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 Almanzor out of Veronica Franco. He has recorded four career wins. On 4 Oct 2023 at Sportsbet‑Pakenham Synthetic, he captured his most notable triumph, taking the $37,500.00 Maiden Plate.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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) |
| Tamworth 15-Jun-26 1400m SOFT 5 R5 CTRY BM58 $725 (of $30,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:24.770, SP: 7.50 In-running: Settled 5th, 800m 4th, 400m 6th 1st Set To Prophet ( J G Stiff 60.5 , Cd 58.5 ) 2nd Ichika ( J Duggan 57.5 ) 0.76L 3rd The Great Armada ( G Johnston 61.5 , Cd 59.5 ) 2.14L 8th To Be Frank ( J Thompson 61.5 , Cd 57.5 ) 3.70L See full results | J Thompson 61.5kg, Cd 57.5kg 3.70L | 8 (11) |
| Scone 31-May-26 1000m HEAVY 8 R6 BM66 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 00:59.570, SP: 41.00 In-running: 800m 14th, 400m 14th Sectionals: 600m 00:35.140 1st Detain ( N Palmer 59 , Cd 57 ) 2nd Crook ( Z A Hunt 60 ) 1.74L 3rd Sapphire Kiss ( G Buckley 55.5 ) 3.32L 8th To Be Frank ( A Morgan 58 ) 7.58L See full results | A Morgan 58kg 7.58L | 8 (14) |
| Armidale 16-Apr-26 1300m GOOD 4 R4 BM66 $500 (of $27,000) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:18.100, SP: 6.50 In-running: 800m 5th, 400m 4th 1st Sensational Reward ( G Johnston 61 , Cd 58 ) 2nd Rethink It ( M Weir 55 ) 0.44L 3rd Little Prophet ( P Graham 55 , Cd 55.5 ) 0.95L 7th To Be Frank ( K Nestor 58.5 ) 3.88L See full results | K Nestor 58.5kg 3.88L | 7 (7) |