The number of firsts associated with two-time European Horse of the Year Frankel just keep coming.
In Newbury’s second race on Friday May 13, the first-born foal by Frankel, named Cunco, made his debut against six challengers going 1200m on soft-to good ground. He won by three-quarters of a length with seeming ease in a time of 1:16.40.
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“I think he ran a big race, a good race,” said Fernando Diaz-Valdes, racing manager and adviser to owner/breeder Don Alberto Corp. “He has a nice turn of foot.”
Don Alberto became Cunco’s breeder of record after acquiring his group-winning dam Chrysanthemum (Danehill Dancer) soon after she’d sold at the 2013 Tattersalls December Mare sale for 800,000 guineas ($1,373,820) to Eaton Sales.
Cunco was foaled at Coolmore Stud in Ireland and Chrysanthemum was bred back to Frankel’s sire, Galileo.
The mare has a yearling Galileo colt, a weanling filly by Australia, and has been confirmed back in foal to Galileo.
Royal Ascot may be the next venue for Cunco, though trainer John Gosden has yet to make that call.
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