Frankie Dettori, “Member of the British Empire”
Frankie Dettori is the most well recognized and admired jockey in the horseracing industry. This Italian jockey was born on 15th December, 1970, to a Sardinian jockey, Gianfranco Dettori.
He is not only famous for being an exceptional jockey, rather he is also a very popular celebrity in England. He has been seen in many British television shows.
He follows into the league of jockeys like Clint Eastwood and John Wayne. His talent was the most reflective when he won three races from six runs on the 2003 World Cup card.
Even though he started his apprenticeship in 1985 in Newmarket with Luca Cumani, he was able to ride seventeen winners in the winter 1986/87 season in Italy.
The Queen of England presented Frankie Dettori with the noble title “Member of the British Empire” in 2000. This recognition strikes out to be the most important in England but is more special in Frankie Dettori’s case as he is not English.
Not only is he the richest, highest earning and rewarded jockey in the industry but he has also made a record of having won seven races, one after the other, during the same day.
This record, rather history, has not been met or broken by any other jockey yet. After all it is a very unusual record to break. He was able to set this record at Ascot Racecourse on 28th September, 1996.
In 1990, it was Frankie Dettori who became the first rider after Lester Piggott to ride 100 winners in a single season. His favourite track, in all likelihood, has to be the Longchamp where he often leads from the front.
Frankie Dettori is also known for riding 171 Group 1 winners. His 100th Group 1 winner was Kazzia in the 1,000 Guineas.
Frankie Dettori is a retained jockey for Godolphin and has won many races for his owners and trainers. He has grown more famous among his fans due to his unique style of ‘flying dismounts’.
He was rewarded the British champion Jockey on 2004 upon the renewed dedication for the sport.
These days Frankie Dettori is busy with representing the Professional Jockeys Association because of the strict whipping rules that have been put forward by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). He has put up his stance against these rules as they are
impacting the industry adversely.
For any other jockey to come at par there are many records that will need to be broken and then furthermore to be maintained. His dedication to the sport is unparalleled.
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