How Many Royal Ascot Winners Has Frankie Dettori Ridden?

How many Royal Ascot winners has Frankie Dettori ridden at the best flat horse racing meeting of the year? Is a question that racing fans will be asking as the popular Italian rider embarks on his final 5 days at the Royal Meeting this month.

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Frankie Dettori Has Ridden 77 Royal Ascot Winners

The famous Frankie Dettori‘flying dismount’ is soon to be a celebration of the past as the popular Italian jockey is set to hang up his riding boots at the end of this season.

Therefore, the upcoming 2023 Royal Ascot fixture will be the last one for Frankie so can he go out with a bang at what has become his favourite track over the years. Don’t forget he also rode ALL seven winners at the track back on September 28th 1996, in a non-Royal Ascot fixture.

However, since his first winner in 199o, 52-year-old Dettori as ridden 77 Royal Ascot winners and he’s got five more days to try and hit the 80 mark.

Frankie Dettori Has Been Top Royal Ascot Jockey 7 Times

In addition to riding 77 Royal Ascot winners, Frankie Dettori has also landed 7 top jockey titles at the best flat meeting of the season.

Dettori’s first leading rider award at Royal Ascot came in 1997 when he rode 4 winners and his most recent title was in 2020 when Frankie steered home 6 winners.

His best ever total in a single year at Royal Ascot came in both 1998 and 2019 when he bagged 7 winners each time.

So, with Frankie already having a top final season by winning the 2000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks, it’s no shock to see the bookmakers making him second favourite @ 7/4 to be the top Royal Ascot rider 2023, behind the market leader Ryan Moore @ 5/4.

Back Frankie Dettori @ 7/4 to be the top 2023 Royal Ascot rider with William Hill

When Did Dettori Win His First Royal Ascot Race?

Dettori’s first Royal Ascot win was on the Luca Cumani-trained Markofdistinction, who won the 1990 Queen Anne Stakes at 7/1 that year.

Since then, Frankie has added 76 more successes at the Royal Meeting, including on big names like Dubai Destination (Queen Anne Stakes, 2003) and Lochsong (King Stand’s Stakes, 1994), plus he’s also landed the Ascot Gold Cup a remarkable 8 times – three times recently with the popular Stradivarius.

The Ribblesdale Stakes & Gold Cup Have Been Frankie Best Royal Ascot Races

With 77 Royal Ascot winners between 1990 and 2022 then the spread of success across all the big races is vast.

He’s landed the Queen Anne – the race that provided Frankie with his first Royal Ascot winner – 7 times, plus the King Edward VII, Queen Mary Stakes and St James’s Palace Stakes on 5 occasions.

However, it’s been the Ribblesdale Stakes and the Gold Cup that Frankie has enjoyed the most success in – winning each prize 8 times over the years.

Of Frankie’s 77 Royal Ascot Winners, 21 Have Been Favourite

Frankie Dettori horses – especially at Royal Ascot – can often get ‘over bet’ with punters latching onto the popular rider. This theory can be supported too with 21 of his 77 Royal Ascot winners returning favourite (or joint fav) in the betting.

Including his most recent Royal Ascot winner – Inspiral (15/8 fav), who won the 2022 Coronation Stakes (watch below).

This equates to a decent 27% strike-rate of Frankie Royal Ascot favourites.

2023 Royal Ascot Top Jockey Betting

See below the latest Royal Ascot 2023 top jockey betting odds with William Hill

• Ryan Moore @ 5/4
• Frankie Dettori @ 7/4
• William Buick @ 4/1
• Oisin Murphy @ 12/1
• David Egan @ 20/1
• Tom Marquand @ 25/1

Royal Ascot Top Jockeys List (Current Riders)

See below the total Royal Ascot winners from the current riders with Frankie Dettori (77) and Ryan Moore (73) the main players.

• Frankie Dettori 77
• Ryan Moore 73
• William Buick 33
• Jamie Spencer 26
• James Doyle 18
• Olivier Peslier 16
• Jim Crowley 14
• Adam Kirby 10
• Oisin Murphy 10

Royal Ascot Leading Rider Awards Since 1997

See below the top riders at each Royal Ascot meeting since 1997. You can see Ryan Moore, who fired in 7 more winners in 2022, has 9 leading rider awards to his name.

• 2022 Ryan Moore 7 (9 titles in total)
• 2021 Oisin Murphy 5 (1 title in total)
• 2020 Frankie Dettori 6 (7 titles in total)
• 2019 Frankie Dettori 7
• 2018 Ryan Moore 5
• 2017 Ryan Moore 6
• 2016 Ryan Moore 6
• 2015 Ryan Moore 9*
• 2014 Ryan Moore 6
• 2013 Johnny Murtagh 4
• 2012 Ryan Moore 5
• 2011 Ryan Moore 3
• 2010 Ryan Moore 4
• 2009 Johnny Murtagh 4
• 2008 Johnny Murtagh 6
• 2007 Jimmy Fortune 5
• 2006 Jamie Spencer 4 (1 title in total)
• 2005 Michael Kinane 6
• 2004 Frankie Dettori 6
• 2003 Frankie Dettori 3
• 2002 Johnny Murtagh 4
• 2001 Johnny Murtagh 5
• 2000 Kieren Fallon 4
• 1999 Frankie Dettori 4
• 1998 Frankie Dettori 7
• 1997 Frankie Dettori 4

When Is Royal Ascot 2023?

You can see the full 2023 Royal Ascot race times and schedule for the five days here.

��Time/Date: Tues 20th June to Sat 24th June 2023 (1st race 2:30pm, last race 6:10pm)��Racecourse: Royal Ascot, Berkshire�� TV: ITV/ Sky Sports Racing