THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 For information about TDN, call 732-747-8060. IN A LEAGUE OF HIS OWN CREATING MORE MEMORIES Billed as the ADuel on the Downs@ and a match race Phillips Racing Partnership=s Winter Memories (El beforehand, yesterday=s G1 Qipco Sussex S. proved a Prado {Ire}) exacted her revenge on More Than Real one-horse affair, with Frankel (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) at his (More Than Ready), overcoming a bit of traffic before devastating best as he refused to give Canford Cliffs streaking home a much-the-best winner of the GII Lake (Ire) (Tagula {Ire}) a look-in. Despite the initial George S. at Saratoga. A reluctance of Tom troubled runner-up to More Queally to lead, the Than Real in the GII BC 8-13 favorite found Juvenile Fillies Turf last himself in front after the November, the gray was up first furlong and had in the final jump to land the already shaken off the GIII Appalachian S. in her attentions of his main seasonal debut at Keeneland rival passing the quarter Apr. 21 and drilled the pole. Striding clear as competition by three lengths Canford Cliffs drifted in the GII Sands Point S. at Horsephotos markedly left under Belmont May 30. Content to pressure, the homebred Frankel Racing Post/Mark Cranham trail here for the opening six panels, Winter Memories powered to the line to moved in tandem with More Than Real on the turn, but win by five lengths and was forced to steady in behind horses nearing the stretch his unbeaten record to eight in front of an stretch. Steered out to the grandstand side a few appreciative Goodwood crowd. Afterwards, he earned strides thereafter, she turned on the afterburners and the ultimate plaudit from connections, who also stormed past Bellamy Star (Bellamy Road) for another pledged to keep him in training in 2012. Cont. p2 convincing victory. The winner=s dam took this event in 1996 en route to a score in the GI QE II Challenge Cup, Wednesday, Goodwood, Britain a race which serves as the long-term objective for QIPCO SUSSEX S.-G1, ,300,000, Goodwood, 7-27, Winter Memories. For a TDN feature on John Phillips of 3yo/up, 1mT, 1:37.47, gd. the Phillips Racing Partnership and Darby Dan Farm, 1--FRANKEL (GB), 125, c, 3, by Galileo (Ire) click here. Chart p4 1st Dam: Kind (Ire) (MSW-Ire & GSP-Eng), by Danehill 2nd Dam: Rainbow Lake (GB), by Rainbow Quest 3rd Dam: Rockfest, by Stage Door Johnny O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms; T-Sir Henry Cecil; J-Tom Queally; ,170,130. Lifetime Record: Ch. 2yo Colt-Eur & Co-Ch. 2yo Colt-Eng, 8-8-0-0, ,805,608. *3/4 to Bullet Train (GB) (Sadler=s Wells), GSW-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2--Canford Cliffs (Ire), 133, c, 4, Tagula (Ire)--Mrs Marsh (GB), by Marju (Ire). (i46,000 wnlg >07 GOFNOV; ,50,000 yrl >08 DONAUG). O-The Heffer Syndicate, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-S & S Hubbard Rodwell; T-Richard Hannon; ,64,500. 3--Rio de La Plata, 133, h, 6, Rahy--Express Way (Arg), by Ahmad (Arg). ($65,000 wnlg >05 KEENOV; $75,000 yrl >06 KEESEP; 170,000gns 2yo >07 TATAPR). O-Godolphin; B-Jose de Camargo, Robert N Clay, Gainsborough Farm LLC et al; ,32,280. Margins: 5, 2HF, 2HF. Odds: 8-13, 7-4, 22-1. Also Ran: Rajsaman (Fr). Click for the Racing Post chart, the brisnet.com PPs o r the free brisnet.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, courtesy Racing UK. TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/28/11 • PAGE 2 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sussex S. cont. Prior to Royal Ascot, few ventured that Frankel would find a rival to match his immense talent for the immediate future with the memory of his 2000 Guineas performance burning brightly. In just over an hour on the opening day of the Berkshire meeting, that faith had begun to be shaken with the Juddmonte star just holding on at the end of the G1 St James=s Palace S. and Canford Cliffs dethroning Goldikova (Ire) (Anabaa) in style in the G1 Queen Anne S. With the Hannon stable subsequently banging the drum for their five-time Group 1 winner, Frankel and Canford Cliffs were initially inseparable in the ante-post market leading up to this hype-fest. Only in the latter stages of the build- up did the margin start to widen in the betting, with Sir Henry Cecil and Tom Queally=s quiet confidence seeping through. That staunch belief in their colt translated into a performance for the ages in a race won by the likes of Brigadier Gerard (GB), Kris (GB), Giant=s Causeway and Rock of Gibraltar (Ire). Despite having no pace to aim at exiting the gates, Frankel was not as keen as he had been in his earlier races and soon settled once Queally accepted the situation and let him stride on. Frankel was gliding over the undulating terrain of these Downs, in contrast to the workmanlike Canford Cliffs, who was never able to get within two lengths, and the sense of inevitability was growing by the time he reached the final quarter. His chief foe was in trouble there before he started his wayward drift under Richard Hughes, and Frankel surged on without his rider needing to use the whip. AHe=s absolutely amazing and is a freak,@ Queally said. AHe=s got that turbo, and he settled well today and gradually picked himself up furlong by furlong. He was rolling before I wanted him to, but that=s often the case. He was amazing today, and I=m just very fortunate to be playing a small part in it.@ Cont. p3 Returning to the winner’s enclosure Racing Post/Mark Cranham TDN P HEADLINE NEWS • 7/28/11 • PAGE 3 of 11 • thoroughbreddailynews.com Sussex S. cont. Calling a Bit of an Audible... At the end of the day, Frankel got his way and was allowed to bowl along up front, but that=s not exactly how connections drew it up. APlan A would have been having him in behind, but the main thing was to get him to settle, so I used my initiative and, thankfully, it worked out,@ Queally reported. AI kept squeezing away and he kept finding--he made the other horses look ordinary, and they are very good. He liked the track and does a lot of it by himself. I could feel the revs building up and I was thankful of the barrier in the pull-up area in the end. He is growing up and, even though I went a bit quicker to post today, he bowed his head and did everything nicely. He stays well, has a turn of foot and ticks all the boxes, so from a jockey=s point of view, he is flawless--that performance speaks for Inquiries to Kyle Wilson Pre-post Racing Post/Edward Whitaker itself. When you ride a [email protected] horse of this calibre, people watch everything you do, and I have to deal with that. I think I do it quite well, and I wouldn=t swap Best of the Best... it for anything.@ Khalid Abdullah added, AI was Frankel=s performance is set to propel him to clear- expecting that he was going to win, as Henry thought best in the world in the official rankings. Having gone he was better than ever, and he was right. We haven=t into the race as the joint top-rated performer alongside decided on plans, as I would like to talk to Henry, but Black Caviar (Aus) (Bel Esprit {Aus}), he is set to eclipse probably we will go to Ascot for the [Oct. 15] that brilliant sprinter when the decision is made next G1 Queen Elizabeth II S.@ Cecil, who received his week. Dominic Gardiner-Hill, the British Horseracing customary three cheers in the paddock from the crowd Authority=s senior mile handicapper, said, AMy initial who had also voiced their appreciation as the star colts reaction is that this performance will undoubtedly put went to post, later confirmed that mile contest as the him top of the world rankings. He=s proven today that target before being put away ahead of a four-year-old he=s a 130-plus horse. In my opinion, he is worth at campaign. AI am not being facetious, but I did think he least 132 and very possibly more, but this will have to could win very easily, and I wanted to let him do the be discussed with our international colleagues before talking, as I did respect the second horse an awful lot,@ his position in the World Thoroughbred Rankings is Cecil said. AI=ve got to thank the Prince and all those confirmed.@ The success also took Cecil and Queally to involved with him--his work rider Shane the head of the QIPCO British Champions Series Featherstonehaugh and Bullet Train (GB) (Sadler=s trainers= and jockeys= tables respectively. Cont. p4 Wells), his three-parts brother, who has led him all year. I don=t know about the days of the match races and Tudor Minstrel, but I would think he=s the best in my TDN Euro is: lifetime. You get that feeling as things go along. He England: Sean Cronin (CAFE Racing) really wants to please and does it so fast--he=s just a Tom Frary (CAFE Racing) brilliant horse. It was like a dentist=s appointment, but I Barry Sangster (CAFE Racing) Gavin Dobson (CAFE Racing) haven=t had all my teeth taken out and am still here, so France: Claude Beniada it=s been a marvelous day.@ Paying his colt perhaps the Germany: Christa Riebel highest compliment, Cecil also chimed in.