Frankel sees off Faugheen to join Desert Orchid in next stage of People's Champion vote

Frankel won Tuesday's poll in the Racing Post's search for the favourite racehorse of all time to move into the second stage of voting.

Sir Henry Cecil's unbeaten superstar received 57 per cent of the votes as he beat Faugheen, Altior and The Tatling in the second People's Champion poll on the Racing Post's Twitter account.

Frankel joins Desert Orchid in the semi-finals, at which point the top 20 horses will be whittled down to a final five to be profiled in National Racehorse Week and put to a vote of all Racing Post readers.

Wednesday's poll pits Dancing Brave, Sea Bird, Borderlescott and Triptych against each other. The vote will be open from 10am until 4pm. Head to @RacingPost on Twitter to have your say.

Wednesday's contenders

Dancing Brave

Won the race voted by Racing Post readers as the greatest ever in the 1986 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe

‘A once-in-a-lifetime horse who got me into racing big time’
George Harper

Sea Bird

Greatest ever French-trained colt who was a sensational winner of the Derby and Arc in 1965

‘A beautiful horse with a balletic style who just brushed all aside with breathtaking brilliance’
Michael Hall

Borderlescott

Raced 85 times between 2004 and 2015, proving himself a champion with two Nunthorpe wins

‘This was a fairytale. The odds against him becoming a champion were immense – and I say that as his proud breeder!’
James Clark

Triptych

Won back-to-back runnings of the Champion Stakes and Coronation Cup in the 1980s

‘She personifies the spirit of racing – its thrills, its highs and lows, and the strength of character required to be a champion’
Richard Keogh

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