Frankel's Penalty steps up to Group 2 level in Baden-Baden

Three-year-old Frankel colt Penalty, runner up in the German 2000 Guineas, upped his game on Sunday (1st September) to capture Baden-Baden's Gr.2 Oettingen Rennen.

Taken from the Thoroughbred Daily News, 2nd September 2024, by Tom Frary:

The colt was seventh in a strong renewal of Munich's Gr.11 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis from which the afternoon's Gr.11 Grosser Preis winner Fantastic Moon and last week's Gr.2 Grand Prix de Deauville winner Quantanamera have emerged, the 11-5 second favourite tracked the leader
Geography throughout the early stages. Committed approaching the furlong pole, the €210,000 BBAG September graduate kicked clear to record an impressive three and three-quarter length success from the 9-10 market-leader Elamaz.

Jockey Thore Hammer-Hansen was quick to deal out some praise: "He is the best horse I have ridden so far, my sincere thanks to the entire team at Henk Grewe's stable, to the trainer and Penalty's lad Memo who rides him every morning and led him up today."

Penalty is the last foal out of the dual Listed-placed Praia who was responsible for the seven-times Group-winning Premio Roma hero Potemkin and the Listed scorer and Gr.3 Preis der Winterkonigin-placed Paraisa. The second dam is the Listed winner Prada, who produced the Gr.1
Criterium de Saint-Cloud heroine and Gr.1 Prix de Diane-placed Paita who was in turn the dam of the Gr.3 Prix d'Hedouville winner and Gr.1 Prix Vermeille runner-up Pirika. Paita also produced the Gr.2 Preis der Diana heroine Puntilla, while the family features Pas De Deux who collected two renewals of this prize.