Frankie Dettori Canada Australia United Arab Emirates Turkey United States Mauritius Japan Singapore Saudi Arabia Frankie Dettori Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE (born 15 December 1970) is an Italian horse racing jockey in the United Kingdom. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races. His most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Champions' Day at Ascot in 1996. He is the son of the Sardinian jockey Gianfranco Dettori, who was a prolific winner in Italy. He has been described by Lester Piggott as the best jockey currently riding. Since
Tony Vega (jockey) a season, and breaking Jimmy Edwards record of 123 victories in a season established during an extended meet in 1975. Vega became the first apprentice jockey ever to win Monmouth's riding title and, the first jockey to win 100 races in a single meet. Vega also won six races in a day on May 18, 1983 (five wins at Monmouth and one at Atlantic City Race Course later that night, and five races in a day twice in 1983. He was one of the first ever to do so. Vega also won three or more races in a day at