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After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTTAn autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POSTEndearingly honest a fastpaced, funny autobiography' COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINELegendary jockey, Frankie Dettori, shares his remarkable life story in this astonishingly intimate autobiography.When Lanfranco Frankie' Dettori arrived on British shores in 1985, aged just 14, he couldn't speak a word of English. Having left school just a year earlier and following in the footsteps of his father, he was eager to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey, willing to do everything it took to make it. This was his first, but certainly not his last, leap of faith.Despite his slight size, Frankie's impact upon the British racing scene was immediate and significant. Brimming with confidence, charisma and personality, and with what was clearly a precocious talent, in 1990 he became the first teenager since Lester Piggot to win o

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 26 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9780008465506
      978-0008465506
      ISBN-10 0008465509
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      Biography Autobiography: sport True stories of heroism, and endu Sport Horse racing

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      Book Synopsis
      After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport' LESTER PIGGOTTAn autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller' YORKSHIRE POSTEndearingly honest a fastpaced, funny autobiography' COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINELegendary jockey, Frankie Dettori, shares his remarkable life story in this astonishingly intimate autobiography.When Lanfranco Frankie' Dettori arrived on British shores in 1985, aged just 14, he couldn't speak a word of English. Having left school just a year earlier and following in the footsteps of his father, he was eager to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey, willing to do everything it took to make it. This was his first, but certainly not his last, leap of faith.Despite his slight size, Frankie's impact upon the British racing scene was immediate and significant. Brimming with confidence, charisma and personality, and with what was clearly a precocious talent, in 1990 he became the first teenager since Lester Piggot to win o

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