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'Awesome' Frankel Runs Away At Ascot

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Frankel won the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot today. He was riding Tom Queally.

Frankel won the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot today. He beat his nearest rival, Excelebration, by 11 lengths. Timeform gave Frankel the highest rating in its history, a 147.  

Frankel won the race. Tom Queally rode him. "Breathtaking," "astonishing," and "brilliant" were some of the milder adjectives murmured by appreciative fans.

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