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
Jason Weaver (jockey) his retirement as a jockey at the age of 30, citing problems with keeping his weight down the major issue. However he was keen to stay in the sport, seeing his retirement as a jockey as a way forward in other management and training areas of the sport. He works as a presenter for the television horse racing channel At the Races. However, in 2006, he announced his comeback, despite a significant weight gain. It would be only for a single race, though. The match was the Ladbrokes Shergar Cup Duel, an annual prelude to the Shergar Cup at Ascot