The Leader Newspaper
By Andrew Atkinson
John Gosden trained Stradivarius is eyeing Royal Ascot Gold Cup glory on June 17 – under jockey Frankie Dettori – to become the second horse to win the race four times. Yeats is the only horse to do so.
Dettori, who rode Stradivarius to victory in the Group 3 Longines Sagaro Stakes in April, said: “The dream is still alive. It’s sensational to ride a stayer with a turn of foot.
“When Yeats won four Gold Cups you thought no one would ever get near it and now the dream is still alive.”
Dettori added: “He’s a character and wants to cover everything in the morning! His homework has been fantastic – as good as any other season.