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Thundering On

Frankel × Thundering Nights

A three-year-old Classic-winning filly who won the Oaks decisively, then proved her versatility over a shorter distance in the Blandford Stakes.

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Record and achievements

#Achievement and record
1Epsom Oaks 2026 — Group 1.
2Blandford Stakes 2026 — Group 2.
3Salsabil Stakes 2026 — Listed.

Parents

Pedigree

100%
SireDam
Thundering OnHorseThundering On2023 · GB · chestnut
FrankelSireFrankel2008 · GB · bay
SireGalileo1998 · IRE
SireSadler's Wells1981 · USA
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
SireNearctic1954 · CAN
DamNatalma1957 · USA
DamFairy Bridge1975 · USA
SireBold Reason1968 · USA
DamSpecial1969 · USA
DamUrban Sea1989 · USA
SireMiswaki1978 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
DamHopespringseternal1971 · USA
DamAllegretta1978 · GB
SireLombard1967 · GER
DamAnatevka1969 · GER
DamKind2001 · IRE · bay
SireDanehill1986 · USA · bay
SireDanzig1977 · USA
SireNorthern Dancer1961 · CAN
DamPas de Nom1968 · USA
DamRazyana1981 · USA
SireHis Majesty1968 · USA
DamSpring Adieu1974 · CAN
DamRainbow Lake1990 · GB
SireRainbow Quest1981 · USA
SireBlushing Groom1974 · FR
DamI Will Follow1975 · USA
DamRockfest1979 · USA
SireStage Door Johnny1965 · USA
DamRock Garden1970 · GB
DamThundering Nights2017 · IRE · bay
SireNight Of Thunder2011 · IRE · chestnut
SireDubawi2002 · IRE
SireDubai Millennium1996 · GB
SireSeeking the Gold1985 · USA
DamColorado Dancer1986 · IRE
DamZomaradah1995 · GB
SireDeploy1987 · GB
DamJawaher1989 · IRE
DamForest Storm2006 · GB
SireGalileo1998 · IRE
SireSadler's Wells1981 · USA
DamUrban Sea1989 · USA
DamQuiet Storm2000 · IRE
SireDesert Prince1995 · IRE
DamHertford Castle1991 · GB
DamCape Castle2011 · IRE · bay
SireCape Cross1994 · IRE
SireGreen Desert1983 · USA
SireDanzig1977 · USA
DamForeign Courier1979 · USA
DamPark Appeal1982 · IRE
SireAhonoora1975 · GB
DamBalidaress1973 · IRE
DamKaabari2006 · USA
SireSeeking the Gold1985 · USA
SireMr. Prospector1970 · USA
DamCon Game1974 · USA
DamCloud Castle1995 · GB
SireIn The Wings1986 · GB
DamLucayan Princess1983 · IRE

Lineage

Sire · Frankel

Frankel
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Retired unbeaten after 14 wins, including 10 Group 1 races. Entered stud in 2013. Sired Classic winners Adayar and Hurricane Lane (2021).

Dam · Thundering Nights

Won the 2021 Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes. Won the Group 3 Snow Fairy Fillies Stakes at the Curragh in 2020. Her daughter Thundering On won the 2026 Group 1 Oaks at Epsom.

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Sources and references

Family and linebreeding

The sire line runs through Frankel and Galileo to Sadler's Wells. The maternal line descends through Thundering Nights and Cape Castle to Kaabari.

Repeated ancestors in generations four and five: Danzig 4×5; Mr. Prospector 5×5; Northern Dancer 4×5; Seeking the Gold 4×5. These are pedigree-position calculations, not evidence of a genetic effect or a guarantee of performance.