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 Frankie: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori - Frankie Dettori
Description: ISBN 0007176864 / Author: Frankie Dettori / In his own words, Frankie Dettori's autobiography follows his rise from stable lad to ... more  Frankie: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori - Frankie Dettori ... champion jockey, revealing the endless hours of hard work, the fun along the way, and his determination to succeed against the odds.Newest Review: ... father with just £378 in his pocket to be a stable boy for Luca Carmani at 14 years of age, furthering his education in ... more ... Newmarket, the home of British racing where some 80 trainers are based with their horses.
He didn’t know it at the time but his dad wanted his son to learn the hard way, before he inevitably gave him the foot up in the saddle in the family business all fathers want to do if they have the chance.
Although a japester around the yard, he would soon ride his first winner in England, Lizzy Hare, at very young age, horsemanship in his blood. The great Lester Piggott was 12 when he rode ‘slither’ for his first winner. As Fra...more |
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Format: audiobook on CD, Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, ISB
Edition: Abridged Ed, Audio CD, HarperCollins Audio - Books/Subje ... |
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Frankie: The Autobiography of Frankie Dettori - Frankie Dettori: Frankie Goes to Hollywood (2209 words)
by thedevilinme - written on 22.06.07 (Very useful, 124 readings)
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Race fixing…punch-ups…cocaine! It’s all here and more. Who would have thought it off Frankie Dettori in his stunning expose! Ok, I’m lying. Well, not about the cocaine, although it was only one snort, so he says. None of the above is here, of course, Frankie the Mr. Nice Guy face of a sport that always needs some good PR. He is now the most famous man to ride a horse since John Wayne. With champion flat-jockey Kieran Fallon embarrassingly still banned for race fixing and many others facing prison and bans in the sport the little Italians romantic win in the Derby last month after 15 attempts has been one of very few good news stories for the sport of late. ...
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