Frankie Dettori set for shock reunion with former boss John Gosden at Breeders’ Cup for £1.5million ride
OLD pals Frankie Dettori and John Gosden are set for a shock reunion at the Breeders’ Cup.
Legend Frankie is in line to get the call-up to ride Emily Upjohn for his former gaffer in California on November 2.
PADream duo John Gosden and Frankie Dettori are all set to get back together at next week’s Breeders’ Cup[/caption]
The filly’s owners, who include musical millionaire Andrew Lloyd Webber, want Frankie up.
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The jockey moved to California in December 2023 after bringing the curtain down in Europe.
Frankie, 53, has ridden plenty of winners at Del Mar and has intimate knowledge of the unique track.
Connections are keen to use that experience to help dual Group 1 heroine Emily Upjohn go out in a blaze of glory before she is retired.
The five-year-old’s last success — in the Coronation Cup in 2023 — came under Frankie who has a total of 15 Breeders Cup wins.
His most recent came on Gosden’s Inspiral at Santa Anita last year. It was also the last time he rode for the yard.
Gosden has been loyal to Kieran Shoemark who has ridden Emily Upjohn in her last six races, twice chasing home Arc ace Bluestocking.
But having Frankie up in the US is being seen a no-brainer.
Emily Upjohn’s ultimate target has not yet been decided but she is 11-4 favourite for the Filly and Mare Turf.
She can also be backed at 13-2 for the Breeders’ Cup Turf, which could cut up dramatically.
More to follow.
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