Connections of Frankel have raised hopes that the brilliant colt could grace next year’s Breeders’ Cup meeting.
A program for the first half of next year has been provisionally mapped out for the Sir Henry Cecil-trained superstar.
And if that goes well, a trip to Santa Anita could be on the cards next (northern hemisphere) autumn.
Interest in Frankel across the Atlantic has caught owner Khalid Abdullah’s racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe by surprise.
The horse is named after legendary American trainer Bobby Frankel, who died two years ago.
“He’s come out of the QEII very well indeed and I’m finding the interest in him over here just unbelievable,” Grimthorpe said.
“I was in Canada the other day and couldn’t believe how many people came up to me and asked me about this horse.
“I think it’s because of his name and what Bobby meant to people in the United States.
“In a perfect world he will finish up at Santa Anita next year and it would make sense to go for the Lockinge, followed by either the Queen Anne, the Prince of Wales’s Stakes or even maybe the Prix d’Ispahan.
“We will see how we go after then.
“I wish there still was a Polytrack at Santa Anita but that meeting is a long way off.”
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