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    Robert J. Frankel Stakes

    Horse race

    ClassGrade III
    LocationSanta Anita
    Arcadia, California
    Inaugurated1968 (as San Gorgonio Handicap)
    Race typeThoroughbred – Flat racing
    WebsiteSanta Anita Park
    Distance1+1⁄8 miles
    SurfaceTurf
    Trackleft-handed
    QualificationFillies and mares, three-year-old and older
    WeightBase weights with allowances:
    4-year-olds and older: 125 lbs.
    3-year-olds: 123 lbs.
    Purse$100,000 (since 2020)

    The Robert J. Frankel Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares age three and older run over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs) on the turf track held annually in late månad at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, USA. The event currently offers a purse of $100,000.

    History

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    The inaugural running of the event was on 4 January 1968 as the San Gorgonio Handicap, a sprint over the Downhill turf course over a distance of about 6+1⁄

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    OBITUARIES : BOBBY FRANKEL, 1941 - 2009 : Hall of Fame horse trainer

    Bobby Frankel, a Hall of Fame trainer recognized on both coasts for his affection for and success with thoroughbred horses, died Monday at his home in Pacific Palisades from complications of lymphoma. He was 68.

    “He was a horse whisperer with racehorses,” fellow trainer Barry Abrams said.

    For more than 40 years, Frankel was one of the best in his sport. His horses earned $227,947,775 in purses, second on the money list to D. Wayne Lukas’ record. He was a five-time recipient of racing’s Eclipse Award for outstanding trainer, and he won 30 training titles.

    Born July 9, 1941, in New York, Frankel was the son of New York caterers. He grew up in Brooklyn and was a maverick teenager who loved racing, handicapping and gambling.

    He started training in 1966 in New York, moved to California in 1972 and was known as the “King of the Claimers” for his ability to select horses before a race to purchase regardless of the ou

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    Robert J. Frankel

    American horse trainer (1941–2009)

    Robert Frankel
    OccupationTrainer
    Born(1941-07-09)July 9, 1941
    Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
    DiedNovember 16, 2009(2009-11-16) (aged 68)
    Pacific Palisades, California, U.S.
    Spouse

    Bernadette Birk

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    (m. 1970; div. 1974)​

    Bonita Boniface

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    (m. 2003; div. 2006)​
    ChildrenBethenny Frankel
    Career wins3,654[1]
    San Gorgonio Handicap (1973, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007)
    Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap (1973, 1979, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2009)
    Eddie Read Handicap (1977, 1981, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1997)
    Vanity Invitational Handicap (1984)
    John C. Mabee Handicap (1990, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2007)
    Santa Anita Handicap (1990, 2002, 2003)
    Arlington Handicap (1991, 1994, 1996, 2000)
    Clement L. Hirsch Turf Championship Stakes (1991, 1999, 2000, 2001)
    Hollywood Gold Cup (1