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10 years after the great Frankel scorched up the York straight in the Juddmonte International to deliver arguably his greatest performance, Baaeed delivered his most spectacular run to blow away the strongest field he has faced.
Frankel, widely recognised as the best horse of the modern era, beat Farhh by seven lengths on his first try at 10 furlongs in 2012. On Wednesday, William Haggas-trained Baaeed, also attempting the mile-and-a-quarter trip for the first time, blew away 2021 International Stakes winner Mishriff by six and a half lengths.
In another repeat of Frankel’s great day, the Knavesmire crowd starting applauding as one in acknowledgement that they were watching something special as Baaeed galloped on.
Baaeed breezed to victory in the Juddmonte Stakes for his 10th consecutive win
Going into the race, Baaeed was already being hailed as the best racehorse on the planet, having notched up nine straight wins with clinical efficiency. What he had lacked was a performance to take the breath away. We got it here in run No 10.
Haggas admitted he had woken at 1.30am after a
