Cassidy hopes Frenzified stalks the pace in Frankel Stakes
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Frenzified weakened to fifth after setting the pace in the Grade III Red Carpet Handicap at 1 3/8 miles on turf at Del Mar Nov. 24.
James Cassidy thinks the four-year-old English-bred daughter of Yeats fares better with a stalking trip, which he hopes unfolds in Saturday’s Grade III Robert J. Frankel Stakes scheduled for 1 1/8 miles on turf.
“She’s better when she’s not on the lead,” the trainer said. “She’ll stay close to the pace, though, and she’s doing well.”
As to his memories of Bobby Frankel, who died in 2009 and for whom the race is named, Cassidy said foremost in his mind were the long stories Frankel would tell. “He was a great guy,” Cassidy said. “I had a pretty good affection for him.”
The Frankel, race four of nine: Sweet Charity, Mike Smith, 6-1; Keri Belle, Nelson Arroyo Jr., 8-1 Frenzified, Santiago Gonzalez, 6-1; Arles, Joel Rosario, 5-2; Pretty Girl, Drayden Van Dyke, 5-1; Ryans Charm, Rafael Bejarano, 4-1; Goodyearforroses, Corey Nakatani, 8-1; and Into The Mystic, Flavien Prat, 6-1.
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Source: Santa Anita Park
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