The ace jockey of the fraternity, Frankie Dettori, under the spotlight with the French inquiry
The Italian riding sensation jockey, Frankie Dettori, has been making headlines since a while now, and they seem to be never ending. The forty-one-year-old is now set for a meeting with a medical committee of France Galop. The test denied him exemption, however, his solicitor has time and again emphasised upon the fact that the drug (that has not even been disclosed until yet) has nothing to do with enhancing Frankie’s performance when he is riding.
The British-based Italian rider has been accused of being tested the most in the fraternity, but then the genius of his profession has more rides throughout the season than majority of the other jockeys, and those too are at major and highly influential meetings.
According to many, the ace jockey has been in a troublesome phase since quite a while. It all began when his former employer, Godolphin, injected new and younger jockeys in the operation and their equal opportunity clause meant that the principal rider, Frankie Dettori, had to compromise on his share of the cake.
The frustration of the jockey who had won all the seven races on the card in September, 1996 at Ascot race course, intensified when he selected a non-Godolphin entry for the French Arc at Longchamp.
Not racing in the royal blues of the Godolphin banner and taking the arch rival, Aidan O’Brien’s Triple Crown contender, Camelot, to the field added further fuel to fire.
The final blow came when the eighteen-year association between the Vice President of UAE and the rider came to an end.
His career as a free lancer has not been dreadful and he has also raced the Darley bred even after the termination of his contract with Godolphin.
It depends on the proceedings of the hearing, but the eventualities can be suspension for up to six months and that too from world-wide racing.
"Frankie Dettori has been tested half a dozen times for prohibited substances on British racecourses in 2012."
He added: "The testing procedures in place in British racing are very robust.
"Our data suggests there is no endemic problem with the use of prohibited substances in British racing."
A few lines taken from his autobiography stated:
"Drugs have never been my scene and never will be, but - like a lot of young guys - I experimented without thinking of the consequences," "The last thing on my mind each day was racing. All I thought about was partying and chasing the girls. That's why I ended up lost, on my own. I must have been crazy to let myself slip so far," he said.
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