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
Alfred Day (jockey) to hounds on his favourite horse, Stonehenge. Great Britain Alfred Day (jockey) Alfred Day (3 November 1830 - 4 January 1868) was a British classic winning jockey. He won seven classics between 1849 and 1859, including the Derby on Andover, and was nicknamed "King Alfred" for his success. Day was born into a famous racing family which included his father John Barham Day and several jockey brothers. He was born on 3 November 1830 and baptised on 6 October 1833 at St Edith’s Church, Monks Kirby, a village in north-eastern Warwickshire. He was educated at Winchester and, in the holidays,