Bobby Frankel, 1941-2009

[onebadbeast]

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

[Buckpasser]

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.

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Buckpasser

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.

I remember when he was at that stage, considered one of the canniest claiming trainers in the business. Many expressed doubt that he could make the jump up to training better, elite-type stakes horses when he started upgrading his stable. He sure showed them.

[HaloWishingwell]

My first memories was his handling of MARQUETRY during those point system series for older horses. In between there were many others but I'm happy he got to experience the thrills of GHOSTZAPPER.

[DaTruth]

Racing lost a true giant of the game today.

[Rupert Pupkin]

He will definitely go down as one of the all-time greats. He truly had a gift. His instincts were second to none. He will be missed.

[pointman]

Just saw this, very sad news. RIP Bobby.