Frankie Dettori


 
 

Frankie Dettori, (born December 15, 1970 in Milan, Italy) is a thoroughbred race horse jockey and celebrity.

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Born Lanfranco Dettori, he is the son of Gianfranco Dettori, himself a multiple champion jockey in his native Italy. He went to the United Kingdom where he apprenticed with trainer Luca Cumani at Newmarket in 1985 and soon became stable jockey. In 1990 he rode 100 winners and further success followed, with numerous winners in Group 1 races. On September 28, 1996 he achieved the feat of winning all seven races on a single day at Ascot Racecourse. On December 29, 2000 he received an honorary MBE.

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Dettori is the retained jockey for the Godolphin racing stables. He is affectionately known as "Frankie" and is world renowned for his "flying dismounts".

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He recently quit his position as a team captain on the BBC quiz A Question Of Sport when he was apparently stung by a question from a participant as to when he retired from riding. Since that time, however, he has completely rededicated himself to riding. He was rewarded for his newfound dedication with the English jockey's championship in 2004.

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December 15: December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 16 days remaining....

1970: 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday....

Milan: :This is about the Italian city of Milan. For other uses, see Milan (disambiguation)....


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