Frankel Memoribilia

[pengamon]

I’ve just started to take an interest in Frankel memoribilia and notice that certainly on ebay there appears that certainly with the racecards there definitely appears to be lower prices for each card-as his career progressed-obviously as fewer and fewer people put them into the recycling bin. 205 is currently bid for his maiden win and 69 for Doncaster and down to 30 for the Royal Lodge card etc

I was lucky enough to bid for the back part of his QIPCO board/pennant from the 2011 Sussex Stakes win-which was signed by Tom Queally and has since been signed by Sir Henry. It is now in the US and has been donated to Old Friends-Cabin Creek-a farm a few miles from Saratoga racecourse-a satellite farm of Old Friends (Kentucky) which is a Thoroughbred retirement home where many famous retired US horses live. Bobby Frankel left his trophies, in his will, to Old Friends and the New York farm is now also known as the Bobby Frankel Division.

My question is. Where does something like this fit into what has either been sold either on ebay or for charity. This piece will likely be sold at a Charity Fundraiser next year. What else either from the Sussex Stakes or Frankel related would anyone put into a frame or Shadow Box. The board is 4ft high-so it’s going to be a massive frame regardless.

I’m mindful that a number of Zenyatta Shadow Boxes sold a couple of years ago for $10000 at Charity auctions in California and Saratoga-with her halter, huge signed picture etc etc-and was wondering what value anyone thinks the board may be worth and what they would add to it.

[llanrumneyboy]

Pengamon,

I have seen 2 of Frankel`s debut racecards fetching in excess of £600 each on E-bay.

There are some contributory factors to their scarciety. Obviously, at the time it would have been just another mid-week Newmarket meeting, and cards probably discarded, except for the anoraks amongst us who collect them back to the year dot. But to compound matters, I believe, there was a concert afterwards and there was an absolute deluge which probably put paid to a lot of the remaining cards.

Not that this answers your question of course, but throws light onto the value of the first card.

Regards,

Dave

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