Billy Loughnane kisses the trophy after winning the 2026 Sussex Stakes. As a result, this was probably the strongest renewal of the Sussex Stakes in over a decade. Bow Echo isn’t Frankel. But there’s no need to make such a comparison because Bow Echo is a superstar in his own right. He’s not better than Frankel, but I believe that he’s the best three-year-old miler we’ve seen since Sir Henry Cecil’s superstar.