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Frankel supplies top-flight winner number six as Dream Castle strikes at Meydan

Frankel: sired his sixth elite winner on Saturday
Frankel: sired his sixth elite winner on SaturdayCredit: Edward Whitaker

Frankel supplied his sixth elite winner on Saturday when Dream Castle landed the Group 1 Jebel Hatta at Meydan.

In scoring at the highest level, Darley homebred Dream Castle joins top-flight scorers Call The Wind, Cracksman, Mozu Ascot, Soul Stirring and Without Parole on Frankel's burgeoning stud record.

The five-year-old Dream Castle was already among Frankel's 27 Group winners prior to Saturday's success, having landed the Group 3 Singspiel Stakes and Group 2 Al Rashidiya earlier in the year.

He is the second live foal out of Sand Vixen, a member of Dubawi's first crop, who compiled an enviable race record despite only having run at two. She won the Listed St Hugh's Stakes and the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes for Saeed Bin Suroor, who also trains Dream Castle.

Sand Vixen is a half-sister to So Will I, who won the Listed Carnarvon Stakes over 6f at Newbury, and is out of Fur Will Fly, a daughter of Petong whose best effort came when she finished second in a 6f Salisbury maiden.Sand Vixen twice went through the sales ring, firstly when pinhooked as a yearling by Emma O'Gorman for 30,000gns, before Bobby O'Ryan signed at 130,000gns at the following year's Tattersalls Craven Sale.

Sand Vixen also has an unraced three-year-old colt by Exceed And Excel named Wild Fox, a two-year-old colt by Dawn Approach, a yearling colt by Dark Angel, and was covered by Frankel, who is standing 2019 at £175,000, again last year.

Being represented as the damsire of Dream Castle was not the only big result for Dubawi on Saturday, as his progeny notched a Group race double on the Meydan card, with Muntazah bolting up in the Group 3 Burj Nahaar before Old Persian claimed the Group 2 Dubai City Of Gold.

Elsewhere on Saturday, Dubawi's son Ball Of Muscle landed his fourth Group 2 when seeing off Everest winner Redzel in the Hyland Race Colours Challenge Stakes at Randwick.

Dubawi, who has 107 Group/Graded winners on his stud CV, will stand the 2019 breeding season at £250,000.


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Published on 9 March 2019inNews

Last updated 19:40, 9 March 2019

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