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Frankel The Lead Horse

January 21, 2013 by Brian O'Connor

Frankel was a handicapper’s wet dream. Sea The Stars was something of a nightmare. The result is Frankel is now rated a benchmark of equine excellence. And in figures terms, he is just that. But in hunch terms, if the pair were to have that metaphorical race in the sky over ten furlongs, I reckon Frankel would give STS a good lead – to the furlong pole. (more…)

Acting the GOAT

October 22, 2012 by Brian O'Connor

The web slang is GOAT, short for greatest-of-all-time. It has the merit of brevity if not grace. It is also terminally imprecise. By definition anyone or anything that gets the GOAT label is in receipt of a subjective opinion. And that’s all. Just thought I’d put that out there in the face of all the definitives about Frankel right now. (more…)

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