To Be Frank (2020) Horse
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To Be Frank is a 6yo bay gelding trained by Sue Grills in Tamworth. He is by the stallion Almanzor out of the dam Veronica Franco. He has won 5 races in his career so far. On 4 Oct 2023 at Sportsbet‑Pakenham Synthetic, To Be Frank achieved his most important win to date, earning $37500.00 in the Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Scone 25-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R7 BM74 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:22.360, SP: 21.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 6th Sectionals: 600m 00:34.810 1st Nova Centauri ( R Jones 57 ) 2nd Alabama Blitz ( M Bell 57 ) 2.55L 3rd Zamborghini ( Z Wadick 61.5 ) 4.33L 8th To Be Frank ( A Morgan 55 ) 9.93L See full results | A Morgan 55kg 9.93L | 8 (11) |
| Tamworth 14-Sep-26 1400m GOOD 4 R6 CTRY BM66 $15,000 (of $30,000) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:23.750, SP: 9.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 800m 3rd, 400m 4th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.310 1st To Be Frank ( J Duggan 56 ) 2nd Need A Miracle ( B Nock 58.5 ) 0.11L 3rd Rivaldo ( J Partridge 55 , Cd 54 ) 0.72L See full results | J Duggan 56kg | 1 (11) |
| Scone 01-Sep-26 1600m SOFT 5 R5 BM66 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:37.960, SP: 19.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 2nd, 400m 3rd 1st King Jerry ( M Kirk 62 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Super Sugoi ( L Day 59 ) 1.48L 3rd Magic Merlin ( M Bell 59 ) 1.98L 4th To Be Frank ( A Morgan 56.5 ) 2.46L See full results | A Morgan 56.5kg 2.46L | 4 (7) |
| Moree 06-Aug-26 1600m GOOD 3 R6 BM58 $1,300 (of $27,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:35.770, SP: 14.00 In-running: Settled 5th, 1200m 5th, 800m 6th, 400m 7th 1st Playful Puzzle ( I Neale 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 2nd Bill Peyto ( J G Stiff 55.5 , Cd 54 ) 1.40L 3rd The Great Armada ( G Johnston 60 , Cd 58 ) 1.96L 4th To Be Frank ( J Thompson 61 , Cd 57 ) 2.11L See full results | J Thompson 61kg, Cd 57kg 2.11L | 4 (11) |
| Quirindi 13-Jul-26 1600m SOFT 7 R5 CTRY BM58 $2,800 (of $30,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:43.090, SP: 7.00 In-running: Settled 4th, 1200m 4th, 800m 6th, 400m 5th Sectionals: 600m 00:38.930 1st Akauwheo ( S S Llewellyn 59 ) 2nd Zougo Boss ( G Spokes 58 , Cd 56 ) 0.81L 3rd To Be Frank ( J Thompson 61 , Cd 57 ) 2.51L See full results | J Thompson 61kg, Cd 57kg 2.51L | 3 (10) |