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| 3:50 | ASC | King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) Cl1 1m4f CH4 |
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Ascot SATURDAY, 25 JULY 2015
King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (CLASS 1) (3yo+)
- Runners: 31
- Distance: 1m4f
- Going: Good
- Channel: CH4
£1,150,000 guaranteed For 3yo+ Weights 3yo colts & geldings 8st 9lb; fillies 8st 6lb; 4yo+ colts & geldings 9st 7lb; fillies 9st 4lb; southern hemisphere allowance: 4yo 4lb Entries 31 pay £ 3500 Confirmed 11 pay £ 2000
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| 2 811-11 |  | DYLAN MOUTH | 4 |
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| 5 11-233 |  | POSTPONED | 4 |
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JMC: FRANKIE, JOHNNY AND GOLDEN HORN WIN THE BRITISH INVESTEC DERBY EPSOM
ON SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2015.
RPSUNDAY JULY 19
THE BIG READ
JOHN GOSDEN
Alastair Down talks to John Gosden, Ace Global Flat Turf Trainer (GB)
“Back
in January to the outsider Gosden was facing some challenges.
"Last year’s stars
Kingman and Taghrooda had been retired. William Buick – other than Frankie the
only jockey Gosden has ever retained – had flown the nest to Godolphin, and
beyond the boundaries unaware of Clarehaven nobody knew a great deal about the
three year old colt Golden Horn, who had scraped home by a head on his debut
run in a two year old maiden at Nottingham last October.
“Favourite
and runner up that October day was Storm The Stars, who has twice been
Derby-placed with only Gosden horses ahead of him.
“But
Golden Horn was not an angel being entertained unawares and, in a remark as
revealing as any could be about the Derby winner’s quality and Gosden’s long-
honed wisdom and prescience, he says: “When Kingman retired I had no hesitation
putting Golden Horn in his box.”
“Then
on January 11 Gosden broke his pelvic in three places when skiing in
Yellowstone Park, Montana. “He says: “It wasn’t Yogi Bear’s fault, it was all
mine. I was going far too fast.
“It
was the first morning of the holiday and the third run. And on this occasion
Gosden, no mug when seeking a mark, got himself handicapped well and truly.
“HE
SAYS: “Rachel was away for the day, so she wasn’t there to tell us to behave. I
said to the boys ‘ last one down the mountain is a cissy’ and as I was flying
through the air I said to myself ‘idiot.’
“Everything
went – helmet, poles, skis and pelvis. I refused to be brought down the
mountain on a stretcher and am lucky to have two very good sons who helped me
down.
“I
was soon in hospital and in an hour and a half I had a CAT scan, an MRI and a
very large bill.
“I
was an impossible patient, as I’m sure Rachel will confirm. It meant I couldn’t
be at the opening of Chelmsford, were Matt Chapman interviewed Rachel with a
series of bouncers and beamers-no Kingman or Taghrooda, stable jockey gone and
husband on crutches. She just let the balls go through to the keeper. “
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE:
“Perhaps
one of the most rewarding aspects of Gosden’s season both personally and for
the racing public has been the re-forging of his old alliance with Dettori.
“Gosden
says: “People forget how far he has come since arriving here as a teenager
without a word of English. A lot of things came to him very fast and after he
fell out with Luca it was Barney Curley who brought him to me.
“He
started on January 1, 1994, turned up with his head shaved and threw himself
into the job heart and soul: He rode 233 winners that year.
“Frankie
is highly intelligent and a wonderfully instinctive rider. He’s a bit like an Italian diva in that he gets too high you
have to gently bring him down, but just as important, you have to know how to
lift him up.
“Nobody
should underrate his brains or his sensitivity. A lot of the bravado is a
front, a way of getting through. Everyone does that in one way or another.
“When
William was tapped on the shoulder it was a question of me asking myself who
was the most talented jockey around. Frankie had a nice new contract with
Skeikh Joaan but it didn’t have the depth of rides –the sheer numbers-to keep
him busy all the time.
“I
rang him on Remembrance Day and told him he’d have the time to do the job and
to keep it under his hat. The news broke at the end of Cheltenham week.
“When
he came back here again he was hugely enthusiastic even in the sleet and rain
of March. I admit that if all the horses were rated 70 it might not have been
the same but the most important thing was that he felt at home again – it’s
part of that Italian family thing.
“The first horse I put him up on was Golden Horn and when I asked him what he thought he said ‘he’s a lovely horse but he’s not clued up yet. He wouldn’t be mentally sharp enough for a Guineas.’
JMC: When a jockey the caliber of Frankie Dettori first gets the leg up on a three year old colt as he did first time here, he can quickly feel how that colt responds to his gestures, his moves whilst in the saddle. This day Frankie found Golden Horn distinctly babyish.
Advising against challenging for the British Qipco 2,000 guineas to be run at Newmarket on Saturday June 2, but to wait until the Dante to be run at York on Thursday June 14 a fortnight later.
[Frankie Dettori an ace global Flat turf jockey right up there among the top four riding in the world today. Frankie has suffered a massive amount of bloodhorse illiterate damage from the cruel British government regulators ]
“Golden Horn
went to York for the Dante as a Prix du Jockey Club horse-the Derby entries had
closed before he came to me. After he won the Dante there was enough of a debate with William
there was enough of a debate and, on pedigree, Anthony Oppenheimer was right to
have strong doubts. But he’s a proper old-fashioned owner-breeder with a
sporting attitude and so he went for it.
“On
Derby day I was wound up like the ten-day clock. We had the first two in the
betting yet Qualify had won the Oaks at 50-1 the day before and, while I love
the buzz that has returned to Epsom, it has always been the place for banana
skins,
“I
have learned that while you can talk to a jockey about how a race might unfold
there is never any point in tying them down. You have to let them feel and read
a race and the last thing you want to do is rabbit in a jockey’s ear.
“I
remember in the paddock before the 1977 Arc, Vincent O’Brien giving the most
extraordinary detailed instructions to Lester Piggott and you could see
Lester’s eyes beginning to glaze over.
“He
half- turned to me and, out of the corner of his mouth, said “have you got a
notebook?” In the event he ignored everything, bounced out and made nearly all
[on The Minstrel].
“We
were driven to Epsom as usual by Mick Murray, who was an apprentice to Darky
Prendergast and more of a sage than a driver-and he’s a very good judge.
“With
Rachel and our old friends Nick Hall and George Bailey still having a share in
Jack Hobbs, we had everyone’s kids there and a party before racing. It was a
family fun event with all the children thrilled just to be there.
“After
the race I was fast down to see the second while Frankie took Golden Horn back
up the track in front of the stands so I was a bit late to the winner’s
enclosure. Frankie came along, bashed in my top hat- which I still need to have
a word with him about – kissed me on both cheeks and then jumped on me!”
Frankie’s joy bursting out.
“Dettori
then spotted the winning owner’s bloodstock adviser Hugo Lascelles and went up
and shook both his cheeks vigorously between thumb and forefinger. Fortunately
he spared Anthony Oppenheimer a similar form of celebration.
“After
the press conference-where Gosden walked in, sat down and starting chatting
happily away before even being asked a question-it was off to the royal box.
“There
he said to the Queen: Ma’am, you are standing in exactly the same spot as your
late mother did when Benny The Dip won by a short head in 1997. That day she
said to me, ‘Ah Mr Gosden, I told you at Sandown, that I would have a bit on
for the Derby and I’ve had a good bit on, so I’m very happy!.”
“In
the evening it was time for a party,
something at which the Gosden’s excel. John says: “Some of the best parties are
impromptu and you can’t plan them, you just go with the flow. Literally!
“The
staff were piling in and out all evening, and Frankie and a mass of people were
there with things still going strong at one in the morning.
“William
Buick managed to break not four crystal glasses or even six. His final tally
was eight, and by the time he had
finished I think he was convinced Jack Hobbs had won the Derby.”
“And
Jack Hobbs did win his Derby when storming home on the Curragh and John Gosden
says: “We have been to our old friend ‘Legs’ Lawlors magnificent wedding the
night before and I wasn’t moving too well the next morning.
“Thank
God the race was at 6.30 because if it had been at 2.30 I’d have been in
trouble.
“Jack
Hobbs is being freshened up for The Arc, as he needed a holiday. He won his
maiden at Wolverhampton on December 27, so he only had January off, whereas
Golden Horn had November, December and half January taking things easy.”
As
JOHN and I sit in the summer sun performing the last rights on a decent bottle of Chablis the trainer is relaxed,
amusing and given to the occasional juicy indiscretion. While Gosden has done
well from the sport he loves, the racing public owe him much and he has shone
like a lighthouse of decency for many years. His communication skills are
peerless and have more than once come to our rescue.
“I
shall never forget the 2011 King George, which was won by his Nathaniel but was
marred by the fall of Rewilding two furlongs out with the colt coming to a
holt, fatally injured, in front of the packed Ascot stands.
“Immediately
interviewed on television, Gosden assumed control of a potentially disastrous
situation with a tour de force of clarity, compassionate insight and informed
opinion that brilliantly placed Rewilding’s fate in the greater scheme of
things.
“I
stood a couple of yards away thinking, ‘nobody else could have done that’ .
“But for all his professional success, what
gives John his solidity is a legendarily happy marriage and a family life - Sebastian,
Serena, Theodora and Thady – into which he and Rachel have poured endless energy
and love.
“Rachel
has more roles than the entire West End put together. Lawyer, ROA bigwig,
passionate campaigner for historic Newmarket, town counsellor , a major player
at the Organic Research Trust and someone who, through tireless work for Woman’s
Aid, has done much to ease the plight of victims of domestic violence.
“The
sheer workload means Rachel occasionally has to be brisk but she is never
brusque. She is both a powerhouse and a genuine star in my opinion.
“No
wonder her husband says: “I sit down on a Sunday morning and see if I can get a
15- minute appointment with my wife for the following Friday.
“There
seems every chance that, a week today, the conversation may well take place on
the back of another milestone victory in the King George. ”
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Gosden on his father Towser Gosden…
“He died in 1967 at the age of 62 and I was 15 at
the time. He didn’t like doctors much, so he wouldn’t go to see them.
“Dad had a hard life living through the Wall Street
Crash and the Great Depression. In the war he went into the RAF and was in
Lancaster bombers, being invalided out in 1943.
“His horses were shot for meat. Aggressor’s King
George with Jimmy Lindley up was his finest hour, although he trained 1966 Derby winner Charlottown at two but had
to give up his license because of poor health.
“They were a different generation but had their
qualities.
“George Todd was a hard man but was always there
for his horses at the very last. The time would come for some 18 –year- old who
had done sterling service and Todd would hold the horse and feed him a pick of
grass when he was shot. ”
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Gosden on Clarehaven:
“It is
extraordinary but the whole place was built on the proceeds of a successful
gamble on the filly Clarehaven in the 1900 Cesarewitch’ .
“They
bought 17 acres and put up the house-demolished by David Robinson in the 1960’s-
and the yard.
“Peter
Gilpin trained Pretty Polly here, undoubtedly one of the greatest race mares of
all time and winner of 22 of her 24 races, including the fillies’ Triple Crown.
I have put up a plaque in her memory.
“She was
always given a sugar lump in the winners enclosure, and after she won the Oaks,
King Edward VII did the honors.
“We are at
capacity with 166 horses and I always have plenty of people-88 at the moment.
If you over employ things get rushed and the odd corner is cut and that puts
strain on the senior staff, who suddenly start looking gaunt and exhausted.
“I have
three assistants and nine head people – a good mix of male and female. We know
each other well and they are good with their horses and the rest of the staff.
“It is always about realizing a horse’s full
potential and if that happens to be a seller at Brighton on a Tuesday then that’s
the job to be done by the trainer.
“I like
the place to be quiet and peaceful – the sergeant major approach to running
yards went west years ago.
“A horse
will always sense an edgy atmosphere, someone who is nervous or a nervous
jockey. And never underestimate the difficulty of young men riding two- and
three- year- olds because patience is key.
“The young are naturally in a hurry and often have other things on their mind!
“The young are naturally in a hurry and often have other things on their mind!
Clarehaven Stables - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gosden on Bobby Frankel.
“I first
came across Bobby Frankel when I was 18 and on a gap year. I got a job
hot-walking for Eugene and Hirsch Jacobs in barn 18 at Aqueduct.
“One
morning I could hear this tremendous racket coming from behind the barn and when
I went to have a look there was this frizzy-haired guy kicking hell out of
these ice buckets.
“I went
back in and said we should help the guy because he was in some state and Jacobs
said ‘He’s just a gambler, a crazy kid. He ain’t going
anywhere in life. ‘
“Over the
years I came to get on well with him but he was a sociopath. He liked dogs and
horses – in fact he much preferred animals to humans and it was kind of
mutual to that animals liked him but not
people so much.
“He came
up the hard way in Brooklyn and he’d attack you because that is how you get out
of an entirely non-horsey background in Brooklyn to become one of the greatest
trainers of them all. ”
Robert J. Frankel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gosden on William Buick.
“Taking
him on was brave because he had never so much as ridden in a gallop here but I
had been watching him ride and obviously liked what I saw.
“I rang
Frankie to get his opinion and he was positive and he gave me his number and I
left it a few weeks and then rang him up.
“Like
Frankie, William has had the advantage of great parents who have both done a marvellous
job with him.
“I said to
him ‘I will give you a decent contract and if this goes wrong then it won’t be
the end of the world’ . But I also told him that if everything went well then
eventually there was one operation that would
come along and tap him on the shoulder. Eventually Godolphin did exactly
that.
“William
is very talented and rides work here when his commitments allow it. He rode for
me in the Oaks and won the Dante on Golden Horn’ . He has ridden seven winners
from about 30 rides for us this season and we still see plenty of him. " William Buick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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