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‘I’ve got to face reality’: Dettori to hang up saddle, meaning Melbourne Cup dream likely over

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‘I’ve got to face reality’: Dettori to hang up saddle, meaning Melbourne Cup dream likely over

Frankie Dettori has dominated horseracing for three decades. He has won 282 group 1 races around the world and ridden more than 3300 winners in Britain alone. Dittori shot to fame after winning all seven races during one afternoon at Ascot in 1996. The 2023 season in the UK will be his last. He will ride for the next season and retire after one last race at the Breeders’ Cup in U.S. next November. His 30-year quest to win an elusive Melbourne Cup is almost certainly over. Lloyd Williams has previously described Dettelori as the “Roger Federer” of racing.

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