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Cracksman
£17,500 B 2014 16.1HH (1.65M)
Frankel – Rhadegunda (Pivotal)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal.
Standing at Dalham Hall Stud, Newmarket
The best by Frankel, the best since him – and the best descendant of Galileo after him. European Champion at three and World Champion at four after two dominant displays in the G1 Champion Stakes. Extremely strong support for his first yearlings, with a 410,000gns top lot.
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Pedigree
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CRACKSMAN |
FRANKEL |
GALILEO |
SADLER'S WELLS |
NORTHERN DANCER |
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FAIRY BRIDGE |
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URBAN SEA |
MISWAKI |
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ALLEGRETTA |
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KIND |
DANEHILL |
DANZIG |
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RAZYANA |
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RAINBOW LAKE |
RAINBOW QUEST |
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ROCKFEST |
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RHADEGUNDA |
PIVOTAL |
POLAR FALCON |
NUREYEV |
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MARIE D'ARGONNE |
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FEARLESS REVIVAL |
COZZENE |
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STUFIDA |
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ST RADEGUND |
GREEN DESERT |
DANZIG |
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FOREIGN COURIER |
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ON THE HOUSE |
BE MY GUEST |
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LORA |
By FRANKEL (2008) 2,000 Guineas S (G1), Champion S (G1), Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), Queen Anne S (G1), International S (G1), etc. Sire of 623 foals aged three and up, including CRACKSMAN, ADAYAR, HURRICANE LANE, ALPINISTA, ANAPURNA, CALL THE WIND, CONVERGE, DREAM CASTLE, GRENADIER GUARDS, HUNGRY HEART, INSPIRAL, LOGICIAN, MIRAGE DANCER, QUADRILATERAL, SNOW LANTERN, VERACIOUS, WILD BEAUTY, WITHOUT PAROLE, etc.
1st dam: RHADEGUNDA by Pivotal. 3 wins (7½f-9f) at 3, Prix Solitude. Dam of 9 foals, 7 to race, 4 winners:
CRACKSMAN (c Frankel) Champion, see Race record.
FANTASTIC MOON (c Dalakhani) 2 wins (7f) at 2, Solario S (G3).
STRONG FORCE (g Sea the Stars) Winner (9½f) at 3.
2nd dam: ST RADEGUND by Green Desert. Winner (7f) at 3. Dam of 5 winners:
RHADEGUNDA (f Pivotal) Black Type winner, see above.
Halla San (g Halling) 5 wins at 3 to 5, 3rd Further Flight S, Grand Cup.
RADEGUND ABBEY (g Nayef) 3 wins at 4 and 5.
MY SECRETS (c Fantastic Light) 2 wins at 2.
CHUBBES (g Kris) 2 wins at 2 and 3.
3rd dam: ON THE HOUSE by Be My Guest. 4 wins at 2 and 3, 1,000 Guineas S (G1), Sussex S (G1), St Hugh’s S, 2nd Cheveley Park S (G1), 3rd Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1). Dam of 8 winners:
ART OF WAR (g Machiavellian) Sirenia S, 2nd Wolf Hill S.
Miss Penton (f Primo Dominie) Placed at 3. Dam of:
LEO (g Pivotal) Royal Lodge S (G2), 2nd Superlative S (G3), Stardom S.
BALKENHOL (c Polar Falcon) Premio Giuseppe de Montel. Sire.
Turkana Girl (f Hernando) Placed at 3. Dam of: IRISH FIELD (g Dubawi) Prix Robert Papin (G2), 2nd Prix du Bois (G3).
4th dam: Lora by Lorenzaccio. Dam of 4 winners:
ON THE HOUSE (f Be My Guest) Group winner, see above.
LORA’S GUEST (f Be My Guest) Winner at 3. Dam of:
CENTRE STALLS (c In The Wings) Fortune S, Hambleton S, 2nd Queen Anne S (G2), Desmond S (G3), 3rd Lockinge S (G1). Sire.
Top Table (f Shirley Heights) Placed at 3. Grandam of: TITLEHOLDER (c Duramente) Kikuka Sho (G1), Tenno Sho (Spring) (G1), Nikkei Sho (G2).
LORALANE (f Habitat) Winner at 3. Dam of:
NURYANA (f Nureyev) Grand Metropolitan S. Dam of: REBECCA SHARP (f Machiavellian) Coronation S (G1), 2nd Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), MYSTIC KNIGHT (g Caerleon) Derby Trial S (G3), HIDDEN HOPE (f Daylami) Cheshire Oaks, 2nd Lancashire Oaks (G2). Grandam of: GOLDEN HORN (c Cape Cross) Horse of the Year in Europe, Champion three-year-old Colt in Europe, Derby S (G1), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), Irish Champion S (G1), Eclipse S (G1). Sire. Third dam of: MEGALLAN (c Kingman) Sovereign S (G3), Burradon S, 2nd Dante S (G2), Earl of Sefton S (G3), Spring Cup, 3rd Huxley S (G2).
Young Vic (f Old Vic). Dam of: WALKING OR DANCING (c Falvelon) Newmarket H (G3). Sire. Grandam of: KIDNAPPED (g Viscount) South Australian Derby (G1), HAURAKI (g Reset) Epsom H (G1). Third dam of: VOW AND DECLARE (g Declaration of War) Melbourne Cup (G1), Tattersall's Cup (G3), 2nd Caulfield Cup (G1), Queensland Derby (G1), 3rd Australian Cup (G1).
Stud record
Cracksman’s first crop are two-year-olds of 2022.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| Two | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Three | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Four | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - |
At 2
- 1st
- Maiden race, 8f, Newmarket, beating Stradivarius.
At 3 Champion three-year-old colt in Europe
- 1st
- Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, by 7l, beating Poet’s Word, Highland Reel, Recoletos, Desert Encounter, Brametot, Cliffs Of Moher, Maverick Wave, Barney Roy, Success Days.
- 1st
- Great Voltigeur S (G2), 12f, York, by 6l, Venice Beach, Mirage Dancer, Douglas Macarthur, Spanish Steps.
- 1st
- Prix Niel (G2), 12f, Chantilly, by 3½l, beating Avilius, Finche, Ice Breeze, Walsingham.
- 1st
- Blue Riband Trial, 10f, Epsom, beating Permian, Bay Of Poets.
- 2nd
- Irish Derby S (G1), 12f, Curragh, by a neck, to Capri, beating Wings Of Eagles, Waldgeist, Douglas Macarthur, Taj Mahal, Dubai Sand, The Anvil, Grandee.
- 3rd
- Derby S (G1), 12f, Epsom, to Wings Of Eagles, Cliffs Of Moher, beating Eminent, Benbatl, Capri, Douglas Macarthur, Best Solution, Permian, Venice Beach, Salouen, Khalidi, Crowned Glory, Rekindling, The Anvil.
At 4
- 1st
- Champion S (G1), 10f, Ascot, by 6l, beating Crystal Ocean, Subway Dancer, Capri, Rhododendron, Verbal Dexterity, Monarchs Glen, Maverick Waven.
- 1st
- Coronation Cup (G1), 12f, Epsom, beating Salouen, Windstoss, Idaho, Hawkbill, Yucatan.
- 1st
- Prix Ganay (G1), 10½f, Longchamp, by 4l, beating Wren’s Day, Cloth Of Stars, Rhododendron, Finche, Wild Chief, Air Pilot.
- 2nd
- Prince Of Wales’s S (G1), 10f, Royal Ascot, to Poet’s Word, beating Hawkbill, Cliffs Of Moher, Eminent, Royal Julius, Desert Encounter.
Timeform 136
Cracksman’s progeny at the races
