French delight as Gosden-Dettori partnership put to the sword
UK trainer-jockey pair come off second best in the last two big races of the European season
19 October 2020 - 19:00
The French will say j’dore. There is no love lost between them and Britain and in the last two big races of a fragmented European season, they have put the UK’s champion trainer John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori to the sword.
The animosity between the two countries goes back centuries. They were allies during World War 2, but their conflict dates back to 1815 when Napoleon was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo...
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