Bobby Frankel, 1941-2009
 

Hall of Famer Bobby Frankel has passed away this morning at age 68.

Getting to know Frankel was one of the rare privileges I've been afforded working in racing. He was one of a kind, and the game will be greatly diminished by his absence. Rest in peace..

my condolences to his family and friends. rip

Very sorry to hear this news. Rest in Peace.

Sad stuff, RIP Bobby

Condolences to family and friends and RIP Bobby...very sad news

RIP Bobby Frankel

Very sad news, Rest in peace

Very sad to hear.

Too young

Very sad to hear. Rest in peace.

Very sad, RIP Bobby.

RIP Bobby..

We have lost such a great horseman and nice guy....RIP Bobby

Sad news. RIP.

Very sad to hear this news. I knew that he wasn't well but did not want to hear this. My sincere condolences to his family.

So sad . Too soon . Great trainer .

That's awful news. Condolences to his family and friends :(

very sad to hear. is there anywhere we can send our condolences?

Rest in Peace, Mr. Frankel.

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He's scratching horses in heaven. R.I.P.

RIP to Bobby Frankel, one of the all-time greats in our great game.

NT

condolences to family and friends.

Bobby will be missed.

Suddenly a Horse of the Year debate seems meaningless... very sad news, but I'm glad he was able to die at home. One of the greatest handlers this game has ever seen. RIP.

He was my absolute favorite trainer. The love he had for all animals just radiated from him when he spoke about them.

I only had the pleasure of speaking to him once and when I told him that Sightseek was my all-time favorite horse his face lit up and softened as he spoke about what an incredibly kind animal she is.

RIP Mr. Frankel - racing lost a true Champion of a trainer.

Very sad news. Our game has lost one of its best. RIP Mr. Frankel.

Bobby was the best - very happy to hear that he was able to be at home....

Just awful news, my condolences to his family.

RIP Bobby.

Hopefully he is at peace now that was a rough sounding last few months....God Bless.

I remember the trainer I worked for sharing a shedrow with him back in the late 80's, back when he only had maybe 20 horses. It was great to see him rise to the top like he did and acquire some great champions over the years as well as being inducted into the Hall of Fame.

R.I.P Bobby.

R.I.P. Bobby, you will be missed......great dog lover and trainer of Megahertz, one of the best.

Remembrances:I remember when Bobby Frankel was a trainer at Aqueduct, before he moved out west, probably some time in the early 1970's and he had a horse named Dagger Counter, a speed ball who would do 1:10 for 6F. He won a $7,500 Allowance and paid something like $8.00, and Frankel followed that with a $15,000 Allowance in which Dagger Counter came in 7th by 4 lengths. Because the Morning Telegraph did not at that time list the dollar amounts of an Allowance Race, only what type of race it was, Bobby dropped Dagger Counter back in an $7,500 Allowance at odds of 8-1. The horse won easily. Bobby must have been laughing all the way to the bank. BTW I bet him and had a big smile on my face.

RIP Bobby - we will all miss you - You were good for the game.

RIP Mr. Frankel...

RIP Bobby. The game lost one of the good ones today.

Amazing how they take the great ones way to early...however I bet he is having one hell of a conversation with Woody Stephens.

RIP..Great trainer with class unmatched!

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I have been following the game the game for a very long time. I cant remember another trainer, that when he had a horse entered, i ALWAYS took a second and 3rd look. It didnt matter who the horse was.
RIP Bobby, you will be missed.

Did his own thing, and loved the animals. Gone too young.

One of the very best ever.

RIP Bobby. The game lost a great trainer and a great lover of animals.

Agree with this. He had 'em right and knew where to run 'em.

R.I.P. Mr. Frankel, a good one gone.