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Aug 23, 2023
By thenationalnews.com

Dettori makes more history with sensational victory aboard Mostahdaf at York

Mostahdaf gave Frankie Dettori a fifth domestic Group One of the season and in the process helped him to become the most successful jockey in the history of the Juddmonte International at York.

Jun 20, 2023
By manchestereveningnews.co.uk

'Of course' - Frankie Dettori makes Royal Ascot admission ahead of final farewell

Royal Ascot has always been a place to be seen, this year though perhaps it's more about who won't be here, rather than who is. Racing lost its greatest patron with the death of Queen Elizabeth II last year and will lose its greatest showman when Frankie Dettori finally calls time on his career this autumn.

Jun 19, 2023
By theguardian.com

Frankie Dettori rides into final Royal Ascot with bookies on high alert

I t is possible to pinpoint with a considerable degree of accuracy the moment when Britain’s bookmaking industry last faced the possibility of a truly ruinous day at the races. At 5.05pm (and 22 seconds) on 20 June 2019, the 28-strong field in the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot was approaching the furlong pole and Turgenev, who had set off as the 7-2 favourite, was going strongly in front with a lead of nearly three lengths and trading at around 1-3 in-running on Betfair.

Jun 02, 2023
By theguardian.com

Frankie Dettori relishes chance to ride Arrest in Epsom Derby swansong

F rankie Dettori cannot even recall where he finished in his first Derby in 1992, but the one clear memory he retains from his debut in the Epsom classic underlines the extent to which he is a human bridge to a different age. “The only thing I remember is walking through the Gypsies [in the middle of the course] back in the day,” he said this week. “That was the only time I got to do that. From then on [after the paddock moved], we went all the way round [on the track].”

Sep 10, 2022
By theguardian.com

Talking Horses: Haskoy can emulate famous Queen winner in St Leger

Racing resumes at Doncaster on Sunday following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday with a meeting and a race that was close to the late monarch’s heart throughout her reign.