AS in many other places in the racing world, Frankel fever firmly swept across Japan towards the end of last season and culminated with Soul Stirring winning the Group 1 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, to provide a first top-tier winner for the young sire. The produce of the six-time Group 1 winner Stacelita followed up her juvenile accolade with classic success in the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) in 2017.

It is now the turn of the impeccably bred Tanino Frankel to get Japanese racing enthusiasts’ speculating on how high the newest maiden winner by Frankel could ascend in the JRA rankings.