FRANKIE Dettori is one of the greatest jockeys in the history of horse racing, amassing a vast fortune and breaking many records in a career spanning nearly 40 years.
He famously rode all seven winners on the card at The Festival of British Racing at Ascot in 1996 — but what is the Italian’s net worth?
Lanfranco (Frankie) Dettori was born on December 15, 1970 in Milan, Italy.
He is the son of Sardinian jockey Gianfranco, a prolific horse racing winner in Italy.
Dettori started his career in 1986 and rode his first winner at the age of 16 at Goodwood in 1987.
The 52-year-old has ridden well over 3,000 winners since his career began and is still competing now, picking up an impressive 37 wins as a 51-year-old in 2022.
The iconic jockey said he would retire at the end of the 2023 season, with the Breeders’ Cup set to be his last ride, but made a sensational U-turn in October, saying he will still race in the US from next year.
Speaking in a short video on Twitter, he said: “Hi everyone, it’s Frankie here. I’m in London for British Champions Day which will be my last one I had in England.
“But a scoop for you guys, I’ve decided to prolong my career, I’m going to go to the United States from next year.
“Keep on following me.”
Frankie is currently preparing for a stint in the jungle alongside a host of famous faces, with this year’s I’m A Celebrity set to kick off on Sunday November 19.
According to most reports Frankie is worth between £15million and £18million.
The Italian had made an estimated £153million in career earnings back in 2022.
OLGB have Dettori in 37th for the top 50 highest-earning jockeys in the world.
The jockey’s best year came in 2019 when he won a colossal £7,365,868.
Dettori’s most recent win was on Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday, October 21.
The horse racing legend went out on a high winning the Champion Stakes on King Of Steel in his final race on British soil.
After an astonishing ride, moving through the field from last to first place, Frankie said: “I thought I would cry, but I’m too happy to cry, to be honest.
“I didn’t expect it, it’s fantastic. What a day.”
And on the crowd’s reaction, he added: “It was incredible, everybody was cheering for me, they souped it up to be my last race so they were all up for it, and I couldn’t have wrote it better myself.
“That was special, ‘Oh, Frankie Dettori’, that’s one thing I’ll miss. I can’t take that to America unfortunately.
“I’m fairly new over there, but from the beginning of the season, it’s been tremendous.
“I wanted to finish at the top and you can’t get any more top than this, so I’m very proud.”
