Delaware stands at Woodside Park in Victoria and becomes the first son of the remarkable Frankel to go to stud in Australia. That alone should ensure some interest in his progeny as his sire continues on from his brilliant racetrack career to an outstanding stud career.
We cannot even touch on the prospects of Delaware without mentioning Frankel, the unbeaten British champion rated by many as the world’s greatest racehorse. Of course Australian’s query this assessment with our own Black Caviar appearing at Royal Ascot at the same time as Frankel. Frankel won fourteen starts with an amazing record of ten of these being Group 1 races. In fact, his last nine wins were at the highest level and included races like the Juddmonte International, Queen Anne, Queen Elizabeth and 2000 Guineas. He won from a mile to 2000 metres which is a little unusual in the UK and means that he did not run in races likethe Derby or venture to Europe for the Arc de Triomphe. He was the highest rated Timeform horse in history, and currently stands for a fee of £200,000 at Juddmonte Stud. Frankel has sired over 70 stakes winners including international stars like Cracksman, Adaya, Nashwa, Alpinista and Inspiral. In Australia he is already known for his runners like Hungry Heart, Converge, Miss Fabulass and Rostropovich. We perhaps should also mention that a three quarter brother to Frankel in Bullet Train stood in Australia for five seasons with only limited success.
Delaware started his racing career as a 2yo in France, finishing fourth beaten a little over four
