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Post by cherokeescot on Jun 23, 2022 15:07:14 GMT -5
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Post by tenfurlongs on Jun 23, 2022 15:44:48 GMT -5
In the post-race interview immediately following the race, Dettori didn't accept any suggestion that his ride had cost Stradivarius the win. He was pretty cavalier about saying that the two younger horses which beat him had fresher legs and that his horse had plenty of time to get there if he was good enough, but couldn't. I was very surprised to hear him say that, as much as he loves that horse. In the next race, as the horses milled about behind the starting gate, you could see Frankie had a dejected look on his face, like he knew that he screwed up. Falling just short on the Queen's horse, with what had just happened perhaps clouding his mind, did not help his cause with John Gosden. I actually think that the final disrespect came the next day, when Frankie did a flying dismount off of Inspiral, and paraded around like he was still the shit, without a shred of humility. It was in that post-race interview when Gosden crafted "Our hero overcomplicated it...", which was definitely a dig at Frankie's attitude, and a rebuke designed to get a response.
I'm not sure that there will be a change at Clarehaven, neither party has commented and it may just be a cooling-off period, until Dettori comes to his senses and apologizes for being aloof. I like Hollie Doyle a lot, but she's not ready for that job quite yet.
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Post by cherokeescot on Jun 23, 2022 16:13:53 GMT -5
I actually think the ride on the Queen’s horse Saga was the tipping point . Everyone wanted Her Majesty to have a winner at Royal Ascot and if Frankie had been more focused in that race she would have . I saw him interviewed before the race and he didn’t appear to be too interested in riding Saga.
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Post by spiderjohn on Jun 23, 2022 17:22:31 GMT -5
Irad was out-ridden every time, and now Dettori/Gosden drama.
Opened the door for Tudhope to start hot and stick around—0 Ryan Moore to dominate the last half of the meet. Rohaan's repeat win was one of many strong finishes.br]
James Doyle was solid--Holly made up for the Belmont mess with a focused win to start the week. Haggas team was solid.
Biggest surprise/disappointment was The Queen being shut out, with at least two very well-meant runners
Enjoyed every day of it.......
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Post by 1hooper on Jul 5, 2022 19:58:26 GMT -5
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Post by 1hooper on Sept 26, 2022 8:51:54 GMT -5
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