Two jockeys with a combined age of 104 win the 1000 and 2000 Guineas, and it’s a 20th Classic for Frankie Dettori
THE domestic Flat season may not quite have burst into life at the weekend in the shape of a superstar Guineas winner but, on Sunday, Newmarket’s Rowley Mile, empty except for a handful of owners, at least echoed to the whoops of a victorious Frankie Dettori .
In what was a theme of the weekend, both in Britain and America, there was no substitute for experience; Dettori, 50, won the 1000 Guineas a day after Kevin Manning, 54, took the 2000 Guineas on Poetic Flare for Jim Bolger, who will be 80 on Christmas Day, while the Kentucky Derby was won by Johnny Velazquez, 49, on Medina Spirit.
The oldest jockey to have won a Classic is Lester Piggott , who was 56 when he won the 2000 Guineas on Rodrigo De Triano in 1992.
{"content":"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"}
This report can also be read in this week’s Horse & Hound magazine, on sale Thursday 6 May
You may also be interested in…
Library image.
Credit: Alamy Stock Photo
Horses competing in the Melbourne Cup will all be required to have CT scans of their legs prior to running
Henry de Bromhead’s travelling head lass Zoe Smalley leads in Put The Kettle On after winning the Betway Queen Mother Champion Chase at the 2021 Cheltenham Festival.
Credit: EMPICS Sport
The QIPCO British Champions Series Hall of Fame has been launched to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the series, and
Harry Skelton celebrates with his champion jockey trophy for the 2020-21 National Hunt season.
Credit: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images
Harry Skelton joins an illustrious roll of honour, joined for the occasion by his trainer brother Dan, jockey wife Bridget