Magnificent Frankel powers home to 14th triumph

Tom Queally riding Frankel to win the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on October 15. Frankel produced perhaps his finest performance on Saturday to retain his unbeaten record with his 14th victory in the Group One Champion Stakes.

ASCOT, United Kingdom - Frankel produced perhaps his finest performance on Saturday to retain his unbeaten record with his 14th victory in the Group One Champion Stakes.

The Henry Cecil-trained colt — winning his 10th Group One race and likely to be his last — had stumbled out of the barrier but recovered his poise to power home to beat last year’s winner Cirrus des Aigles by 1 3/4 lengths.

Frankel, who along with Cecil was applauded into the saddling enclosure, had been a doubt earlier on Saturday because of the heavy going on part of the course but was passed to run after his connections walked the course.