"at Kempton Park Racecourse on 7 September 1996. Three weeks later she was ridden by Frankie Dettori and started 5/4 joint favourite for the Blue Seal Stakes (for fillies with no more than one previous start) at Ascot Racecourse. She led from the start and won by three-quarters of a length from the Henry Cecil-trained Corsini. Her win was significant as it was the sixth of Dettori's ""Magnificent Seven"": the 25-year-old Italian jockey won all seven races on the card including the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Mark of Esteem, driving several bookmakers to near financial ruin. Lochangel began her"
"the sixteen runner 2000 Guineas. As the Rowley Mile course was being redeveloped, the race was run on the Newmarket July course for the first time since 1945. The field split into two groups, with Island Sands, ridden by Frankie Dettori, leading the larger group on the side of the course further from the stands. Two furlongs from the finish he established an overall lead and ran on well in the closing stages to win by a neck from the strong-finishing Greenham Stakes winner Enrique, with Mujahid third. Dettori explained that he had not intended to make the running but"
"conducted for seven weeks each year at the seaside racing plant just north of San Diego. Notable among the runnings of the race was the 1996 renewal that saw champion Cigar attempt to best Citation's mark of 16 straight victories, but fall to a shocking upset ($81.20) by the unheralded Dare And Go and jockey Alex Solis. Another exciting running saw Hall of Fame Jockey Julie Krone become the first female rider to win a million-dollar race when she guided Sid and Jenny Craig's Candy Ride to victory in track record time of 1:59:11. Del Mar switched its main racing"
"Peslier to beat T M Opera O by a neck. The Japanese also had the next three with Golan, from Sir Michael Stoute's Newmarket stable, in sixth. In 2002 the Group One contest moved to Nakayama Racecourse while Tokyo Racecourse was being renovated. The distance was shortened to 2200 meters (about miles) on the right-handed outer loop course. Therein the Italian-trained challenger Falbrav, ridden by Frankie Dettori, was a nose too good for the American raider Sarafan in another thrilling finish, with Symboli Kris S a neck away in third. It was Dettori's second Japan Cup success as he had"
"not raced in major NASCAR since. Kelly Denton Kelly Denton (born March 10, 1973 in Bristol, Virginia) is an American stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR between 1996 and 2002. Denton drove a second Grier Lackey Dodge in two races in 1996. He piloted the No. 03 Mopar Dodge in his first career race at Martinsville Speedway, starting in 8th place, but finished last (36th) after mechanical woes. He also ran the next race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, starting 7th and finishing 18th. Denton would make eight starts in 1997, driving for Lackey in the first five of"
"in Britain to stage an evening fixture while on 8 May 1971 the racecourse became the first to hold a morning meeting. These innovations would become commonplace for racecourses around the country. The present racecourse opened in 1926 and since 1973 it has been owned by the Hamilton Park Trust which ploughs back all profits into developing the course. Hamilton Park is noted for its reputation of mixing good quality racing with glamour and entertainment. Top jockeys like Frankie Dettori have appeared at the racecourse and live music performances from the likes of Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Jason Donovan, Pixie Lott, Alesha"
"completed in 0:57.2. Lochsong was voted as the 1993 European Horse of the Year. Frankie Dettori, an Italian jockey of fame who was a Lester Award winner as well as nominated as a members of the Order of the British Empire. Trainer Ian Balding, and jockey Walter Swinburn combined to help the two-year-old, Tagula run the distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 m) in 1:11.83. This recorded time at the Newmarket Racecourse was enough to win the purse at the July Stakes in 1995. Robert and Elizabeth Hitchins had success at the Prix Morny also with Tagula in 1995. Walter Swinburn"
"1996 IndyCar Rio 400 The 1996 Rio 400 was a CART race which happened at the Emerson Fittipaldi Speedway. It happened on March 17, 1996. It was the 2nd round of the 1996 IndyCar season. First full course caution was out, as Juan Manuel Fangio II had slowed down. Green flag came out on lap 5. Second full course caution came out, as Mark Blundell had a serious crash in turn 4. He suffered a broken foot. Top 6: Alex Zanardi, Greg Moore, André Ribeiro, Gil de Ferran, Jimmy Vasser and Bobby Rahal. On lap 23, green flag came out"
"flat jockey championships. Piggott is descended from the great racing families of the 19th century, the Days and the Cannons, and for many is the greatest jockey still living. In the modern day, Frankie Dettori is the jockey with the widest public profile beyond racing, appearing on Celebrity Big Brother and launching his own food range. He has also gained public attention for his feats on the racetrack, including his 'Magnificent Seven' wins at Ascot in 1997 and three jockeys' championships. Kieren Fallon was a regular champion around the turn of the century and still rides today, and younger jockeys"
"appeared at the time to be the best performance in any of the 2007 Trial races for the Epsom Derby and Authorized was made favourite for the race. Media attention ahead of the Derby focused on Frankie Dettori who, despite winning all the other British Classics at least twice each, had so far failed to win the Derby in 14 attempts. For the race itself, run at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 2 June 2007, Authorized was a clear favourite at odds of 5 to 4, and justified the odds by winning by five lengths in a fast time. Dropped back"
"kg) (118lbs)."" Like many other jockeys and trainers Dettori lives in Stetchworth near to Newmarket, Suffolk with his wife Catherine and their five children: Leo; Ella; Mia; Tallula; and Rocco. An ardent Anglophile, he thrives on English culture: Dettori is an avid Arsenal supporter. He has a line of frozen Italian food. In 2004, he opened a restaurant, ""Frankie's Italian Bar and Grill"" in Putney, London with renowned chef Marco Pierre White. Also their partnership has another three restaurants in London (in Knightsbridge, Chiswick and Selfridges) and one in Dubai (opened in 2007). In 2000, Dettori and Ray Cochrane were"
"Frankie Dettori sent the gelding into the lead from the start and Arcadian Heights ended his career with a victory as he quickened three furlongs out and stayed on well in the closing stages to win by one and a quarter lengths from Quick Ransom. At the end of his racing career, Arcadian Heights was sent to the Brick Kiln Farm, a retirement facility for former racehorses at Heveningham, Suffolk operated by Diane and Colin Cooper. In 2011 he was reported to be in good health but had lost none of his temper: Diane Cooper commented ""Arcadian is fine with"
"won four of his seven starts to go with two third-place finishes. Among his wins, he set a new Santa Anita Park track record for five and a half furlongs in the El Conejo Handicap. His fourth win of 1996, and most important of his career, came in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Sent off as the betting favorite under regular jockey Corey Nakatani, Lit de Justice won by coming from last to first in the fourteen-horse-field, defeating top runners including Honour and Glory (3rd) and Langfuhr (8th). His winning time tied a Woodbine"
"the racecourse for the remainder of the year. After a break of fifteen months, Island Sands returned to the racecourse in August 2000 in the Group Three Prix Quincey at Deauville, for which he was made 9/10 favourite. Frankie Dettori attempted to make all the running on the colt, but he was overtaken in the closing stages and beaten one and a half lengths by the three-year-old filly Penny's Gold. A recurrence of his injury problems then ruled him out for the rest of the season. Island Sands returned as a five-year-old in 2001 and won once from four starts."
"When he was 13 Dettori left school to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey. The following year he went to Great Britain where he apprenticed with trainer Luca Cumani at Newmarket in 1985 and became a stable jockey soon after. In 1990 Dettori became the first teenager since Lester Piggott to ride 100 winners in one season. His first win came at the age of 16 in Turin in November 1986, while his first victory in Britain was the following June. Further success followed, with numerous winners in Group 1 races. On 28 September 1996 he achieved the feat"
"1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit The 1996 ITT Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit was a CART race which happened at the Belle Isle Park. It happened on June 9, 1996. It was the 8th round of the 1996 IndyCar season. Christian Fittipaldi takes the lead from Scott Pruett. Top 6: Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran, Paul Tracy, Scott Pruett, Robby Gordon and Michael Andretti. First full course caution was out after Gordon had hit the tire wall. Green flag came out on lap 10. Top 12: Christian Fittipaldi, Gil de Ferran, Paul Tracy, Michael Andretti, Scott Pruett, André"
"by Selva, the Forest, with 18, and Drago, the Dragon, with 17. Among jockeys, the most victorious of all time is Andrea Degortes, nicknamed ""Aceto"" ('Vinegar'), with 14 wins (from 1964 to 1996). Angelo Meloni, nicknamed ""Picino"" (active from 1897 to 1933) has the second in the number of wins with 13 successes, and Luigi Bruschelli, nicknamed ""Trecciolino"" (still active), has the third most of 12 wins (although he claims 13 victories, his horse won without him one year). The most successful horses were Folco and Panezio with eight wins each, followed by Topolone with seven. In recent history (from"
"strong field including Grade I winners Seventh Heaven (Irish Oaks, Yorkshire Oaks), Catch a Glimpse (Belmont Oaks), Sea Calisi (Beverly D), Avenge (Rodeo Drive), Al's Gal (EP Taylor), Ryan's Charm (Clasico Pamplona) and Kitcat (Club Hipico Falabella. She beat all of these but was caught in the final stride by Queen's Trust, a well-regarded English filly given a perfectly timed ride by Frankie Dettori. ""We know she's incredible and we know this comeback story was singular, second to none,"" said Hanley. ""It's just hard to see her lose by a nostril. But if she's back, she's healthy, that's all that"
"may have made his move too soon, as the track appeared to favor horses who made late runs. Frankie Dettori, the jockey of Raven's Pass, was commended for an excellent ride. ""The last furlong was a pretty long run,"" he said, ""but I could feel [Raven's Pass] was still galloping strongly. When I crossed the line, I didn't know if it was true or a dream, but I realised straight away that it was true and I'm delighted."" Raven's Pass became the first British-based horse to win the Classic, although it was something of a homecoming for his trainer John"
"from 2008 to 2011 after yet another demise of the United States Grand Prix, this time at Indianapolis. It was also one of two races in the entire Americas, the other being the Brazilian Grand Prix, although the Argentine Grand Prix had returned for 4 brief years from 1995 to 1998. The 1996 race saw the Casino corner removed and the layout changed; the run from the hairpin at the bottom of the circuit was turned into a straight. Briton Damon Hill won this event, and the 1997 race was stopped early due to a crash involving Olivier Panis. He"
"Kelly Denton Kelly Denton (born March 10, 1973 in Bristol, Virginia) is an American stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR between 1996 and 2002. Denton drove a second Grier Lackey Dodge in two races in 1996. He piloted the No. 03 Mopar Dodge in his first career race at Martinsville Speedway, starting in 8th place, but finished last (36th) after mechanical woes. He also ran the next race at North Wilkesboro Speedway, starting 7th and finishing 18th. Denton would make eight starts in 1997, driving for Lackey in the first five of those starts. Denton started 5th at"
"Newmarket's Rowley mile course on 30 April. Ridden by the Italian jockey Gianfranco Dettori he started at odds of 18/1 against fifteen opponents. He was restrained in last place for most of the way before making rapid progress in the last quarter mile to finish second to the Irish-trained Lomond. Dettori was criticised for giving the colt too much ground to make up, but Cumani defended his jockey, insisting that he was riding according to instructions. Tolomeo next ran in The Derby over one and a half miles on soft ground, finishing ninth of the twenty-one runners, more than twenty"
"of Frankie Dettori on Grand Lodge to win in a photo-finish by a short-head. He was the first Classic winner trained in the North of England since 1977 and the winning time of 1:35.08 was a record for the race. Two weeks after his Classic victory, Mister Baileys was moved up in distance for the Dante Stakes over ten and a half furlongs at York. Starting the 7/4 favourite he appeared to have every chance in the straight but finished third, beaten four and a half lengths by Erhaab. In the Derby at Epsom, Mister Baileys started at odds of"
"horses for the first time in the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville Racecourse. The field for the 1600m event was a strong one, including Dawn Approach, Moonlight Cloud, Intello, Declaration of War and Elusive Kate. Ridden for the first time by Al Thani's retained jockey Frankie Dettori, Olympic Glory was briefly blocked in the straight but produced a strong late run, failing by a short head to catch the five-year-old mare Moonlight Cloud. The colt remained in France for his next run, the Prix du Moulin at Lonchamp on 15 September. The five-year-old Maxios established a big lead early"
"a change in the rules regarding horse welfare. On 13 October 2011, it was announced that Hughes was giving up his racing licence and quitting the sport out of protest at the ban. Hughes did not follow up on this threat and on 15 October 2012 he equaled Frankie Dettori's record of winning seven races in a single meeting by winning seven out of eight races at Windsor Racecourse. The following month, he claimed his first British flat racing Champion Jockey title with 172 winners over the season. In May 2013, after a long wait, he won his first British"
"betting on 12/1 alongside Hanami (Pretty Polly Stakes). The outsider L'Ancresse set the pace with Vintage Tipple, ridden by Frankie Dettori tracking the leaders and turning into the straight in fifth place. She made steady progress in the last quarter mile, overtook L'Ancresse inside the final furlong and won by one and a half lengths with Casual Look a head away in third and Yesterday in fourth place. After the race Dettori said ""the further she went, the stronger she got. When I turned round a furlong out I couldn't believe we would win so easily"". Her 84-year old trainer"
"straight and the pit straight of the road course. The circuit also hosted the Rio de Janeiro motorcycle Grand Prix race from 1995 to 2004. Italy's nine time World Champion Valentino Rossi won the most races, winning four from 2000–2003, while Australian five-time World Champion Michael Doohan won the 1996 and 1997 races. The first Rio Motorcycle Grand Prix was won by Italian Luca Cadalora, riding a Yamaha YZR500. The final race held at the circuit in 2004, was won by Japanese rider Makoto Tamada riding a Honda RC211V. Honda won seven of the nine Rio Grands Prix held, with"
"partnered by William Buick. Starting at odds of 5/1 she stayed on well in the closing stages to finish third behind her stabemate Shutter Speed and Raheen House. Frankie Dettori took the ride when the filly was stepped up in class and distance to contest the Cheshire Oaks over eleven and a half furlongs at Chester Racecourse on 10 May and was made the 2/1 second choice in the seven-runner field behind the Aidan O'Brien-trained Alluringly. After racing in second place, Enable took the lead three furlongs out and went clear of her rivals before being eased down by Dettori"
"On his final appearance he was sent to the United States to contest the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Belmont Park on 28 October. Ridden by Frankie Dettori he finished seventh behind Desert Stormer, ahead of the other British challengers Hever Golf Rose and Lake Coniston. Owington was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion in 1996 but died later that year after one season at stud. The best of his only crop of foals were Gateman who won eleven races including the Diomed Stakes and the Earl of Sefton Stakes and Jemima who won the Lowther Stakes. The ""Racing"
"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. Born in Milan, Dettori's first experience with horses was at the age of twelve, and his father bought him a Palomino pony. This had some impact on him, as he rode the horse often."
"Supreme Stakes at Goodwood a month later. Dettori rode Markofdistinction in all six of his races as a four-year-old in 1990. He began his campaign in the Group 2 Trusthouse Forte Mile at Sandown Park on 27 April and started the 9/2 third choice in the betting behind Citidancer and Magic Gleam (Child Stakes). After being restrained towards the rear of the seven-runner field he took the lead inside the final furlong and won by two lengths from Citidancer. In May the colt started 6/4 favourite for the Lockinge Stakes at Newbury Racecourse but came home fourth of the six"
"in February but the Los Angeles Turf Club in late 1999 moved the race to the start of the winter racing meet at Santa Anita whereby the race was run twice in the calendar year. In 2006 the club reverted to later in the winter meet and consequently the event was not held in 2006. The race is named after Monrovia, the local city near the track at Arcadia. The race was renamed to the current name in 2011. Speed record: (about furlongs on turf) Most wins: Most wins by an owner: Most wins by a jockey: Most wins by"
"which the race started in San Gimignano. The distance was , run entirely within the southern Tuscan province of Siena. The Strade Bianche is particularly renowned for its sectors of ""strade bianche"" () or ""sterrati"" (), which comprise large sections of the route. The course ran over the hilly terrain of the Chianti region and included eleven sectors and a total of – up from nine sectors and a total of in 2016 – of dirt road. The two returning sectors come within the first , at Bagnaia and Radi. The first sector was addressed just after the start; the"