19 Quotes by Frankie Dettori

There are mixed emotions about this because usually I am riding for Sheikh Mohammed in this race, ... I have to thank him for letting me ride. It feels a little peculiar that I won this for the main opposition, but that's the way things have gone this year.

One of the highlights for me has to be at the beginning with Balanchine who really got us going when she won the Oaks and the Irish Derby.

I couldn't shake Brass Hat off. He was always a threat.

He will be much better on good ground. He is still very green. It's hard to judge tactics on this ground. I tried to quicken it up all the way round and always felt that if somebody had come at me he'd have found a little bit more.

He got into a nice rhythm, and when we came into the straight he galloped on strongly. This is only the beginning for this horse.

He's having his first run for us and it will also be his first run on the dirt. It will be interesting to see how he will do.

He could win it and go on why not? He's done nothing wrong. He just lacks experience. He's got to tackle the big boys sooner or later, so Saturday should be a good test for him.

I was very worried around the turn, because the horse had been coming off the bridle and I had to keep asking him. But when we turned into the stretch I kept after him and he found a few more gears.

I was happy to stay off the pace but when I asked him to quicken, he went away.