sabbatical

The ongoing speculation as to the future of the partnership between the powerful Gosden stable and Frankie Dettori was quelled in part by a statement on Friday evening from John Gosden, which read "Frankie and I have amicably decided to take a sabbatical from the trainer/jockey relationship but we remain the closest of friends and colleagues." Dettori, British racing's most widely identifiable jockey with a major international profile, has not ridden since Royal Ascot and he returned from Sardinia on Friday to meet Gosden at his Clarehaven Stable in Newmarket....