Here is all you need to know about Frankie Dettori, his career, age, net worth, wife, family, plane crash and more
The $35.5 million prize pool for the two days of Saudi Cup horse racing makes it the most lucrative race in the world.
The Saudi Cup, which culminates two days of racing held at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh by the Saudi Arabian Jockey Club on Friday, February 24, and Saturday, February 25, offers a prize of $20 million to the winning trainer.
In Riyadh, for the event, legendary rider Frankie Dettori will ride.
Who is jockey Frankie Dettori, his net worth in 2023, age, wife, daughter, plane crash, Twitter
Throughout the Saudi Cup 2023 weekend, the champion jockey will compete in four races.
Dettori is watching ahead riding Havnameltdown in the Saudi Derby, Elite Power in the Riyadh Dirt Sprint, and Trawlerman in the Red Sea Turf Handicap.
The £1,250,000 Saudi Derby, which has Group 3 status, is won by the $9,000 sales purchase Commissioner King, who just gets the better of the Frankie Dettori-ridden Havnameltdown.
The son of Commissioner was bought by Ahmad Alabdullatif at the 2021 Keeneland January Sale. pic.twitter.com/dnhY4TwAVu
— Racing Post Bloodstock (@rpbloodstock) February 25, 2023
What a battle!! 🤯 🤩
COMMISSIONER KING under @sinigual171712 for Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 denies @FrankieDettori and HAVNAMELTDOWN🇺🇸 in a thrilling G3 Saudi Derby presented by Boutique Group.#TheSaudiCup🏆 pic.twitter.com/KD09Kzc1TQ
— The Saudi Cup (@thesaudicup) February 25, 2023
Who is Frankie Dettori?
Born on Dec 15, 1970, Frankie Dettori is 51 years old and is an Italian rider, who is well-known throughout the world in horse racing for his joyful flying dismount.
Frankie Dettori family
He is the jockey Gianfranco Dettori’s son, a two-time 2000 Guineas champion.
Frankie Dettori career
Flamboyant Dettori has had success in a number of the world’s most famous Group 1 races, including the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, in which he has won a record six times, 14 Breeders’ Cup victories, four Dubai World Cups, and twice the Epsom Derby.
Dettori needed 15 tries to win the English Derby, but he finally succeeded in 2007 while riding the Authorized, who had been trained by Peter Chapple-Hyam.
When Dettori won all seven races on Champions Day at Ascot in September 1996, it shocked the athletic community and became known as the “Magnificent Seven.”
Dettori amazingly survived a plane catastrophe in June 2000 at Newmarket when the Piper Seneca light aircraft he was travelling in crashed on takeoff and caught fire. Unfortunately, the pilot, Patrick Mackey, passed away. Fellow jockey Ray Cochrane was able to rescue Dettori from the rubble.
After testing positive for a substance he later admitted was cocaine, Dettori was then prohibited by France Galop in December 2012. After his suspension, his career reached an all-time low, and he signed up for the TV reality series Celebrity Big Brother.
Frankie Dettori wife and children
Leo, Ella, Mia, Tallula and Rocco are Frankie Dettori’s and his wife Catherine’s five children from previous relationships. He resides in the village of Stetchworth, close to Newmarket, which is the hub of English flat racing.
Frankie Dettori, an Arsenal fan
Dettori is an avid supporter of Arsenal, and Ian Wright is his favourite player.
Frankie Dettori net worth
He has a net worth of $18 million with his height at 5 feet 4 inches.