/ Key title Irresistible to the punters, champion jockey Frankie Dettori is a charismatic personality with an easy charm and immaculate dress sense that make him an instant favourite on the track and a household name off it. His autobiography has been fully updated to include Frankie's record-breaking racing exploits for 2004/05. / Frankie Dettori is a hugely popular celebrity and a household name. / His autobiography will appeal to the mass market as well as to the millions of fans of the 'sport of kings'. / Fully updated edition with new chapters on what has been a record-breaking 2004 season for Dettori in the race to take the title of Champion Jockey for the first time in 10 years.
Frankie Dettori was born in Milan in December 1970. He was sent to Newmarket at the age of 16 by his father, Lanfranco, a former Italian champion jockey, where he worked as a bookie before being taken up by the trainer Luca Cumani. In 1990 he became the first teenager since Lester Piggott to ride 100 winners in a season. In the next ten years he became one of the most successful jockeys the flat has ever seen, and was awarded an MBE in 2000. He is currently the No 1 stable jockey for Godolphin. He has a wife, Catherine, and four children. Jonathan Powell is horse racing correspondent on the Mail on Sunday.
‘An odds-on winner’ The Irish Field ‘He’s that rare thing in horseracing – a real superstar’ BBC ‘A gripping read that will prove a well-received Christmas present for anybody, whether a racing nut or not.' Horse & Hound 'A great read for anyone interested in racing.' Irish Independent 'Not since Lester Piggott stopped riding has racing been able to identify itself with a Christian name alone. Way beyond the confines of the betting office and the racetrack, people know who Frankie is.’ The Sunday Times
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