Frankie Dettori

Frankie Dettori has been involved in a legal battle with HMRC over his anonymity, after using a "tax avoidance scheme", it can now be reported. After the lifting of his anonymity on Monday, Dettori said in a statement, "A few years ago I employed the services of professional specialist tax advisers to look after mine and my family's financial affairs. A structure was created and I was told that it had been approved by HMRC. Years later HMRC is now challenging that structure. My former advisers have since been dismissed."...

Sent off at just over even money to stretch her current winning streak to three, Kehoe Beach (Omaha Beach) was allowed a very soft time of things on the front end in a race which appeared to have plenty of speed on paper and made every pole a winning one in Friday's GII Mrs. Revere Stakes at Churchill Downs. Having won allowance races at Kentucky Downs--over seven furlongs in September--and going a mile at Keeneland last month by a combined 13 1/2 lengths in her two most recent trips to...

Named a 'TDN Rising Star' for her 7 1/2-length romp at Keeneland in April, Shoot It True then took on the boys as the heavy favorite in the Kentucky Juvenile Stakes at Churchill Downs May 2 but weakened off the lead after fast fractions to finish fourth behind another classy filly in West Memorial (Caracaro). Unraced since that effort, she lined up again Saturday against the boys in her longest distance to date for Wesley Ward who opted to remove the blinkers for his 5-2 third choice. Sharp from the...

Most recently promoted to the victory in the G3 Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood on July 31, Shadwell homebred Raqiya (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) was beautifully rated from the front by Frankie Dettori and had plenty left for the dash to the wire, registering a 5-1 success in Saturday's GIII Goldikova Stakes at Del Mar. The well-backed East Coast raider Sacred Wish was first away from her low draw, but the typically aggressive Paco Lopez took a tug to get her off the speed, and Dettori took full advantage, sending...

He's been on board for both her Group 1 wins and on Wednesday morning Frankie Dettori was reunited with Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) for a spin on the grass track at Del Mar ahead of lining up for the Breeders' Cup Turf. It has been exactly a year since Europe's most recognisable jockey signed off with a Champion Stakes triumph in Britain before jetting to his new life in California. This new chapter started in the best possible way with another top-flight win, in the Breeders' Cup...

Sent off at odds just shy of 3-1, Poolside With Slim (Ire) (Churchill {Ire}) was produced through a narrow opening at the fence in the homestretch by Frankie Dettori and after a moment's hesitation, kicked on and outgamed pacesetting Pharoah's Wine (American Pharoah) to win Friday's GII Bank of America Valley View Stakes on the penultimate day of racing at Keeneland. A troubled fourth to Valley View favorite Les Reys (Fr) (Penny's Picnic {Ire}) when last seen in the Winter Memories Stakes at Aqueduct Sept. 13, Poolside With Slim--who carried...

John Gosden has revealed that Frankie Dettori will ride Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the Breeders' Cup Turf rather than tackling the Filly & Mare Turf which had been the original target. "It's very simple, she is going to run in the Turf, Frankie is based in America, he's ridden Del Mar hundreds of times, so to that extent it is very clear he will be riding the filly, he knows the filly and he knows the track," Gosden told the Nick Luck Daily podcast. He added,...

Horse racing has a PR problem. Tina Bond has a possible solution. "It's to create a new narrative and to help elevate the sport," said Bond, president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA), and the mastermind behind The Heart of Horse Racing, a new campaign--one undergoing something of a soft launch--to cultivate new followers to the game by sharing the stories of those already in it. In the campaign's own words, "our mission is to win over the hearts and minds of a new generation of fans while...

KatieRich Stables LLC's May Day Ready (Tapit), who proved narrowly best in a three-way photo in Friday's 'Win and You're In' GII Jessamine Stakes at Keeneland, will return to the Belmont Park base of trainer Joe Lee to prepare for the GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. "I guess we will go back to New York; she trains well over that track," Lee said. "Probably ship in the next few days. She lost the right front shoe, so we are going to take a good look at it here. She...

Javier Castellano and Frankie Dettori have both set tentative dates for their returns after sustaining injuries over the past month, according to Daily Racing Form. Castellano, who sustained a fracture to his hand during a fall in the GIII Saranac Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 30, was cleared to ride Tuesday and will mark his return at Aqueduct Oct. 3, according to his agent P.J. Campo. Undergoing surgery Sept. 4 to insert three pins to secure his hand, Castellano had the pins removed Tuesday. Dettori, who suffered a shoulder dislocation at...

Globe-trotting jockey Frankie Dettori dislocated his shoulder when he was unseated from his mount at the gate prior to the start of Thursday's ninth race at Aqueduct. While not considered a serious injury, agent Ron Anderson was not sure how long Dettori will be sidelined. "He dislocated his shoulder and they put it back in," Anderson said. "We're going to see [orthopedist] Steve O'Brien as quick as we can get him in. It's a day-to-day thing. He is sore. We will see." Anderson said the news could have been worse....

Globe-trotting jockey Frankie Dettori was unseated from his mount at the starting gate prior to the start of the ninth race at Aqueduct Thursday and has been taken to Jamaica Hospital for further evaluation. NYRA publicity also reported that he was able to walk himself over to the ambulance. His mount, the 2-year-old filly Pretty Liza (Kantharos), was scratched and ponied back to the barn area. She is trained by Rudy Rodriguez. The race, a six-furlong maiden special weight on grass, was won by the Mike Maker-trained first-time starter Miriam's...