Kind, Frankel's dam, dies from foaling complications

Juddmonte Farms said Kind (Danehill - Rainbow Lake), the dam of Group 1 winners Frankel and Noble Mission, died Monday because of complications after foaling a colt by Kingman on March 2.

Kind was a second-generation Juddmonte homebred. Her family came into the Juddmonte Stud Book through the mare Rockfest, who was purchased privately in 1983 as part of a bloodstock package from the John 'Jock' Hay Whitney dispersal. When mated with Rainbow Quest, Rockfest produced Lancashire Oaks winner Rainbow Lake, who went on to become the dam of three Group/Graded Stakes winners: Grade 1 winner Powerscourt, Grade 2 winner Riposte and Group 3 winner Last Train. But it was her dual Listed winning daughter Kind, born in 2001, who was to have the biggest impact.

Kind’s has five stallion sons at stud, and her daughter Joyeuse and granddaughters Jubiloso and Jovial are in the broodmare band. Her 3-year-old Galileo filly Chiasma is in training with John Gosden. Because of her rare achievement of producing two Group 1 winners and a further Group winner in Bullet Train, Kind’s name is on the IFHA’s International List of Protected Names.

Stud Director UK Simon Mockridge commented: “I cannot thank the Rossdales and Juddmonte team enough for the tireless care they have given Kind. To many she will rightfully always be best remembered as the dam of Frankel and Noble Mission, to us at Juddmonte she will always be Kind by name and Kind by nature.”