Frank's Rockette

Frank’s Rockette, an Into Mischief filly homebred by Frank Fletcher, turned heads in her very first start when she won a five-furlong maiden race at Churchill Downs by 8 ¾ lengths in June 2019.  She was elevated to stakes company in her next start at Saratoga, and finished a good second behind Perfect Alibi in the Grade 2 Adirondack Stakes.

That effort preceded two more runner-up finishes in graded stakes, as Frank’s Rockette checked in behind Perfect Alibi again in the Grade 1 Spinaway Stakes at Saratoga and then second to Wicked Whisper in the one-mile Grade 1 Frizette Stakes at Belmont Park. She was then given a break and returned for a 3-year-old campaign by trainer Bill Mott that targeted sprint races.

Frank’s Rockette won her first start of 2020 impressively, taking the listed Any Limit Stakes at Gulfstream Park by seven lengths. She then finished second in a listed stakes at Oaklawn Park on a sloppy track but rebounded to win an allowance optional claiming race at Churchill Downs in May.

Moved back up in class, Frank’s Rockette was all out to hold off Reagan’s Edge in the Grade 3, 6 ½-furlong Victory Ride Stakes at Belmont Park on July 4 to secure her first career graded stakes win. She followed with a dominant victory in the Grade 2 Prioress Stakes Sept. 5 at Saratoga Race Course, and then another easy win in the Grade 2 Gallant Bloom Handicap at Belmont Park, romping by 7 ¼ lengths.

Frank's Rockette began her 2021 campaign with a victory in the American Beauty Stakes at Oaklawn Park on Jan. 30. She stalked pace-setting Amy's Challenge, then drew off for a sharp win. In her next start, she was second as the favorite in the Carousel Stakes at Oaklawn on Apr. 10. As the favorite in the Grade 3 Winning Colors Stakes at Churchill on May 22, she finished third after stalking the pace. She bounced back with a victory in the Saylorville Stakes at Prairie Meadows on July 3.

As a 5-year-old in 2022, Frank's Rockette was plagued by a series of second-place finishes including the $200,000 Carousel Stakes at Oaklawn, the Grade 3 Vagrancy Handicap at Belmont, and the Grade 2 Honorable Miss Handicap at Saratoga. Frank's Rockette finally broke through in 2022 with a win in the $250,000 Pink Ribbon Stakes at Charles Town on Aug. 26. She followed that up with a start in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint at Keeneland, in which she finished 11th.

Frank's Rockette ended the 2022 campaign on a high note by winning the Grade 3 $125,000 Sugar Swirl Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Dec. 31. After finishing second in the same race one year earlier, she left no doubt about the result this time with a decisive victory by 12 1/4 lengths in a time of 1:09.63 for the six furlongs.

Frank’s Rockette made her 6-year-old debut in the $125,000 Hurricane Bertie Stakes March 11 at Gulfstream Park and again dominated. She stalked the pace from third, seized command approaching the stretch with powerful sweeping bid, and surged away to a eight-length romp under Junior Alvarado in 1:16.81 for 6 1/2 furlongs.