many times a Bobby Frankel horse beat me but for some reason it never really bothered me because I was trying to beat the best there is. Sad day for racing, indeed

mshutty | 11/16/2009 11:54 AM | - Re: Bobby Frankel dead at 68

Sad news. One of the greatest trainers this game has ever seen.

cigar | 11/16/2009 8:35 AM | - Re: Bobby Frankel dead at 68