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Frankie Dettori to End U.S. Riding Career After Breeders' Cup at Del Mar

He will cap his career with a short South American stint.

Overview

  • Dettori announced the decision in a statement on X on Oct. 29, confirming the Del Mar card will be his final day riding in the United States.
  • He is booked for Breeders’ Cup mounts including Aspect Island (Juvenile Turf Sprint), Imaginationthelady (Juvenile Fillies’ Turf), Khaadem (Turf Sprint), Wimbledon Hawkeye (Turf) and Argine (Mile).
  • His ride on the Japanese-trained Argine in the Breeders’ Cup Mile is scheduled to be his last on U.S. soil.
  • He previously shelved a 2023 retirement to relocate to the American circuit, where he has spent the past two seasons after ending his British riding in October 2023.
  • The 54-year-old is a three-time British champion famed for the 1996 ‘Magnificent Seven,’ with Derby wins in 2007 and 2015 and 15 Breeders’ Cup victories.