Actually I was wrong about Dave writing the article. It was Steve Anderson.

Bobby Frankel Get Well Soon
 

If that doesn't kill Bobby then nothing will.

Frankel's illness is not to be mentioned on this website.

:tro:

At least now everyone can see exactly why Frankel wanted the illness kept quiet.

It's a lovely gesture. Merely was stating one of the reasons Frankel preferred to keep the topic private.

Does he read those Facebook messages?

I see that someone has already registered at Facebook as DaTruth.

http://www.facebook.com/truthonduty

Oy vey... It was Frankel's desire to keep the illness personal. Is that so hard to comprehend? He's a private person. Now that it's out there, it's nice that there is a place where people can send their well wishes. Frankel will be embarrassed by it, but it's a nice gesture nonetheless.

Oh Vey! exactly it's a gesture not a topic of his illness.

Here's a thought... If anyone here wants to personally reach Frankel with an expression of concern and wish for his health, you can send it to me and I will see that he gets it.

Bobby Frankel
c/o At the Races
157 Main St.
Greenwich, NY 12834

give bobby some peace at this time, i like frankel, he likes cocker spaniels like me. get well b.f.

I know how you feel Travis.

I volunteered to interview him for an 8 pager my friend ran in New York about 10 years ago. He gave me exactly 10 minutes (which is 10 minutes longer than I thought I'd get). I figured I'd try and warm him up by talking about Brooklyn and the old neighborhood. We talked about that for almost a half hour and I never got my interview!

Guess that communications degree was a waste.

You have to warm him up by telling him you too love his favorite horse Sightseek. :)

That's actually a good topic for discussion, that being, who is your favorite Frankel horse? I know yours!

Ghostzapper's an easy pick but of the Juddmonte lot I really liked Beat Hollow.

NT

I really loved Intercontinental too, but Sightseek has the amazingly sweet disposition. I was so glad when Bejarano finally let Intercontinental just do her thing and run instead of fighting with her.

One more Bobby Frankel story... I was standing with Sean Clancy waiting for Barbaro to train at Keeneland before coming down to Louisiana Downs. Frankel was next to us talking basically hanging-out, talking about racing etc.

Anyway, a horse came down the walkway with his blue saddle cloth and he said, "Someone asked me if I thought this horse was the next Ghostzapper." He then chuckled a bit and said, "There aren't very many Ghostzappers."

I was never able to figure out who he was talking about, which is a shame, but a nifty story none-the-less.

I was hanging out with Frankel one day when I was a lot younger ....

and he looks at me and goes .. "I'm not sure if you're the world's best handicapper yet ... but you damn sure are the sexiest!"

I had a The Fat Man moment and was all like ... "Bobby, you're soooooo a master of the obvious!"

Exbourne is my favorite Frankel horse.

being chronically ill is no fun. my condition makes me sick all the time. i thank God that its not a life threatning condition such as cancer or nameless other things we mortal humans contract. but heres what i know about being sick and being around sick people. because once you're diagnosed you are constantly at offices being tested and prodded, you get sick of being sick. you talk to the other sick people and they feel the same way. it does not matter what you have, we are mortal, we all age, eventually we all become ill. thats life. people don't need to know what you have. as long as you are alive and breathing, you are still the same person. thats what people forget. the person does not want to change, they became ill. in most cases they don't want pity or special notice, they want to carry on like nothings wrong . its very personal in some cases and people should not speculate. this is where being famous is not all its cracked up to be. my problem is faceless and no one cares but friends and family, someone like bobby frankel has to deal with it publicly. that just adds to the stress of being ill. sure people appreciate the well wishes and such. but dounuts to dollars he would be just as happy with a "good luck" and "hope your horse runs well in the feature today"(like nothings wrong). the worst thing about being ill is being reminded of it constantly, thats why people keep it to themselves.