Soul Stirring became the first Group I winner for Frankel when she won the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies Stakes last year and was Champion Japanese 2YO Filly of 216.
A homebred for Shadai Farm trained by Kazuo Fujisawa, Soul Stirring drew clear
to win the 2400 metre staying test by a length and three-quarters."It's such a thrill for me as I also won the Oaks back home with her mother. Soul Stirring certainly has inherited the power from her sire and her dam. I was quite confident coming into this race," said winning rider Christian Lemaire.
"I wasn't sure yet about the distance as it was her first time [at 2,400m] so I wanted her in a good position which I did because she is quick out of the gate. She also has good lasting speed so I was able to give her the go from early at the stretch and sustain our bid right up to the finish."
Soul Stirring is from former star Monsun mare Stacelita, a six-time Group I winner in France and the US.
Frankel is the sire of eight stakes-winners from his first Northern Hemisphere crop with his only Australian bred winner to date being Flora de Mariposa, who also won in Japan. Read about her here.
