Frankie Dettori and John Gosden: the highs and lows of a great partnership
John Gosden and Frankie Dettori were together for seven years. They joined forces in 2015. Their relationship is on sabbatical.
Frankie Dettori returns to riding for John Gosden after William Buick leaves Clarehaven to join Godolphin.
Dettori replaces Buick on favourite Golden Horn in the Derby for Gosden after stablemate Jack Hobbs is purchased by Godolphin. Dettari goes on to win his second Derby on Golden horn plus the Eclipse and the Arc.
Dettori has his most winners in a domestic season since 2010 with 85. Journey won the Champions Fillies’ & Mares” Stakes for Gosden in October 2016.
Gosden's Enable provided Frankie Dettori with a record-breaking fifth win in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe in October 2017.
Frankie Dettori will no longer be retained rider for Sheikh Joaan Al Thani’s Al Shaqab Racing. He wants to be free to ride John Gosden's horses.
Enable wins back-to-back Arcs to give Frankie Dettori a sixth win in the race. Too Darn Hot and Cracksman also land Group 1s for Dittori and Gosden.
Frankie Dettori won the Oaks on Anapurna for John Gosden. He rode the first four winners on Gold Cup day at Royal Ascot. Some bookmakers stopped accepting bets on Dittori's rides.
Enable wins the King George for the second time in July 2019. Gosden criticises aspects of Frankie Dettori's ride.
Anapurna and Star Catcher are the latest horses to be trained by John Gosden. Frankie Dettori has won 17 Group 1 races this season.
Dettori and Gosden enjoy another successful Royal Ascot with Stradivarius winning his third Gold Cup and Palace Pier landing the St James’s Palace Stakes. Enable wins the King George for a third time but misses out in the Arc for the second year in a row.
Stradivarius finishes fourth in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
Palace Pier is beaten by Baaeed in his final race in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day in October 2021. Gosden criticises Dettori for the way he behaved.
June 2022. Frankie Dettori is beaten on Stradivarius in the Gold Cup. John Gosden is critical of his rider. Dittori also won the Britannia Stakes on Saga. The following week, Duttori misses out on regular mounts Sunray Major and Stowell at Newmarket despite riding for Ralph Beckett at the meeting.
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