In December, 2022, Lanfranco ‘Frankie’ Dettori MBE announced that the 2023 Flat season would be his last, with his ‘final farewell’ coming at the Breeders’ Cup in Santa Anita, California in early November. However, in June, 2023 – having ridden four winners at Royal Ascot, taking his career total to 81 – he revealed that … Read more
Co. Limerick-born jockey rode his first winner, Anonymity, trained by Ger Lynch, in a maiden handicap at Bellewstown on July 2, 2004, while apprenticed to Kevin Prendergast, and went on to become Irish champion apprentice in 2005, 2006 and 2007. He has since enjoyed profitable associations not only with Prendergast, but also with James ‘Fozzy’ … Read more
At the time of writing, in mid-August, 2023, Modern Games has recently been retired from racing, as a four-year-old, having won eight of his 16 races and £2.78 million in prize money. Bred and owned by Godolphin, trained by Charlie Appleby at Moulton Paddocks, Newmarket and ridden, in all bar his first two races, by … Read more
Karl Burke trained his first winner, Temporale, ridden by Robbie Supple, in a handicap hurdle at Towcester on October 10, 1990. However, it was not until nearly 19 years later, on July 5, 2009, that he saddled his first Group 1 winner, Lord Shanakil, ridden by Jim Crowley, in the Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly. … Read more
