Frankie Dettori has committed to riding in this year's Melbourne Cup and will bid to win the race for the first time on November 7.
The 52-year-old enjoyed a dream final week at Royal Ascot when riding Courage Mon Ami (GB) (Frankel {GB}) to Gold Cup glory and partnering a further three winners at the meeting.
Dettori was set to retire after the Breeders' Cup meeting at Santa Anita but the opportunity to ride a first Melbourne Cup winner at Flemington is understood to have enticed the legendary jockey into extending his farewell tour.
He said, “I have achieved all there is to achieve in horse racing and have had a fantastic career, but the Lexus Melbourne Cup has always been one race that I would love to win.
“I am looking forward to returning to Melbourne to ride at the carnival for one final time and hopefully I can finish my career with a Melbourne Cup win.”
Dettori has ridden in 17 Melbourne Cups and been runner-up twice aboard Central Park (Ire) and Max Dynamite (Fr) (Great Journey {Jpn}).
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