Frankie Dettori 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 the end of 2012, Dettori has been operating as a freelance, having split
Jimmy Fortune (jockey) and the Ascot Stakes on Full House. His best single day was also at Ascot, when he won the 2008 Fillies' Mile on Rainbow View and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Raven's Pass. Raven's Pass was the highest rated horse of his career (rated 131 by the Racing Post for that win). France Great Britain Ireland Italy India Jimmy Fortune (jockey) James Joseph "Jimmy" Fortune (born 14 June 1972) is a retired Irish thoroughbred jockey who in a 30 year career won over 1,800 races, including 16 Group 1s, and 1 British Classic, the 2007 St Leger. Fortune was