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Frankie Dettori

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Lanfranco Frankie Dettori is an Italian flat racing jockey born December 15, 1970, in Milan, who was British flat racing champion jockey three times, in 1994, 1995 and 2004, and rode the winners of 288 Group 1 races worldwide across a career of more than thirty five years based mainly in England. He is best known for riding all seven winners on British Festival of Racing Day at Ascot on September 28, 1996, won twenty three British Classic Races, and was appointed MBE in 2001 for services to racing before retiring from race riding in 2026.

Facts
Birth Year
1970 1
Birth Date
1970-12-15 1
Nationality
Italian 1
Career Highlight
His most celebrated single achievement was riding all seven winners on British Festival of Racing Day at Ascot Racecourse on 28 September 1996. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
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    born 15 December 1970), is a retired Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years.
  • lead section, birth date
    born 15 December 1970), is a retired Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years.
  • lead section, birth year
    born 15 December 1970), is a retired Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years.
  • lead section, career highlight
    His most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Festival of Racing Day at Ascot Racecourse on 28 September 1996.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori (Italian pronunciation: [laɱˈfraŋko detˈtoːri]; born 15 December 1970), is a retired Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years.
  • Plays: Horse Racing, lead section, discipline
    born 15 December 1970), is a retired Italian jockey who was based in England for a career spanning over 35 years.
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