Frankel’s Asbury Park ‘Bosses’ Spa Maiden, Becomes A ‘Rising Star’

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When last seen at Saratoga some 10 months ago, ASBURY PARK (GB) (c, 3, Frankel {GB}–Limonar {Ire}, by Street Cry {Ire}) took unsurprising action as the 8-5 favorite, passed several rivals in the lane but fell short in fifth and had been missing since. Returning here as the 7-5 favorite and bearing the silks of his breeder St Elias Stable, the fashionably bred colt was void of early speed from his middle draw and was dragged back to the latter third of the red-hot Flavien Prat through a driving rainstorm. Ridden quietly with cover three or four off the fence down the backstretch, the dark bay was still well back entering the final three furlongs, but began to pick it up approaching the stretch, having been guided to the wide outside and out of harm's way. Asbury Park quickly gathered up the leaders nearing the eighth pole and from there it was academic, as he was about four lengths clear and well in hand under the wire to become the afternoon's second 'TDN Rising Star'. It was the fourth on the afternoon for Prat and the third for Chad Brown, who also sent out the debuting Arkhipov (Munnings) to a promising runner-up effort on his career bow. Tom Collins (Frosted), the 2-1 second choice, was third.

 

ASBURY PARK makes a statement in Race 8, breaking his maiden and giving Flavien Prat his fourth win today and Chad Brown his third. pic.twitter.com/7veSg1EpIC

— Belmont Stakes (@BelmontStakes) June 6, 2025

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