He’d done it all, won almost everything, and Frankie Dettori was tired of it. After three decades as one of the greatest jockeys in the history of thoroughbred racing, he’d lost his mojo. Constant travel was the tipping point. Meetings at English tracks usually last only two or three days, and t...
In the morning, Italian star jockey Frankie Dettori walked the turf course at Kentucky Downs to check things out before the biggest day of racing at the track near the Tennessee border. Turned out to be well worth the stroll over a course he had never ridden on as Dettori not only won the $3.1 [&hel...
Five weeks of racing at Saratoga Race Course are in the books, leaving three more weeks to go at the most prestigious meet in the land. Some familiar names sit atop the leaderboard at Saratoga Looking at the showcase races over the final weeks at the Spa, there’s the $600,000 Alabama Stakes (G1) f...
The 150th Kentucky Derby (G1) is Saturday, May 4, at Churchill Downs, offering a record $5 million purse. The field is limited to 20 starters based on Derby qualifying points from dozens of prep races. SOCIETY MAN On the first Saturday in May, trainer Danny Gargan will be saddling not one but two ...
Imagine a flying dismount in the winner’s circle at Churchill Downs in the moments after the Kentucky Derby? It’s a longshot but it could happen as world renowned jockey Frankie Dettori is set to ride Society Man in the Derby on May 4. Fierceness hits the track; Grand Mo the First works; pending...
The $12 million Dubai World Cup (G1) is March 30 at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The race is for 4-year-olds and up at 1 ¼ miles on dirt. usracing.com is publishing profiles of the contenders. NEWGATE His Santa Anita Handicap G1) victory has Bob Baffert thinking a refreshed N...
Frankie Dettori is back in the USA. The popular Italian jockey known for his “flying dismounts’’ begins the next phase of his riding career on Saturday (Oct. 28) at Santa Anita Park. Last week at Ascot, Dettori’s farewell race in England came in typical fashion – a dramatic last-to-first r...
You can likely add another Godolphin-owned horse to the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1) lineup after Mawj held off several challenges and won the $501,000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) at Keeneland on Saturday. Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed’s operation has won the past two editions of the BC Mile ...
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