Frankie Dettori’s Exclusive Stake.com blog: my banker of runs today at Glorious Goodwood and I cheekily told his trainer I’d be interested in the ride The European flat season continues and this week is one of the marquee carnivals in the UK racing calendar, the Qatar Goodwood Festival. We caught up with Stake.com Global Racing Ambassador Frankie Dettori to hear his thoughts on a massive week of racing action. The Sussex Stakes is the big race of the week – how do you see it panning out?
I’ll be honest, I did cheekily send John Gosden a little message saying I might be interested in Field Of Gold! He is probably one of the top rated three-year-olds in the world at the moment so I thought that, if I’m going to try and make a comeback, then he is the right horse. I think he’s the revelation of the year. What he did at Ascot was super impressive.
Q. There was much speculation over who rides Field Of Gold in the Sussex Stakes but now that William Buick has been confirmed, is he a good booking in your view?
They have William there in Newmarket, so it wouldn’t make sense to fly me all the way over to ride him!
William is a great jockey, he’s riding the crest of the wave at the moment, and he deserves to be there.
Q: Godolphin have roared back to some form in recent weeks – is their investment in the sport crucial to the future of it even more now than ever?
Coolmore and Godolphin have reshaped racing over the last 40 years. They invest in stallions and mares, and we should give them a round of applause because they’re producing great champions. They’ve invested so much in the thoroughbred, and their legacies should be continued.
Q: What is your best bet for Glorious Goodwood?
Field Of Gold is the banker, even if I won’t be riding him!
Meanwhile the Galway Festival continues on Day three, first race off at 17.05, with the Galway Plate at 18.40 on the seven race programme.
