"Soldier of Fortune (horse) Soldier of Fortune (foaled February 20, 2004 in Ireland) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2007 Group One Irish Derby Stakes as well as important races in France, and who in 2008 won the Group One Coronation Cup. Soldier of Fortune was sired by Galileo who also sired New Approach, Epsom Derby winner in 2008, Lush Lashes, Coronation Stakes winner in 2008, and Red Rocks, Breeders' Cup Turf winner in 2006. In 2007, Soldier of Fortune won the Irish Derby, beating Epsom Derby winner Authorized. He later ran in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe,"
"in the Epsom Derby behind Golden Horn. Later in the season, Golden Horn won the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. “Today you saw the real Golden Horn"", said jockey Frankie Dettori. ""He put to bed a great Arc field like a true champion. Over the last furlong and a half it would have been impossible for any horse to get near me. I pressed the button and he flew. Think of the horses he has beaten and beaten well. I spent the last furlong enjoying myself. He has given me some tremendous pleasure and is"
"Canada Australia United Arab Emirates Turkey United States Mauritius Japan Singapore Saudi Arabia Frankie Dettori Lanfranco ""Frankie"" Dettori, MBE (born 15 December 1970) is an Italian horse racing jockey in the United Kingdom. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races. His most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Champions' Day at Ascot in 1996. He is the son of the Sardinian jockey Gianfranco Dettori, who was a prolific winner in Italy. He has been described by Lester Piggott as the best jockey currently riding. Since"
"Frankie Dettori Lanfranco ""Frankie"" Dettori, MBE (born 15 December 1970) is an Italian horse racing jockey in the United Kingdom. Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races. His most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Champions' Day at Ascot in 1996. He is the son of the Sardinian jockey Gianfranco Dettori, who was a prolific winner in Italy. He has been described by Lester Piggott as the best jockey currently riding. Since the end of 2012, Dettori has been operating as a freelance, having split"
"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"
"moved up to take the lead a furlong from the finish and quickly went clear of the field. His jockey, Jason Weaver, eased the colt down in the closing stages as he recorded a three and a half length win. He was then moved up in class for the Group Three Lingfield Derby Trial. As its name suggests, this race is often an important indicator of Derby form, and had produced several winners of the Epsom race, including Kahyasi, trained by Luca Cumani ten years previously. Ridden by Frankie Dettori High-Rise took the lead two furlongs out and ran on"
"Dettori tracked the leaders before switching to the outside to deliver his challenge in the last quarter mile. Pampapaul took the lead inside the final furlong and held off the challenge of The Minstrel to win by a short head with Nebbiolo a length away in third place. Pampapaul was moved up in distance to contest the 198th running of The Derby over one and a half miles at Epsom Downs Racecourse in June but after tracking the leaders he was unable to make any progress in the straight and finished seventh behind The Minstrel. Two weeks later he was"
"Frankie Dettori. He was sired by Dubawi a top-class son of Dubai Millennium, whose wins included the Irish 2000 Guineas and the Prix Jacques Le Marois. At stud, Dubawi has been a highly-successful breeding stallion, siring major winners such as Monterosso, Al Kazeem, Makfi, Lucky Nine and Night of Thunder. Poet's Voice's dam Bright Tiara won one minor race in the United States and was later bought for $3,000,000 by John Ferguson Bloodstock on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed. Her dam Expressive Dance was a half-sister to General Assembly. Poet's Voice made his debut in a seven furlong maiden race at"
"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"
"Awards. On 1 August 2018, during an interview on ITV Racing at Goodwood, Frankie Dettori declared Golden Horn as his favourite horse of all time. Shortly after his victory in the Arc, it was announced that Golden Horn would be retired to stud at the end of the year and would stand as a breeding stallion at Dalham Hall in 2016 in a partnership between Oppenheimer and Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud. Golden Horn (horse) Golden Horn (foaled 27 March 2012) is a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won The Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 2015. In a racing"
"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"
"the advantage inside the final furlong and won by half a length from the three-year-old outsider Elusive Kate (ridden by Frankie Dettori) with Siyouma close behind in third. After the race Soumillon said ""The pace wasn't that quick, I wouldn't say I wasn't happy but a quicker pace would have been better as she was a bit keen When I asked her to go at the two-furlong marker she was going very well and I knew I just had Frankie to beat."" Alain de Royer-Dupre said ""She’s a great filly. I’ve known that for a long time, but she had"
"Dettori who rode Rewilding in all his starts from this point on, tracked the leaders on Rewilding, before moving the colt to the lead a furlong out. Rewilding went clear and pulled away to win ""easily"" by four lengths. At Epsom, Rewilding was made 9/2 second favourite behind the Aidan O'Brien-trained Jan Vermeer. He was slowly away and towards the rear for most of the race, before making steady progress in the straight to finish third, seven and a half lengths behind Workforce. Rewilding was off the course for two and a half months before re-appearing in the Great Voltigeur"
"to Frankie was ride a cool race and he rode a cool race—he waited and waited. He's a proper horse."" On the following day Gosden indicated that the Eclipse Stakes would be the colt's most likely next target. British and Irish bookmakers reportedly sustained heavy losses on the race, largely due to Dettori's popularity with the general public. A spokesperson for Paddy Power said ""Frankie is the only jockey the whole world and his dog knows and his win means the bookies have done their absolute conkers"". On 4 July, Golden Horn was matched against older horses for the first"
"filly Arabian Queen and the seven-year-old gelding Dick Doughtywylie, who was acting as a pacemaker for the favourite. Golden Horn pulled hard against Dettori's attempts to restrain him in the early stages and raced in third behind Dick Doughtywylie and Arabian Queen. He made a forward move in the straight, moving up outside the leader Arabian Queen a furlong out and sustained his first defeat, finishing a neck behind the filly. After the race Dettori commented ""The horse was more keen than usual today and the ground being the way it was, he couldn’t use his turn of foot. It’s"
"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"
"""muddling"" pace did not suit his colt. Conduit's price for the St Leger was unchanged at 7/1. The St Leger attracted a strong field including the Irish Derby winner Frozen Fire, who was made favourite ahead of the Oaks winner Look Here, with Conduit starting at 8/1. Ryan Moore chose to ride Stoute's other runner, Doctor Fremantle, who had finished fourth in the Derby, and the ride on Conduit was picked up by Frankie Dettori. Dettori held the colt up in the early stages before making ""smooth"" progress in the straight to take the lead from Enroller two furlongs out."
"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"
"in a nineteen-runner field. Ridden by Spencer, he raced up the stand-side and chased the leaders before running on in the closing stages to finish fourth behind Pastoral Pursuits, Avonbridge and Etlaala. Injury and health problems then kept Soldier's Tale of the racecourse for almost two years. Noseda later explained that at one point in 2005 the horse was ten minutes away from being euthanised. After an absence of 22 months, the six-year-old Soldier's Tale returned in the Duke of York Stakes over six furlongs on 16 May 2007 in which he was ridden by Frankie Dettori. Despite his lack"
"Frankie Dettori, she led from the start and was never headed, winning by two lengths. Fleeting Spirit was prevented from running at Royal Ascot after contracting an infection and Jeremy Noseda decided to wait for Glorious Goodwood where she was moved up to Group Three class to run against colts in the Molecomb Stakes. Fleeting Spirit tracked the leaders before moving up to dispute the lead with Kingsgate Native .The two horses raced together in the final furlong before Fleeting Spirit gained the advantage and prevailed by a neck. The filly was moved up to six furlongs for her next"
"he was sent to the front by Dettori 200 metres from the finish and drew away to win ""readily"" by four lengths from Wren's Day. After the race Gosden said Frankie was pleased with him... he got very low and stretched, which is a great thing to see in a horse. The great thing is he’s won today on good, and perhaps slightly on the faster side of good, so he’s versatile. Mentally I was impressed with just how relaxed and professional he is."" On 1 June at Epsom Cracksman started the 2/7 favourite for the Coronation Cup with the"
"for the mare Spinning Queen, then a world record price (for a filly or broodmare) of 4.6 million guineas when she purchased Magical Romance at the Tattersalls sale. In 2009, her colt Pounced, trained by John Gosden and ridden by Frankie Dettori, won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. In 2011, her colt Nathaniel won the King Edward VII Stakes (G2) at Ascot and the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1), also at Ascot. In 2012, she won the Eclipse Stakes (G1) with Nathaniel, The Lancashire Oaks (G2), and then the Irish"
"horse in Europe over one mile. Bosra Sham was sent into the lead in the straight, but was overtaken by Mark of Esteem and lost her unbeaten record by one and a quarter lengths. Mark of Esteem's defeat of Bosra Sham earned a Timeform rating of 137, making it one of the best performances ever recorded over one mile, but the quality of the race was somewhat overshadowed as it formed part of Frankie Dettori's achievement of winning all seven races on the day. Bosra Sham's final race of the year was the Champion Stakes at Newmarket. A significant feature"
"jockey Jamie Spencer. In May they ran second in a Listed stakes race at Newmarket then won the G-2 Dante Stakes at York Racecourse before finishing third to High Chaparral in June's Epsom Derby. In September, Moon Ballad won the G-3 Select Stakes and in October ran second in the G-1 Champion Stakes. In February 2003, Frankie Dettori rode the four-year-old to victory in the Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 2 at Nad Al Sheba Racecourse in his owner's native Dubai. Six weeks later at the same racecourse, Dettori and Moon Ballad won the world's richest horse race, capturing the US$6"
"a leading contender for the Epsom Derby over one and a half miles at Epsom on 3 June and was made the 7/2 favourite against eighteen opponents. Ridden by Dettori he tracked the leaders, turned into the straight in fifth and took the lead approaching the final furlong. He kept on well but was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third, beaten three quarters of a length and a neck by Wings of Eagles and Cliffs of Moher. On 1 July at the Curragh he faced Wings of Eagles again in the Irish Derby, a race which also attracted"
"Workforce with a time of two minutes 31.33s. Lammtarra's next appearance was in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot. He had a new jockey for this race, Frankie Dettori having replaced Swinburn. A couple of furlongs into the race, Dettori started to improve Lammtarra's position, but trainer Geoff Wragg's Pentire moved up on his outside, seemingly with plenty in hand. Pentire went to the front but only briefly as Lammtarra rallied to get his head back in front and take victory. After the race, Dettori said his mount had the heart of a lion. The horse"
"the best performance of her career. Ridden for the first time by Frankie Dettori, she moved up to take the lead a furlong out before ""surging"" clear and winning by a growing margin of five lengths from the Irish-trained Shahtoush. ""The Independent"" described the performance as an ""arrogant dismissal"" of the opposition while Dettori was enthusiastic: ""I've never known a horse like her and she's amazing for a filly"". Bookmakers responded by offering her at 2/1 for the Oaks but within days were reporting significant support for the filly in the betting for the Derby. After weeks of speculation it"
"included Belardo (Dewhurst Stakes), Estidhkaar (Champagne Stakes) and Dick Whittington (Phoenix Stakes). With Hanagan opting to ride Estidhkaar, Muhaarar was ridden by the Italian-born veteran Frankie Dettori. After being bumped at the start, he settled in mid-division before making progress in the last quarter mile. He took the lead in the last hundred yards and won by a neck from Estidhkaar with the pair finishing four and a half lengths clear of Ivawood in third. After the race Hills said ""We always knew he was a good horse but there was always going to be a question mark about the"
"One level, but after taking the lead in the straight, he was overtaken in the closing stages and beaten two and a half lengths by the Japanese-bred filly Shiva. It was from this point on that, Daylami (ridden in all his remaining races by Dettori) showed his best form. At Epsom he was third choice in the betting for the Coronation Cup behind Royal Anthem and the 1998 European Horse of the Year Dream Well, but produced a sustained run in the last quarter-mile to beat those rivals by three quarters of a length and half a length. This was"
"colt was already entered for the Derby and Gosden commented ""If we get a hot summer he could be back [for the Derby]...he's a big boy but with not the biggest feet and he flows over faster ground."" On 27 April the Bet365 Classic Trial at Sandown Park produced a second trial winner for John Gosden. Gosden's Sevenna Star beat six other colts in a race run on testing going, getting up close to the winning post to beat Charlie Appleby's Ispolini by a short head. Sevenna Star had won his previous race by 14 lengths. Frankie Dettori, who rode"
"Mary Stakes) and Hever Golf Rose. Ridden by Martin Dwyer, she took the lead a quarter of a mile from the finish and drew away in the closing stages to record her first win for seventeen months, beating Desert Lady by three and a half lengths. Frankie Dettori resumed his partnership with the filly when she was stepped up in class for the Temple Stakes at Sandown on 25 May. She took the lead a furlong out but was overtaken and beaten three quarters of a length by the six-year-old gelding Bolshoi, with Elnadim in third and Compton Place among"
"which promised that he could continue training the horse. Frankie Dettori took the ride when the colt was moved up sharply in class for the Group 2 Coventry Stakes over the same distance at Royal Ascot on 17 June. He was made the 5/1 joint-favourite alongside Adaay, while the other thirteen runners were headed by War Envoy, Kool Kompany and Cappella Sansevero (Marble Hill Stakes). After racing in second place, The Wow Signal took the lead a furlong out and won by one and three quarter lengths from Cappella Sansevero. After the race Dettori said ""I was worried about the"
"Stakes). With Dettori again in the saddle, Enable raced in third place before going to the front two furlongs out with Rhododendron emerging as her only serious challenger. In the closing stages Enable drew right away from the favourite to win by five lengths with another six lengths back to Alluringly in third place. After the race Dettori commented ""When I saw Ryan wasn’t moving alongside me, I thought I was in trouble, but once I saw his distress signals coming I knew my filly would stay right to the end. She’s only run three times, she’s very good. She’s"