Frankie Dettori dislocates shoulder in Aqueduct starting stalls
A starting stalls incident at Aqueduct on Thursday has left star jockey Frankie Dettori with a dislocated shoulder.
Flamboyant Dettori has won many of the prestigious Group 1 events in world racing, including the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe a record six times, 14 Breeders' Cup successes, four Dubai World Cups, nine Ascot Gold Cups and the Epsom Derby twice.
In September 1996, Dettori sent shockwaves across the sporting world by winning all seven races on Champions Day at Ascot, an achievement that came to be known as the 'Magnificent Seven'. The odds on Dettori's seven-timer were 25,051/1, landing a lucky punter who had backed the feat a cool £500,000.
It is said the bookmakers always win but not on this day as Dettori made all the running on Fujiyama Crest, beating Northern Fleet by a neck. The overall cost to the betting industry was estimated to be £40million.
Despite these travails, the resilient Dettori was to battle back and rehabilitate both his career and reputation by riding winners as a freelance rider.
Enable might have retired as a record-breaker yet the charismatic but tough Dettori continues to race on into his 50s.
Stradivarius is a horse Dettori has partnered with to great success, winning the Ascot Gold Cup three times in 2018, 2019, 2020 and the Goodwood Cup twice (2019, 2020).
Dettori's prize earnings for connections of his rides was estimated at $212.4million at the end of 2022.
A starting stalls incident at Aqueduct on Thursday has left star jockey Frankie Dettori with a dislocated shoulder.
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