Frankie Dettori

2022 - 12 - 17

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Which top horses and potential stars will Frankie Dettori be riding in ... (Racing Post)

Emily Upjohn and Inspiral were Group 1 winners for Dettori in 2022, yet both have the potential to scale even greater heights as four year olds in 2023.

A lot will depend on what the Gosdens have up their sleeves, but no doubt Dettori will be high on the shortlist for Chaldean come the first Classic of the season in May. [ultimate racing subscription](https://www.racingpost.com/members-club/matrix/?utm_source=Web&utm_medium=Editorial&utm_campaign=MembersClubAcquisition&utm_content=AdVarA&utm_term=Null). Head to the [subscription page](https://www.racingpost.com/members-club/matrix/?utm_source=Web&utm_medium=Editorial&utm_campaign=MembersClubAcquisition&utm_content=AdVarA&utm_term=Null) and select 'Get Ultimate Monthly', then enter the code WELCOME2022 to get 50 per cent off your first three months. He also finished a narrow third at the Breeders' Cup and connections are eyeing a similar campaign in 2023, when Dettori will no doubt be their go-to rider. [Epictetus](https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/4429422/epictetus/form) is his name. A stunning colt by Kingman, he's out of Thistle Bird who was a winner at the highest level over ten furlongs. [Chaldean](https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/4350760/chaldean/form), who looked every inch a 2,000 Guineas horse when winning the Dewhurst back in October. [Lezoo](https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/4373444/lezoo/form) in their care, who could prove an exciting Commonwealth Cup ride for Dettori providing he is available and connections are not tempted to test her over further. [Kinross](https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/2844620/kinross/form) won the Prix de la Foret and Champions Sprint at the end of last season. [r](https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/50-per-cent-off-members-club-unlock-exclusive-features-news-tips-and-more/469599) [ead our exclusive Frankie Dettori interview with our Members' Club special offer](https://www.racingpost.com/news/latest/50-per-cent-off-members-club-unlock-exclusive-features-news-tips-and-more/469599) [Inspiral](https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/3636550/inspiral/form) started last season as ante-post favourite for the 1,000 Guineas but a setback in her preparations redirected her to Royal Ascot, where she made an emphatic return to action in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes, the high point of a trying week for Dettori. [Commissioning](https://www.racingpost.com/profile/horse/4479493/commissioning/form) seems to possess that rare blend of speed and stamina and could be destined for stardom. ['I don't want to be someone who gets to 56 and is always sitting on the bench' (£)](https://www.racingpost.com/news/members/frankie-dettori/i-dont-want-to-be-someone-who-gets-to-56-and-is-always-sitting-on-the-bench/592519)

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Dettori to end riding career after 2023 season (RTE.ie)

Frankie Dettori has announced he will retire from the saddle at the end of 2023.

When he has come back as our jockey over the 30-year period, and what a career he has had, it has been quite extraordinary. "So we’ve had a great run here and he had a good year last year. But of course with William going there it created a vacancy for Frankie to come back." "He has been riding for me since the early nineties. "We’re good friends and on the whole we get along very well. Being an elite athlete at any age is incredibly demanding, never mind at 52 years of age – it was his birthday this week. Then I'll have the final farewell at the Breeders' Cup." I don't want to end up like that," Dettori said. "I think it is the right way to do it, to do it stylishly and to top a great career," he said. It is essential that he goes out at the top. "I will break the news now. John Gosden also paid tribute to his long-time jockey.

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Frankie Dettori to retire: Legendary jockey to quit at end of 2023 ... (Sky Sports)

Frankie Dettori will call time on his riding career after the 2023 Breeders Cup having competed at the top level of British and international racing for ...

He's racing's Lionel Messi - you can't teach a kid to ride like Frankie Dettori." I don't want to end up like that and end up where I'm struggling to get rides in the big races. It's about beating the clock - and Frankie is going out at the top. "I spoke to my dad at length. Fingers crossed I stay in one piece and we'll give it a good go next year. Then I'll have the final farewell at the Breeders' Cup."

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Dettori to retire after one final season (BBC Sport)

Jockey Frankie Dettori announces that 2023 will be his final season after riding more than 3300 winners in a 35-year career.

"It's about beating the clock - and Frankie is going out at the top. I don't want to end up like that and end up where I'm struggling to get rides in the big races. Fingers crossed I stay in one piece and we'll give it a good go next year. "I spoke to my dad at length. I want to stop at the top. "Look at Ronaldo, one day he was playing and he's on the bench the next. At the moment I still have good horses to ride and I want to finish like that." That success led to television appearances as a presenter on Top of the Pops and captain on A Question of Sport. "I've been thinking about it for a few weeks and I've decided with the firepower I have next year and the horses I have to ride I can finish my career on a big note. "My heart wants to carry on riding but I have to use my brain. "It is a very difficult decision because my heart wants to carry on riding, but I have had to use my brain and I've just turned 52 and next year I'll be 53," he said. [described as a "sabbatical",](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/61933255) although Dettori was [soon back riding for the Gosdens.](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/62052159)

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'I have to give up' - Frankie Dettori reveals bombshell retirement next ... (Racing Post)

Frankie Dettori has asked racing fans to make his farewell tour a huge celebration as the world's most famous jockey declared his intention to retire.

I do feel emotional but I'm trying to look at it in a positive way and make it a celebration." Saying farewell to what has been 35 years of my life will be draining but I've made the decision and I'm sticking to it. "It will be emotional, and I know there are going to be lots of tears, but it's also going to be great because I want it to be great. The most important thing is he loves the business, he loves being a jockey and he loves the horses. Admitting to having mixed feelings about his decision, Dettori added: "It will be very emotional next year. It will be very hard to let go. Horseracing is going to miss him." He has an amazing ability to transmit his will to win through the reins and into the brain of the horse. "I want to finish with all my best powers. Talking to ITV Racing, Dettori said: "I have had an amazing career. Dettori expects to ride in Britain for the last time at Ascot on Qipco British Champions Day. I really want to give it one last go.

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Frankie Dettori to retire at the end of 2023 (BreakingNews.ie)

The Italian, 52, has enjoyed a glittering career, but on a blank day of racing in Britain and Ireland he confirmed on ITV Racing that next year will be his last ...

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Frankie Dettori announces retirement as horse racing legend ... (Irish Mirror)

The 52-year-old has confirmed 2023 will be his last season as a race jockey and admits he wants to stop at the top after an incredible career.

"I don't want to be struggling to ride in the big races. I don't want to end up like that. "I spoke to dad at length, he stopped at 51.

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'My finale': Frankie Dettori set to retire from riding after 2023 Flat ... (The Guardian)

The 52-year-old hopes to bow out at next year's Breeders' Cup and will retire after more than three decades as a highly popular Flat jockey.

He checked in to the Celebrity Big Brother house while serving his suspension, then returned to his day job in May 2013 with his talent undimmed but a host of young and hungry rivals ahead of him in many trainers’ pecking orders. He was pulled from the burning wreckage by his fellow rider Ray Cochrane, and returned to the saddle only two months later. I don’t want to end up like that and end up where I’m struggling to get rides in the big races. The following year, he teamed up with Sheikh Mohammed’s embryonic Godolphin operation, at the start of a 20-year run of almost unbroken success on the track in their royal blue silks. I want to be competitive enough to do my owners and my horses justice next year and I think I’m still in that bracket of being good. Dubai Millennium, Swain, Ouija Board, Fantastic Light, Golden Horn, Enable and Stradivarius are just a handful of the champions that earned their place in the pantheon with Dettori holding the reins.

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