Golden Horn takes Dettori to a second Derby

Frankie Dettori won the Investec Derby on Saturday (6 June) on the John Gosden-trained Golden Horn.

Favourite

The final furlong became a battle between pre-race favourite Golden Horn and his stablemate Jack Hobbs, with the former surging clear to win by an eventual three-and-a-half lengths.

It was a second Derby win for both Frankie, who won in 2007 on Authorized, and for John Gosden, who trained the 1997 winner Benny The Dip.

“I probably enjoyedthisoneabit more – I was a bityoung thefirst time,” said Dettori, 44.

Gosden is only the second trainer in Derby history to train both the first- and second-placed horses.

Fillies

It was a very different story in the Investec Oaks on Friday (5 June) when 50-1 outsider Qualify landed the spoils for trainer Aidan O’Brien and jockeyColm O’Donoghue.

She saw off favourite Legatissimo by a short head