Cracksman

£12,500 B 2014 16.2HH (1.68M)
Frankel – Rhadegunda (Pivotal)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal. Standing at Dalham Hall Stud, Newmarket

Frankel’s best – and the sire of the second-best descendant of Frankel, record-breaking French Derby hero and unbeaten Arc winner Ace Impact. Early successes assure his future: his breed-back crops after his first juveniles were so impressive (they also included a G2-winning youngster) are his biggest and best since his first. Eight Group or Listed horses in 2024 led by G3 miler Sea Of Thieves and G2 stayer Shembala. 2024 yearlings bought by judges: Anthony Bromley, Alex Elliott, Peter & Ross Doyle...

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    Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, 21 Oct 2017
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      Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, 20 Oct 2018
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        Coronation Cup (G1), 12f, Epsom, 01 Jun 2018
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          Prix Ganay (G1), 10½f, Longchamp, 29 Apr 2018
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            Great Voltigeur S (G2), 12f, York, 23 Aug 2017
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              Prix Niel (G2), 12f, Chantilly, 10 Sep 2017

              Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

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                Ace Impact
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                  Ace Impact
                  Prix du Jockey Club (G1), 10½f, Chantilly, 04 Jun 2023

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                  Pedigree

                  CRACKSMAN

                  FRANKEL

                  GALILEO

                  SADLER'S WELLS

                  NORTHERN DANCER

                  FAIRY BRIDGE

                  URBAN SEA

                  MISWAKI

                  ALLEGRETTA

                  KIND

                  DANEHILL

                  DANZIG

                  RAZYANA

                  RAINBOW LAKE

                  RAINBOW QUEST

                  ROCKFEST

                  RHADEGUNDA

                  PIVOTAL

                  POLAR FALCON

                  NUREYEV

                  MARIE D'ARGONNE

                  FEARLESS REVIVAL

                  COZZENE

                  STUFIDA

                  ST RADEGUND

                  GREEN DESERT

                  DANZIG

                  FOREIGN COURIER

                  ON THE HOUSE

                  BE MY GUEST

                  LORA

                  By FRANKEL (2008) 2,000 Guineas S (G1), Champion S (G1), Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), Queen Anne S (G1), International S (G1), etc. Sire of 926 foals aged three and up, including CRACKSMAN, TRIPLE TIME, ADAYAR, ALPINISTA, CHALDEAN, HOMELESS SONGS, HURRICANE LANE, INSPIRAL, LOGICIAN, MCKULICK, MOSTAHDAF, NASHWA, ONESTO, SNOW LANTERN, SOUL SISTER, VERACIOUS, WESTOVER, WILD BEAUTY, WITHOUT PAROLE, YLANG YLANG, etc.

                  1st dam: RHADEGUNDA by Pivotal. 3 wins (7½f-9f) at 3, Prix Solitude. Dam of 10 foals, 7 to race, 4 winners:

                  CRACKSMAN (c Frankel) Champion, see Race record.

                  FANTASTIC MOON (c Dalakhani) 2 wins (7f) at 2, Solario S (G3).

                  STRONG FORCE (g Sea the Stars) Winner (9½f) at 3.

                  2nd dam: ST RADEGUND by Green Desert. Winner (7f) at 3. Dam of 5 winners:

                  RHADEGUNDA (f Pivotal) Black Type winner, see above.

                  Halla San (g Halling) 5 wins at 3 to 5, 3rd Further Flight S, Grand Cup.

                  RADEGUND ABBEY (g Nayef) 3 wins at 4 and 5.

                  MY SECRETS (c Fantastic Light) 2 wins at 2.

                  CHUBBES (g Kris) 2 wins at 2 and 3.

                  3rd dam: ON THE HOUSE by Be My Guest. 4 wins, 1,000 Guineas S (G1), Sussex S (G1), St Hugh’s S, 2nd Cheveley Park S (G1), 3rd Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1). Dam of 8 winners:

                  ART OF WAR (g Machiavellian) Sirenia S, 2nd Wolf Hill S.

                  Miss Penton (f Primo Dominie) Placed at 3. Dam of:

                  LEO (g Pivotal) Royal Lodge S (G2), 2nd Superlative S (G3), Stardom S.

                  BALKENHOL (c Polar Falcon) Premio Giuseppe de Montel. Sire.

                  Turkana Girl (f Hernando) Placed at 3. Dam of: IRISH FIELD (g Dubawi) Prix Robert Papin (G2), 2nd Prix du Bois (G3).

                  4th dam: Lora by Lorenzaccio. Dam of 4 winners:

                  LORA’S GUEST (f Be My Guest) Winner at 3. Dam of:

                  CENTRE STALLS (c In The Wings) Fortune S, Hambleton S, 2nd Queen Anne S (G2), Desmond S (G3), 3rd Lockinge S (G1). Sire.

                  Top Table (f Shirley Heights) Placed at 3. Grandam of: TITLEHOLDER (c Duramente) Champion older horse in Japan,Tenno Sho Spring (G1), Takarazuka Kinen (G1), 3rd Arima Kinen (G1).

                  LORALANE (f Habitat) Winner at 3. Dam of:

                  NURYANA (f Nureyev) Grand Metropolitan S. Dam of: REBECCA SHARP (f Machiavellian) Coronation S (G1), 2nd Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), MYSTIC KNIGHT (g Caerleon) Derby Trial S (G3), HIDDEN HOPE (f Daylami) Cheshire Oaks, 2nd Lancashire Oaks (G2). Grandam of: GOLDEN HORN (c Cape Cross) Horse of the Year in Europe, Champion three-year-old Colt in Europe, Derby S (G1), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), Irish Champion S (G1), Eclipse S (G1). Sire; FRANKLY DARLING (f Frankel) Ribblesdale S (G2), 3rd Oaks S (G1). Third dam of: MEGALLAN (c Kingman) Sovereign S (G3), Diomed S (G3), Burradon S, 2nd Dante S (G2), Earl of Sefton S (G3), Spring Cup, 3rd Huxley S (G2)MIGHTY ULYSSES (c Ulysses) Moonga S (G3)Crack of Light (f Kingman) 2nd Prix de Malleret (G2), 3rd Prix Minerve (G3), Fillies' Trial S.

                  Young Vic (f Old Vic). Dam of: WALKING OR DANCING (c Falvelon) Newmarket H (G3). Sire. Grandam of: KIDNAPPED (g Viscount) South Australian Derby (G1), HAURAKI (g Reset) Epsom H (G1). Third dam of: VOW AND DECLARE (g Declaration of War) Melbourne Cup (G1), Zipping Classic (G2), Tattersall's Cup (G3) twice, 2nd Caulfield Cup (G1), Queensland Derby (G1), Might and Power S (G1), Moonee Valley Gold Cup (G2), Peter Young S (G2), 3rd Australian Cup (G1).

                  Conformation

                  Race record

                  His successful career

                  Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
                  Two 1 1 - - -
                  Three 6 4 1 1 -
                  Four 4 3 1 - -
                  Total 11 8 2 1 -

                  At 2

                  1st
                  Maiden race, 8f, Newmarket, beating Stradivarius.

                  At 3 Champion three-year-old colt in Europe

                  1st
                  Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, by 7l, beating Poet’s Word, Highland Reel, Recoletos, Desert Encounter, Brametot, Cliffs Of Moher, Maverick Wave, Barney Roy, Success Days.
                  1st
                  Great Voltigeur S (G2), 12f, York, by 6l, Venice Beach, Mirage Dancer, Douglas Macarthur, Spanish Steps.
                  1st
                  Prix Niel (G2), 12f, Chantilly, by 3½l, beating Avilius, Finche, Ice Breeze, Walsingham.
                  1st
                  Blue Riband Trial, 10f, Epsom, beating Permian, Bay Of Poets.
                  2nd
                  Irish Derby S (G1), 12f, Curragh, by a neck, to Capri, beating Wings Of Eagles, Waldgeist, Douglas Macarthur, Taj Mahal, Dubai Sand, The Anvil, Grandee.
                  3rd
                  Derby S (G1), 12f, Epsom, to Wings Of Eagles, Cliffs Of Moher, beating Eminent, Benbatl, Capri, Douglas Macarthur, Best Solution, Permian, Venice Beach, Salouen, Khalidi, Crowned Glory, Rekindling, The Anvil.

                  At 4 Champion older horse in Europe

                  1st
                  Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, by 6l, beating Crystal Ocean, Subway Dancer, Capri, Rhododendron, Verbal Dexterity, Monarchs Glen, Maverick Waven.
                  1st
                  Coronation Cup (G1), 12f, Epsom, beating Salouen, Windstoss, Idaho, Hawkbill, Yucatan.
                  1st
                  Prix Ganay (G1), 10½f, Longchamp, by 4l, beating Wren’s Day, Cloth Of Stars, Rhododendron, Finche, Wild Chief, Air Pilot.
                  2nd
                  Prince Of Wales’s S (G1), 10f, Royal Ascot, to Poet’s Word, beating Hawkbill, Cliffs Of Moher, Eminent, Royal Julius, Desert Encounter.

                  Timeform 136

                  Cracksman’s progeny at the races