Frankel, Al Zarooni and other moments that shook racing to its core

Graham Dench and Richard Forristal look at the biggest stories of the decade

Khalid Abdullah and trainer Sir Henry Cecil after Frankel's 2,000 Guineas triumph at Newmarket in 2011

Khalid Abdullah and trainer Sir Henry Cecil after Frankel's astonishing victory in the 2011 2,000 GuineasCredit: Edward Whitaker

Irresistible combination of class and guts

FRANKEL

Frankel. The gift that keeps giving. We thrilled at the unbeaten juvenile season in which two of his four races were won by double-digit margins.

We marvelled at that never-to-be-forgotten six-length win in the 2011 2,000 Guineas and similar wins in the Sussex Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, where he gave the new Qipco British Champions Day a start the organisers could not have dreamed of.

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Published on 15 December 2019inSeries

Last updated 14:23, 19 December 2019

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