Stakes-winning mare Let’sbefrankbaby has run her final race in Australia, with a change of ownership resulting in the departure for the United States on Tuesday of the valuable daughter of Frankel.
The Gr3 SA Fillies Classic winner, who was trained by Robbie Griffiths and Mat de Kock, finished fifth first-up at Caulfield on August 31 but was subsequently purchased outright by US-based co-owner Gary Barber.
Strapper Scott Hinton and Mathew de Kock with Let’sbefrankbaby(Pic – Supplied)
“It’s always disappointing when you lose a potential carnival horse but there is no sour grapes at all,” de Kock explained.
“Gary felt her most value as a broodmare would be selling her in America, so between the three owners they came to an agreement and he bought them out.
“I believe she is going to the broodmare sale in November, so I guess a lot of that (racing career) will be determined by how she travels and if they could squeeze in a race or two.
“We wish her and Gary all the best with what happens in America.”
The five-year-old was a five-time winner and finished sixth in the 2022 VRC Oaks as a AU$400,000 Inglis Easter Yearling purchase.
In other stable news, stalwart King Magnus and promising filly Tobeornottobe will resume at Flemington on Saturday.
Stakes-winning filly Tobeornottobe boasts strong form lines around Hayasugi and Ameena and will tackle the Cap D’Antibes Stakes.
Stablemate Verdad is expected to take good improvement from his first-up run at The Valley last Saturday and will head to a Benchmark 84 contest over 1400 metres on September 28.
The stable will keep him between 1600m and 2000m this preparation, with eyes on the Seymour Cup in mid-October.
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