FRANKEL SUPERHORSE IN SOUTH AFRICA

Product Description This is a film about the creation of a legend. Frankel was aracehorse who touched people s hearts, and who outran every horse heraced. But he was more than a supreme champion, he was one half of aunique partnership. This documentary reveals the extraordinary story ofFrankel and the man who trained him, Henry Cecil. In the 1980s Cecilwas the most successful racehorse trainer in the world; he was rich,glamorous and sought after. He had it all- but gradually his careerbegan to fall apart; he had problems in his personal life and wasdiagnosed with cancer. But Henry didn t give up - he fought failure andillness back to the top, and right at the end of his life he gave theworld Frankel, creating a legend. This amazing story is told through the heart-stopping footage fromFrankel s racing career including New Market (2000 Guineas), York, andhis final race in the Champion Stakes at Ascot. The film also includesinterviews with Sir Henry Cecil, members of his family (his wife Janeand son Jake) and Lord Teddy Grimthorpe, the racing manager to PrinceKhalid Abdullah, owner of Frankel. The story of Frankel is one of thegreatest sporting stories ever told.