Where is frankel the horse from

Frankel finished his two-year-old season with his first Group 1 win, in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. Frankel proved himself by far the best three-year-old of his generation in He remained in training as a four-year-old, winning his first race, the Gr.

He followed up with an amazing performance in the Gr. After this scintillating victory, Timeform awarded Frankel a rating of — the highest mark ever given to a racehorse. His third race of was the Gr. It was then on to the Gr. Colour: Bay, four white feet, star on forehead.

Shoe size: 7. Frankel has big feet, compared to the average of about five for racehorses his age, and is the rough equivalent of a year-old boy wearing size 11 shoes. Diet: Eats around 23lbs of Canadian oats per day, plus other food including corn, bran, hay and the occasional carrot. Adds up to about 35, calories per day, compared to the recommended average of 2, for men. Speed: Average top speed of 43mph is almost twice that of Usain Bolt.

Stride: His stride has been estimated at about 22ft, as opposed to 20 to 21ft for many other racehorses. I would be very surprised if there was ever a better horse" - trainer Sir Henry Cecil. I won't find another one like him" - jockey Tom Queally. It's an amazing credit to the Cecil team for the way he has settled down. He is a magnificent racing machine" - time champion trainer Sir Michael Stoute. But even if you do get beat, you have to admire him and clap him.

I'm a sportsman and I really appreciate him being around. Today marks the 13 th birthday of the best racehorse of all time — Frankel. The time unbeaten winner was given an official rating of when he retired back in and no horse has since come close to matching his feat. To celebrate, here is everything you need to know about the greatest racehorse of all-time.

That helped him. He used to try and get first, second and even third lot out on the gallops, and watch them, before going to hospital for chemotherapy. A racecourse rarely sees an atmosphere like it did that afternoon. And they were all there to see one horse, and one man.

Cecil could hardly raise a whisper due to his health but his horse did him proud and it was soon announced that that was the end of the fairytale. No horse has ever matched him on the track.