Prince Khalid Abdullah, owner-breeder of champion horses including Frankel and Dancing Brave – obituary
His Juddmonte Farms turned out winners of a string of British Classics and worked with trainers Sir Henry Cecil, John Gosden and many others
21 January 2021 • 2:33pm
Prince Khalid Abdullah, right, and, left, the trainer Sir Henry Cecil with Frankel after winning the Queen Elizabeth II stakes at Ascot, October 2011
Credit: Hugh Routledge/Rex
Prince Khalid Abdullah, who has died aged 85, created one of the most remarkable racing empires in the long history of the Turf.
Most owner-breeders would count themselves lucky to produce one great horse. Khalid Abdullah’s green, pink and white colours (suggested by Lord Weinstock to match the Prince’s office curtains) were carried by four: the incomparable Frankel, unbeaten in 14 races, including 10 Group Ones; Enable, twice winner of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe; the electrifying Dancing Brave, also an Arc winner and a desper