THE intention of the big championship race meetings is to bring the cream to the top. Find the best of the best. And with racing and breeding entwined, you might expect that annual championships are showcases for the blue bloods of the sport, breeding the best from the best, as the saying goes.

On the flat, at each big festival meeting, the expectation is to see the cream among the top stallions come to the top. Frankel, Dubawi et al.