Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE (born 15 December 1970) is an Italian horse racing jockey and celebrity. 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 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 with Godolphin Racing, for whom he was stable jockey and had most of his big race victories. On 5 December 2012, he was suspended from riding for six months after being found guilty of taking a prohibited substance, believed to be cocaine. During this absence, he took part in the 11th series of the UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother finishing seventh on Day 21.
Best Jockey ESPY Award, BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award
TV Shows
A Question of Sport
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Trademark
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Flying dismount from the horse in the paddock after a winning race
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Fact
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Won every race on the card at Ascot [September 1996]
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Son of champion Italian jockey Gianfranco Dettori
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Champion flat racing jockey of Britain in 1994 & 1995
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Involved in a plane crash at Newmarket, which was bound for Goodwood. The pilot of the plane was killed. [June 2000]
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Since he is not a British citizen, he was awarded an honorary MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honors List for his services to horse-racing.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
Big Brother's Bit on the Side
2013
TV Series
Himself
Celebrity Big Brother
2013
TV Series
Himself
The Wright Stuff
2013
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist
South at Six
2012
TV Series
Himself
Formula 1: BBC Sport
2012
TV Series
Himself
The One Show
2010-2012
TV Series
Himself - Guest / Himself
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004-2007
TV Series
Himself
ITV - Formula One
2007
TV Series
Himself
Christmas Mania 2005
2005
TV Movie
Himself
The Kumars at No. 42
2005
TV Series
Himself
The Late Late Show
2004
TV Series
Himself
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
2004
TV Series
Himself
This Morning
2004
TV Series
Himself
Brainiac: Science Abuse
2004
TV Series documentary
Himself
Sport Relief 2004
2004
TV Special
Himself
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2004
TV Series
Himself
Test the Nation: The 2003 Test
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
A Question of Sport
2003
TV Series
Himself - Team Captain
Real Stories
2003
TV Series documentary
The Royal Variety Performance 2001
2001
TV Special documentary
Performer
Parkinson
2000
TV Series
Himself
This Is Your Life
1998
TV Series documentary
Himself
An Audience with Elton John
1997
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Sports Review of the Year 1996
1996
TV Special
Himself
Noel's House Party
1996
TV Series
Himself
The Grand National
1948
TV Series
Himself - Expert
Known for movies
A Question of Sport (2003) as Himself - Team Captain
Celebrity Big Brother (2013) as Himself
Big Brother's Bit on the Side (2013) as Himself
The Royal Variety Performance 2001 (2001) as Performer