Frankie Dettori will team up with Emily Upjohn again in the Breeders’ Cup, trainer John Gosden has announced. Emily Upjohn’s goal conversion sent shockwaves through the ante-post markets as Gosden and Dettori teamed up again to build on their Italian Breeders’ Cup records. The Mares and Mares Turf was listed as the 5-year-old’s first course of choice after pre-registration earlier this week, but since Del Mar is known for its short, straight and sharp courses, Gosden decided to go for it. Longer option. “It’s very simple, he runs on grass, Frankie lives in America and has ridden Del Mar hundreds of times, so obviously he rides a trail, he knows it and he knows the track,” Gosden said on the Nick Luck Daily podcast.
“Kieran (Shoemark) knows the mare, but he hasn’t ridden her much in the States, other than Del Mar. “You have to remember this track was built on Jimmy Durante’s old main track, which was the narrowest and shortest track in American history. “You have to run a little to go straight. It’s all about tactical corner positioning. If you don’t fully understand how it works, and Kieran does, that’s not where you want to go. . “We lean towards the grass because the time to the first turn is longer and the mile and a half is better.”
