• John Gosden describes Dettori as a ‘genius’ after top-class ride
Frankie Dettori equalled his best ever season at the highest level and did so with a flawless front-running ride as Star Catcher added the Prix Vermeille to her win in the Irish Oaks in July. It was the jockey’s 16th Group One winner of 2019 but as a trial for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe it proved less significant, as Star Catcher is most unlikely to make the trip back across the Channel for the big one in three weeks’ time.
Instead Star Catcher could head to Champions Day and the Breeders’ Cup in America while Enable, her stable companion at the John Gosden yard, attempts to win the Arc for the third year running. There could be no better moment for Dettori to register his 17th Group One win, though he is in such outstanding form at present, with four wins from his last five Group One starts, that his personal record may well be history already by 6 October.
Written by Greg Wood at Longchamp
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/15/frankie-dettori-star-catcher-prix-vermeille-longchamp-john-gosden under the title “Frankie Dettori at his best as he guides Star Catcher to Prix Vermeille win”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
