Racing: The day Dettori's Magnificent Seven left the bookies in tears | The Independent More Sports Racing: The day Dettori's Magnificent Seven left the bookies in tears It is 10 years since Ascot witnessed the mug punter's revenge as Frankie Dettori rode all seven winners. Chris McGrath recounts the joy and the despair of a unique event Friday 22 September 2006 23:00 BST Click to follow The Independent Online However briefly he seduced outsiders into his sport, on that heady day at Ascot 10 years ago, Frankie Dettori gave them a lasting lesson in its least ephemeral qualities. Imagine some other unfathomable landmark: Tiger Woods, say, shooting 18 consecutive birdies. Anyone who witnessed such a feat would marvel with a sense of communal privilege. When Dettori won all seven races on one of the most competitive cards of the year, however, it was the most intense experience not only in his own life, but many others, too. Never mind the pyramid of professional stories beneath each of those seven pinnacles - the years of patience and preparation vindicated by each horse that day.

For many others to whom the day became unforgettable, 28 September, 1996 dawned with no more promise or interest than a thousand other Saturdays. Before dusk, Dettori would spin them faster and faster round his carousel, seemingly out of control, pivoting wildly round the molten fulcrum of his own instincts. Just as Dettori, through the afternoon, gradually harnessed himself to some intuitive momentum, beyond his own skill and ambition - everyone agrees he would never have won the seventh race had it been the first - so those with fortunes at stake became helpless, stricken, sick to their stomachs. The ordinary rules of engagement between bookmaker and punter crumbled into anarchy. And, when Dettori deliriously crossed the line a seventh time, with Pat Eddery in blazing, resentful pursuit, he completed an incalculable rout. It was the Mug Punter's revenge. At 25, this effusive Italian was the natural focus of any impulsive bet. And none could be more frivolous than the blind combination of all seven of his mounts on a day such as this.

True, Gordon Richards once went through a six-race card at Chepstow, part of a spree of 12 consecutive winners over three days. But this meeting at Ascot, as will be seen again today, was the sort where any jockey would settle for one winner. As Dettori himself said that morning: "I could have an each-way chance in the first, and I may win the third." Mary Bolton was immune to such pragmatism. She and her husband, John, had come up to London from Somerset to celebrate their wedding anniversary. She was to spend the day shopping, while he went to Ascot. To give his wife an interest, John made her a present of a bet at Ladbrokes in Dover Street, Mayfair. She elected a permutation of Frankie's mounts, including a £5 each-way accumulator. "It was because of his character," Mary explained later. "All his smiling and silly nonsense when he wins." Hers was just one of dozens of similar stories, up and down the nation.

Many, inevitably, were poignantly mirrored by the disabled man who combined the first six, before changing his mind and ripping up his betting slip; or by the cleaner who had 50p on each of the seven. She collected £19. Had she added a 50p accumulator, she would have won £12,047.50 at starting prices, and around £120,000 if taking the morning odds. In turn, the difference between those two payouts would become a gripping sub-plot. Gradually, the High Street betting shop chains realised that they were horribly exposed. After Decorated Hero won the fourth, their liability managers began to sweat. After Fatefully won the next, off-duty bosses started to call in. In the starting price system, the tail wags the dog. Off-course bets are settled at the final odds in the racecourse betting ring. The shop chains protect their own position by "sending" bets into the ring, so forcing down the price about a particular horse. When Lochangel won the sixth, a £1 accumulator was worth £8,365.50.

That sum would now run on to Fujiyama Crest, the animal happily innocent of his role in the drama developing around the final race. He had been available at 12-1 in the morning. Those who had lacked the prescience to take those odds would have their bets settled at starting price. For the off-course market, it was imperative to crush the odds against Fujiyama Crest. And then something unaccountable happened. The mechanics of the system, a daily reflex of market forces, suddenly broke down. Bookmakers in the ring realised that they could lay 2-1 against a horse whose chance in reality was closer to 12-1. And flesh and blood took over. Instead of meekly cutting the odds lower still, they laid Fujiyama Crest for every penny they had, or thought they might have, if they sold their houses, cars and dependents. That stand immeasurably raised the stakes on Fujiyama Crest. Barry Dennis, the egregious ring bookmaker, laid the horse to lose £23,000. During the previous 30 years, his biggest loss in one day had been £5,000.

Even watching the race, he remained convinced he had done the right thing. As Dettori made the running, he waited for the inevitable challenges. He told Graham Sharpe, author of The Magnificent Seven, what was going through his mind: "Don't panic, something is coming on the outside - this is going to beat him. I knew he couldn't ride all seven, it isn't possible. Half a furlong out - I do not know the challenger but he simply must get up. Twenty yards to go. Reality - it is not going to get up. Frankie's done it. I stood on my stool, staring, not hearing a thing, in a trance." Dennis drove home in silence, his staff too frightened to speak. When he got home, his wife greeted him cheerily. "Hello darling," she said. "Good day?" Dennis told her Dettori had ridden all seven winners. " Fantastic!" she said. "What a great achievement." Dennis collapsed into a chair, sobbing. And he had got away lightly, compared with some. Gary Wiltshire went on to Milton Keynes greyhounds facing liabilities of £800,000. "The first bet I took was a pound," he said.

"It was going to be a long way back." Ladbrokes had inoculated themselves against such unpredictable dramas with a maximum payout of £500,000. The Boltons were due £900,000, but were not too despondent, having initially persuaded themselves that they had won only £300,000. Fred Done flashed a message on to his betting shop screens: "Reward, dead or alive: good-looking Italian kid, last seen in Ascot area." At the precise moment when Fujiyama Crest passed the post, the clock stopped in a north London betting shop. The proprietor never changed it. He does not need anniversaries to remind him what happened that day. The Magnificent Seven Where are they now? By Sue Montgomery * WALL STREET Odds 2-1 A three-year-old when winning the Cumberland Lodge Stakes, he is the only one of the seven not still alive. He raced once more, when eighth in the Breeders' Cup Turf, but died after a suffering a bout of colic in Dubai that winter.

* DIFFIDENT Odds 12-1 The Diadem Stakes was the best of Diffident's seven wins and at the age of 14, the son of Nureyev is now a star stallion in India. He stands at the Poonawalla Stud, at Pune, where he has sired local Guineas and Oaks winners. * MARK OF ESTEEM Odds 100-30 Mark Of Esteem's defeat of Bosra Sham in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes made him the best in Europe that year. Now 13, the Darshaan horse has made an excellent fist of his second career at Darley Stud, sire of this year's Derby winner Sir Percy and top sprinter Reverence. * DECORATED HERO Odds 7-1 Decorated Hero carried top weight of 9st 13lb in the Tote Festival Handicap. The Warning gelding, now 14, raced for two more seasons - winning 14 of his 33 races - before finding a home at the British Racing School in Newmarket, where he helps teach aspiring Dettoris.

* FATEFULLY Odds 7-4 After taking the Rosemary Stakes, Fatefully won once more and is now a broodmare for Gainsborough Stud. She has produced six foals, including Nassau Stakes winner Favourable Terms. Now 13, she is pregnant to Selkirk. * LOCHANGEL Odds 5-4 Lochangel scored her maiden two-year-old victory in the Blue Seal Stakes and went on to win the Nunthorpe Stakes at four. The daughter of Night Shift has not been as good as a producer for Littleton Stud, with one minor winner. She is due to Danehill Dancer. * FUJIYAMA CREST Odds 2-1 Fujiyama Crest had a chequered career after winning the Gordon Carter Handicap, descending to claiming company after several changes of stable. The 14-year-old gelding, whose eight wins included one over hurdles, is now happily retired as the Dettori family pet.

'9-4 Fujiyama and 9-4 me for the Job Centre' Gary Wiltshire: The Bookie A hulk of a man, this on-course bookmaker faced several lean years after taking a dauntless stand against a flood of money from betting shop chains for Dettori's seventh mount, Fujiyama Crest. Wiltshire stood next to his pitch on the rails and bellowed: "9-4 Fujiyama! And 9-4 me for the Job Centre!" Later, he explained: "The odds were miles wrong. I was laying 2-1 about a horse I made a 10-1 shot." He faced ruin, owing over £800,000. He sold his house and cars and scraped money together selling Christmas paper in Oxford Street. After that he " worked every hour God made", betting at six race meetings and six dog tracks every week, and "settled every bet". He vows he would do the same again. Darren Yates: The Punter His joinery business in Morecombe, Lancashire, was in trouble, and his wife had insisted that he end his compulsive habit of backing Dettori.

Yates had reluctantly agreed, but secretly staked £67.58 in combining all seven of Dettori's mounts. Yates spent much of the afternoon playing centre-half for his local football team. After a 4-0 hiding, he popped into the pub and discovered that Dettori had won the first four races. By the end of the afternoon, he had won £550,000. In a good week Yates earned £300, and had just been refused a building society loan. He had feared that he would have to lay off his six staff. He has since doubled the size of his business and moved house. Magnificent Seven: How Frankie Dettori Achieved the Impossible by Graham Sharpe published by Aurum at £7.99.

ISBN 978 1 84513 162 3 BBC Sport - Horse Racing - Frankie Dettori recalls his Ascot 'Magnificent Seven' Frankie Dettori recalls his Ascot 'Magnificent Seven' Dettori is set to ride Poet's Voice in the QEII Stakes at Ascot on Saturday Queen Elizabeth II Stakes: 1615 BST, Saturday Coverage: Racing from Ascot, BBC Two and BBC Sport website, 1350-1630 Radio: Big race commentaries on BBC 5 Live By Frank Keogh Landmarks litter the year 2010 for jockey Frankie Dettori. On 1 June, it was 10 years since the plane crash which nearly claimed his life, while 15 December brings a significant birthday when the bright-eyed Italian will be a still youthful-looking 40. This weekend provides another occasion of note - the anniversary of his record-breaking "Magnificent Seven" wins at Ascot. The livewire rider stunned the sporting world by claiming all the winners on a competitive card at the accumulative odds of more than 25,000-1.

Bookmakers were left broke, punters saluted a saviour, and his victorious flying dismounts helped create a new celebrity. That was back in 1996. So does the man christened Lanfranco, but known best simply as Frankie, still relive those races in his mind? "It's my biggest feat. I won every race on the card and to do what I did will live long in the memories," Dettori tells BBC Sport as he roams a field at his home near Newmarket. "I was the first one to ever do that 14 years ago and I'm still the first one. They even moved the news." Dettori performs a flying dismount at Ascot The scheduled Saturday evening news bulletin was delayed as BBC TV cameras captured history being made and they will be back at Ascot on Saturday for a meeting where the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes - with Dettori set to ride Poet's Voice - is again the feature race. "On the day, the only thing I was concentrating on was the QEII," recalls the three-time champion jockey.

"I thought my first ride of the day, on Wall Street, was my best chance and then I thought the big one was a match race between my mount Mark of Esteem and Bosra Sham." All these years on, he remembers each victory like it was yesterday. He has ridden more than 2,500 winners in his career, but the names from 28 September 1996 roll off his tongue like old friends. "In the second I was very lucky on Diffident as I got boxed in, then I won the QEII and I was just floating. I was so happy then as Decorated Hero took the fourth and and I won easily on Fatefully in the next. "With Lochangel I realised if I win this, it would be six in a row. "I never in a million years thought I would end up winning all seven. I beat Pat Eddery in the last - he was second to me four times that day. "At the time I couldn't comprehend what I'd done. I didn't realise the impact it would have on me, the industry and everyone until the aftermath.

It was just great." The seventh winner, Fujiyama Crest, provides a daily reminder to Dettori of the occasion that turned him from a rising racing star to a riding phenomenon. Now aged 18, the gelding, who held on by a neck to round off that memorable achievement, is now a Dettori family pet kept on land surrounding his home. "It's a bit of a party trick, whenever someone comes round, to show him off," says the genial father of five. "People give him apples or whatever and the kids love him. He's just a gentle giant." I'm pretty fit, still confident in my ability and my goal is to win the next race. Frankie Dettori In the QEII Stakes on Saturday, Dettori faces a tough challenge on Poet's Voice against top milers such as last year's winner Rip Van Winkle and the 2000 Guineas victor Makfi. "Poet's Voice is an improving three-year-old but he's probably still a bit off the top horses," concedes Dettori, who rides the bulk of his big winners for the Sheikh Mohammed-backed Godolphin team.

"I feel like we should take our chance and with some luck can get a place." There will be more confidence behind White Moonstone, the early ante-post favourite for the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket in 2011, who runs in the Fillies' Mile at Ascot. "She's won three races and has been very impressive. She is very exciting and this is a big step for her," he says. But you sense the real excitement is around Saamid, favourite for the 2,000 Guineas and a potential contender for the Epsom Derby, in which Dettori famously exorcised his hoodoo at the 15th attempt on Authorized in 2007. "He's a horse I love," enthuses Dettori about the colt nicknamed Pegasus at trainer Saeed bin Suroor's yard. "He's going through the ranks really well and seems to have a very good physique. He is set to run in the Dewhurst Stakes [at Newmarket on 16 October] next." Although there are less than two months of the flat racing season to go, it builds to a fascinating climax.

"After Ascot, there is Arc weekend, then Champions Day at Newmarket, the Racing Post Trophy, Melbourne Cup and Breeders' Cup," says Dettori. "The next six weeks is mouthwatering stuff. I'm looking forward to all of them." Dettori was lucky to escape a plane crash alive in 2000 Dettori could be aboard last year's third Cavalryman in the Arc - the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - at Longchamp on 3 October. "Nothing has been decided but I have ridden in every Arc since I was 17 and I would like to continue the trend," he says. And after that landmark December birthday is celebrated in Milan, what then for the 40-year-old jockey? Dettori once questioned whether he would ride into his 40s, but now plans to carry on for a few years more despite business interests which include a restaurant partnership with chef Marco Pierre White. "I still love what I do, it's become a way of life for me now. I'd feel naked without it," he says. "I'm pretty fit, still confident in my ability and my goal is to win the next race.

"I've been lucky enough to achieve all my goals, maybe I will try to achieve some for a second time." Quite frankly, for Frankie it is all a bonus after so nearly losing his life 10 years ago in the plane crash which killed pilot Patrick Mackey. On the 10th anniversary earlier this year Dettori rang his friend Ray Cochrane, the fellow jockey and passenger who pulled him from the burning wreckage. "We were in different locations but we both happened to be having a glass of champagne at the same time. We could have been dead and raised a glass to life," reflects Dettori. "We lost my pilot. It was a terrible ordeal, a horrible thing. It was a dark day in my life and we are lucky to be here." Bookmark with: Frankie Dettori's Magnificent 7 » Great British Racing Frankie Dettori's Magnificent 7 7 October 2015 Frankie Dettori achieved a near-impossible feat when winning all seven races on the card at Ascot in September 1996, including winning the prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

The cumulative odds of these wins was 25,051-1, and earned one lucky punter an incredible £500,000 when Dettori completed his ‘Magnificent Seven’. This was a landmark day for British horseracing, and made a hero of Dettori, while stripping stunned bookmakers of millions. He was already a well-known jockey before the Magnificent Seven, but the achievement made him a household name. We take a look back at the races that made up this momentous day. 1. Wall Street - 2/1 On the day that he single-handedly cost the betting industry more than £30 million, it seems fitting that Frankie Dettori’s first ride was called Wall Street. He guided the three-year-old colt home over the mile and a half course to claim his first victory of the afternoon in the Cumberland Lodge Stakes. At 2/1 odds, this was not the most surprising of Dettori’s winners of the day, but it set him up for a day of success. 2.

Diffident – 12/1 Diffident had had a series of disappointing results, and it was considered that Frankie Dettori had little chance of victory on the 12/1 shot. However, the Diadem Stakes was run fairly slowly, and this went in Diffident’s favour to result in winner number two of the day. This was the standout run of Diffident’s seven career wins, and he was sent to be a stallion in India. He stood at the Poonawalla Stud, at Pune, where he has sired local Guineas and Oaks winners. 3. Mark of Esteem – 100/30 The race came down to a two-way battle between Mark of Esteem and Henry Cecil’s impressive filly Bosra Sham. Dettori asked the horse for maximum effort with a furlong to go, and passed Bosra Sham and Pat Eddery to claim the third victory in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. This win made him the best in Europe that year. He was later retired to Darley Stud, where he sired Derby winner Sir Percy and top sprinter Reverance. 4.

Decorated Hero – 7/1 Another aptly named charge carried Dettori to his fourth win in the Tote Festival Handicap – at a relatively modest 7/1. The field had 26 runners, and Decorated Hero carried the top weight of 9st13lb, so Dettori’s chances of winning looked slim. Despite this, his luck continued to bound along he pulled off a three-and-a-half length fourth victory. The horse raced for two more seasons, winning 14 of his 33 races, before finding a home at the British Racing School in Newmarket, where he helped to teach aspiring jockeys. 5. Fatefully – 7/4 This was a narrow victory in the Rosemary Stakes, claimed from Dettori’s friend and rival Ray Cochrane aboard Abeyr. Cochrane recalls: “As we pulled up, the horses were very close. I said, ‘Is anyone else getting a chance today?’” Fatefully won once more before becoming a broodmare at Gainsborough Stud. She produced several foals, including Nassau Stakes winner Favourable Terms. 6.

Lochangel – 5/4 Triumph on Lochangel in the Blue Seal Stakes continued an astonishing afternoon for Dettori as he returned to the winners’ enclosure for the sixth time. This was the horse’s maiden two-year-old victory, and she subsequently went on to win the Nunthorpe Stakes at four years old. She was later retired to Littleton Stud. 7. Fujiyama Crest – 2/1 The BBC interrupted its traditional Grandstand coverage to broadcast the live action from Ascot as bookies slashed the odds for Dettori’s final mount, Fujiyama Crest. He set off as 2/1 favourite for the Gordon Carter Handicap, having started the day at 12/1. Nobody thought the horse would win, especially carrying the top weight of 10 stone, but he held off the fast-finishing Northern Fleet to seal Dettori’s place in the history books. Fujiyama Crest had a mixed career after winning this race, descending to claiming company after a few changes of stable. He was happily retired as the Dettori family pet.

Dettori's magnificent day - CNN.com Dettori's magnificent day Frankie Dettori made history in 1996 by riding seven winners in seven races Feat made Italian jockey famous, punters cleaned up, bookmakers lost out Dettori bought final horse, Fujiyama Crest, now retired and Dettori family pet Final post has pride of place in Frankie's garden near home in Newmarket By Hilary Whiteman CNN LONDON, England (CNN) -- Few racing fans will forget the day Frankie Dettori stormed into the history books as the first man to take seven winners past the post on a seven-race card. Frankie Dettori performs his signature "flying dismount" after winning all seven races at Ascot, September 28, 1996. more photos » It happened in the summer of 1996 at Royal Ascot, the British racecourse founded in 1711 by Queen Anne who considered it the ideal place for "horses to gallop at full stretch." And gallop he did; seizing seven wins from seven races.

The win sent a tremor of excitement through the racing industry, made a hero of the small man from Sardinia and stripped ashen-faced bookmakers of millions. "I think that the bookmakers lost in the region of £50 million, $100 million, in today's money, so history was made," Frankie Dettori recalls. "We've been racing thoroughbreds for 300 years and I'm the first one to get there, and good luck to the guy who follows me." Few think that anyone will. The odds on him winning the straight set were 25,095 to one. Millions watched his victory in the stands and on television; the BBC's Grandstand cut into its traditional Saturday afternoon sports coverage to show the pictures live from Ascot. Ray Cochrane, Dettori's friend and manager, had the rare pleasure of watching the drama unfold in front of him, literally. "I was actually riding that day. Everybody wanted to beat him on that last race," Cochrane says. Don't Miss Revealed: All the world loves a flutter "He was making the run and going flat out.

We thought; this horse can't keep going, he's got 10 stone -- top weight -- he can't keep going." But he did. "Then we start to hear this roar, from Swindly Bottom, a mile from home. You could then hear the crowd from the grandstand starting to shout -- they were just lifting him home." Among the crowd was Nick Smith, head of public relations for Ascot racecourse. "The atmosphere in the winners' enclosure was amazing. We actually had champagne for him after the sixth, and then after the seventh the whole place just erupted." hear more of Nick Smith's memories of that day » "We abused him after the race, covered him in champagne, gave him a good hiding," recalls Cochrane. "It was a great day, a great day for racing really, never mind just him." hear more from Ray Cochrane on Frankie's feat Frankie Dettori's historic win was splashed across the papers.

His multiple victories became known as the "Magnificent 7." Headlines declared Frankie "untouchable" and a "turf act to follow." "It took races off the sports pages and onto the front pages," says Robin Oakley, CNN's European Political Editor and avid racing fan. "Frankie was already a well known jockey before the Magnificent 7, but it did turn him into a household name," he says. Frankie Dettori is under no illusions as to who's to credit for his win and the fame that's followed. The horse who took him first past the post for the seventh time that day is now long retired and spends his days grazing in the grounds of Dettori's home in the traditional British racing town of Newmarket. "This is Fujiyama Crest," Dettori says, holding a feed bucket to the nose of an aging gelding. "He was owned by a Japanese owner and then after that he went into jumping but he wasn't very good." "I bought him in private and now he's our house pet. I ride him from time to time, my wife, the kids ...

but he spends most of his life in the field with the other ponies." The famous post is not far away either. "After winning the seven races and all those big races I won at Ascot I asked if I could have it, and they said yes, so after the last race of the last meeting at Ascot I took it off the ground and I put it in the horse box and I planted it here." It now has pride of place in his garden. "I'm very proud of it," he says. "It's a bit tall but it's got a meaning to it." In 2001, Ascot erected its own monument to Frankie Dettori; a lifesize bronze statue of the jockey at the entrance to the famous racecourse. more on Frankie Dettori's statue at Ascot "Every time I pass by it just reminds me what an achievement that was," he says. Frankie Dettori, M.B.E. Italian, Champion Jockey in the UK. Biography, photos & full stats Frankie Dettori...The Godolphin Jockey--8st 6lb-53.5kg Probably the most recognised man on a horse anywhere in the world since Clint Eastwood & John Wayne.

Frankie can be considered the world's perfect jockey. One example of his talent was his 3 wins from 6 races on the 2003 World Cup card. First there was a gritty win on Firebreak. Then came a perfectly excuted "waiting" ride on Sulamani that gobbled up the field with every stride down the straight. Frankie could have left the waiting a little "overdone". Instead, he angled his horse to the outside and ground the leader down in time for the post. In the �2.25m World Cup, his ride on Moon Ballad was very similar to the one he gave Dubai Millenium in 2000. Breaking alertly, he let the US seasoned campaigner, Harlan's Holiday burn the early trail whilst keeping his horse some way off the rails so as to not get into a pulling duel. Sensing that the US horse was not going at the pace he wanted he let Moon Ballad pick up a gear and then slotted into the number 1 lane when he was clear. All this within the first 700m of the race!

From there to the 600m, it was a strong cruise and soon the pack behind was toiling and Frankie knew it. Into the straight, the son of Singspiel was skipping along and was starting to really extend himself. Whereas Duabi M. had seemed to tire in the last furlong, Moon Ballad was earnest and ran true to the line.....making this a more impressive display of "attack from the front" tactics. Born as Lanfranco, on December 15th, 1970, in Italy, Frankie had a head-start as his father, Gianfranco, was a top Italian jockey who had won the 2,000 Guineas in 1975 & 1976. Although he started his apprenticeship in Newmarket in 1985 with Luca Cumani, he rode 17 winners in the winter season of 1986/87 in Italy. His first UK winner was aboard Lizzy Hare at Goodwood on June 9th, 1987 although his first ever winner was on Rif at Turin on November 16th, 1986.

At the age of 19, Cumani appointed him as stable jockey to replace Ray Cochrane after Frankie had become Champion Apprentice in 1989. In 1990, he rode 100 winners in a season (the first teenager to do so since Lester Piggott) and won his first Group 1 with a masterful ride on Markofdistinction in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. 1991 saw a slight drop in winners at 94 but he did win his first Derby, the German one, on Temporal. 1992 provided his second century and he rode outsider Polytain to win the French Derby. Up to the better part of 1992, Frankie had always ridden in a low crouched style but with his feet well in the irons. Towards the end of 1992, Frankie started changing his style to the toe-in-the-iron, ankle-breaking, calf-tearing, stirrups-twisted like a rubber band, low tuck, rein-shortening, rythmical style he now uses to such great effect.

About the only thing he did keep was the very British backhander that he still employs. He is one of few jockeys whose hands on the reins rest below the height of the horse's mouth. This, along with the play on his ankles allow him to take the pressure of the horse's mouth and relax his mounts to great effect. I remember well the first race on the card at the Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita in 1993. His mount started slightly sluggishly from an inside draw. But Frankie, leathers even shorter than usual, rousted his mount to share the lead. Into the straight, nobody looked more American than LD and we all wanted him to win but however his mount tired and we knew we would have to wait for another day Probably the best track he rides would be Longchamp where he often leads from the front. He is definitely the jockey to have in a tight finish or for horses that need holding up. They seem to explode in the final furlong with him on board. People now love his flying dismounts, not always in Group 1s, as his "thank you" to the fans.

Frankie's Magnificent 7 at Ascot on 28 September 1996 was an amazing feat. His concentration was an example to sportsmen & women in any field. The seven winners were: Wall Street (Cumberland Lodge Stakes), Diffident (Diadem Stakes), Decorated Hero (Tote Festival Handicap), Mark of Esteem (Q.E.II Stakes), Fatefully (Rosemary Rated Stakes), Lochangel (Blue Seal Conditions Stakes) and Fujiyama Crest (Gordon Carter Handicap). His other feats have been becoming Champion Jockey in 1994, 1995 and 2004, being in his 13th year as stable jockey for Godolphin and winning 9 Classics in the UK. He has also ridden 171 Group 1 winners (to Passion for Gold's 2009 Saint-Cloud win). He rode his 100th Group 1 on Kazzia in the 1,000 Guineas. He so nearly had made it the century on Sakhee in the B.C.Classic when just being sniffed out by Tiznow in 2001.

The Derby finally made it into his trophy cabinet in 2007 when he won it very easily on Authorised. On December 29th, 2000, Frankie was awarded an MBE by the Queen. In 2001, Frankie announced that Ray Cochrane was his new agent. Together they go back a long way ever since Frankie joined Ray at Luca Cumani's stable in 1985 and have been friends ever since. 2004 For the record to 12/09/05, Frankie had won 348 Group races, 138 Grade/Group 1's, 96 Group 2's and 114 Group 3's. He was also crowned Champion Jockey in the UK in 2004 and was favourite to win it again in 2005. On September 23rd, 2004, top BBC Racing journalist Jonathan Powell launched Frankie's autobiography in conjunction with Frankie and it proved a good read into the life of one of the world's most charismatic and well-known/travelled sportsmen.

There is also a DVD about Frankie released on the same date and if you would like to purchase either, just click on the attached link. FRANKIE'S PHOTO GALLERY 2001--94...8th (1,743 to 31/12/01 in UK) and 2,040 career victories. 2002--69...(to 31.12.02) and 2,131 career victories 2003--102...in the UK 2004--195...1st in the UK and 2,475 career victories to Jan 9th 2005.

2005--87...15th (2,540 career victories to Scorpion) 2006--131...5th Oaks--1994 Balanchine, 1995 Moonshell, 2002 Kazzia 2000 Guineas--1996 Mark Of Esteem, 1999 Island Sands 1000 Guineas--1998 Cape Verdi, 2002 Kazzia St Leger--1995 Classic Clich�, 1996 Shantou, 2005 Scorpion, 2006 Sixties Icon, 2008 Conduit Royal Ascot Wins:39 Best Horses ridden: Sakhee, Dubai Millennium, Daylami, Lammtarra, Mark Of Esteem, Swain, Singspiel, Balanchine, Barathea, Lochsong, Marienbard, Electrocutionist, Authorized, Ramonti, Ouija Board, Raven's Pass Group 1 Race Wins: King George--1995 Lammtarra, 1998 Swain, 1

999 Daylami, 2004 Doyen Eclipse Stakes--1998 Daylami, 2004 Refuse to Bend Sussex Stakes--1991 Second Set, 1999 Aljabr, 2001 Noverre, 2007 Ramonti Ascot Gold Cup--1992 & 93 Drum Taps, 1998 Kayf Tara, 2004 Papineau.

St James�s Palace Stakes--1997 Starborough. Queen Anne Stakes--2003 Dubai Destination, 2004 Refuse to Bend, 2007 Ramonti Q.E. II Stakes--1990 Markofdistinction, 1996 Mark Of Esteem, 1999 Dubai Millennium, 2007 Ramonti International Stakes--1996 Halling, 1997 Singspiel, 2001 Sakhee, 2004 Sulamani, 2007 Authorized Juddmonte Lockinge--2000 Aljabr, 2008 Creachadoir Coronation Cup--1996 Swain, 1997 Singspiel, 1999 Daylami, 2001 Mutafaweq Prince of Wales's Stakes--2001 Fantastic Light, Grandera 2002 Nunthorpe Stakes--1993 Lochsong, 1995 So Factual, 1998 Lochangel.

Haydock Sprint Cup--1999 Diktat Nassau Stakes--2001 Lailani, 2006 Ouija Board Ascot Fillies� Mile--1990 Shamshir, 1997 Glorosia, 1999 Teggiano, 2000 Crystal Music.

Cheveley Park--2000 Regal Rose, 2003 Cool Kat Katie Middle Park Stakes--1996 Bahamian Bounty, 1998 Lujain, 2006 Dutch Art Racing Post Trophy--2006 Authorized Prix de l�Arc de Triomphe--1995 Lammtarra, 2001 Sakhee, 2002 Marienbard Prix Vermeille--2003 Mezzo Soprano Prix d'Isaphan--1996 Halling, 2002 Best of the Bests French Derby--1992 Polytain, 2005 Shamardal, 2007 Lawman French 2000 Guineas--1995 Vettori, 2000 Bachir., 2005 Sharmadal Prix Jacques le Marois--1999 Dubai Millennium, 2000 Muhtathir, 2006 Librettist Prix de Moulin--2001 Slickly, 2006 Librettist Prix Jean Prat--1995 Torrential

, 1997 Starborough, 1998 Almutawakel.

Prix Maurice de Gheest--1999 Diktat Prix Morny--1996 Bahamian Bounty Prix de la Salamandre--1995 Lord of Men, 1998 Aljabr. Prix de L'Abbaye--1993 & 94 Lochsong, 2004 Var Prix Marcel Boussac--1996 Ryafan, 2001 Sulk. Grand Prix de Saint Cloud--2005 Alkaased Prix de la Foret--2006 Caradak Prix du Cadran--2006 Sergeant Cecil Grand Criterium--2006 Kirklees Criterium de Saint-Cloud--2009 Passion for Gold Prix de Diane--2007 West Wind Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere--2007 Rio de la Plata UNITED STATES & CANADA (12) Breeders� Cup Turf--1999 Daylami, 2001 Fantastic Light, 2006 Red Rocks Breeders� Cup Mile--1994 Barathea.

Breeders' Cup Juvenile--2004 Wilko, 2008 Donativum Breeders' Cup Fillies & Mares Turf--2006 Ouija Board Breeders' Cup Classic--2008 Raven's Pass Canadian International--2000 Mutafaweq & 2004 Sulamani E.P.Tyalor--2008 Folk Opera Gran Premio di Milano--1997 Shantou, 2007 Sudan Premio Vittorio di Capua--1999 Muhtathir, 2001 & 2002 Slickly, 2004 Ancient World Gran Premio del Jockey Club--1993 Misil, 1996 Shantou, 2001 Kutub, 2005 Cherry Mix, 2009 Schiaparelli Premio Roma--1990 Legal Case, 1992 Misil, 1996 Flemensfirth, 2002 Sunstrach IRELAND (13) Irish 2000 Guineas--2000 Bach

ir, 2005 Dubawi Irish Oaks--2001 Lailani, 2003 Vintage Tipple Irish St Leger--1999 Kayf Tara.

Irish Champion Stakes--1998 Swain, 1999 Daylami, 2001 Fantastic Light, 2002 Grandera Phoenix Stakes--1992 Pips Pride Tattersalls Gold Cup--2001 Fantastic Light National Stakes--2004 Dubawi Dubai World Cup--2000 Dubai Millennium, 2003 Moon Ballad, 2006 Electrocutionist Japan Cup--1996 Singspiel, 2002 Falbrav, 2005 Alkased German Derby--1991 Temporal Deutschland Preis--1997 Luso, 2002 Marienbard Bayerisches Zuchtrennen--1995 Germany Grosser Preis Von Baden--1995 Germany, 2002 Marienbard, 2003 Mamool Grosser Dallmayr Preis--2001 Kutub Europa Preis--2001 Kutub, 2003 Mamool Hong Kong Cup--2000 Fantastic Light, 2003 Falbrav, 2007 Ramonti Homg

 Kong Mile--2004 Firebreak Singapore Airlines International Cup--2002 Grandera Japan Cup Dirt--2002 Eagle Cafe Dubai Sheema Classic--2003 Sulamani Dubai Golden Shaheen--2007 Kelly's Landing Frankie's Career wins Worldwide.

The Magnificent Seven: Seven Winners in a Day - How Frankie Dettori Achived the Impossible: Amazon.co.uk: Graham Sharpe: 9781854108005: Books By KP on 4 Feb. 2013 Verified Purchase Will it ever happen again? Probably not and certainly not with such great characters involved. This is the true story of one amazing day at Ascot racecourse, when a Jockey managed to ride ALL 7 winners on that day's card. Had they all been favourites, that would have been one thing, but these horses, had varying abilities and, as in the Final Race, the real odds were stacked against them, even if the odds the Punters got were getting distinctly shorter as the afternoon wore on. This is a great read. The chapter about the Bookmaker, who took a stance, that in the reality, the final race could not be won by an outsider, although the overwhelming betting odds had reduced it to 2/1 and was being backed to go even lower. He stood to make Millions, as he took large bet after large bet from the Big High-street bookmakers looking to lay-off their liabilities: He went home a broken man.

It is that kind of contrasting image, that makes this book, not just a chronographical description of the events, but also weaves a magical thread of reality against fate: Where both come out Winners and Losers. Frankie Dettori | QIPCO British Champions Series 2016 Total prize money £ Summary A giant of horseracing, dwarfed only by his own reputation and personality. Uses a trademark ‘flying dismount’ in the winner’s enclosure. Champion jockey in 1994, 1995 and 2004, Dettori has won virtually every major international race – although it took him 15 attempts to triumph in the Derby, on Authorized in 2007. Began his career with trainer Luca Cumani, becoming the first apprentice to ride 100 winners since Lester Piggott. Won all seven races on a single day at Ascot in 1996 – a feat remembered as “The Magnificent Seven”. Escaped with a fractured ankle from a light-aircraft crash in 2000 which killed the pilot. Awarded the MBE in 2000. His father Gianfranco was a top Italian jockey.

An avid Arsenal fan. Get your hands on his mobile phone and you’ll discover contacts like David Beckham and Ronnie Wood. He was the ambassador for the QIPCO British Champions Series in 2011 and 2012 and in the inaugural year, 2011, he finished second in the Jockey of the Series table with five winners, one behind Tom Queally. He had just one Series success in 2012, on Colour Vision in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. He was banned from race riding for six months in December 2012 after testing positive to a prohibited substance while riding in France three months earlier. He took advantage of this time off to enter the reality TV show, Celebrity Big Brother, in January 2013. He was retained by Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin operation for 18 years as their number one rider, but that relationship ended in October 2012.

Dettori returned to the saddle after his ban at Epsom on 31 May 2013, now riding as the retained jockey for Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani and had two near misses in big races, when second in France on Olympic Glory in the Prix Jacques Le Marois and second on Shea Shea in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes. However, he finally got his first Group 1 victory in September when bringing the Criquette Head-trained Treve home in front in the Prix Vermeille at Longchamp. It then all went wrong again for Dettori when he broke his ankle in Arc week and as a result missed the ride on Treve, who bolted up in Europe’s richest race. He also missed the ride on Olympic Glory, winner of Europe’s richest mile race, the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, on QIPCO British Champions Day.

He returned to the saddle on 22 January 2014 and rode two winners at Lingfield before striking in the QIPCO British Champions Series on Olympic Glory in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury, but Frankie had to wait until the Investec Derby 2015 for his ultimate redemption as he partnered the brilliant Golden Horn for trainer John Gosden to an emotional victory. It didn’t take Frankie long to notch his second victory in the 2015 QIPCO British Champions Series as, sharp on the heels of his Derby success, the charismatic Dettori steered Wesley Ward’s US raider Undrafted to victory in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot. Knowing his mount was a fast-finisher, Frankie produced the speedster with a fine finishing burst down the centre of the track to deny fellow international star Brazen Beau in the final 100yds. Golden Horn provided Frankie with his third victory in the 2015 Series in the Coral-Eclipse. The John Gosden-trained colt led for virtually the entire race and forged well clear of The Grey Gatsby inside the final furlong.

Dettori only narrowly missed out on extending his fine British Champions Series record as Golden Horn was narrowly touched off by 50/1 outsider Arabian Queen in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York’s Ebor Meeting. However, he did not have to wait long until he was back in the winner’s Enclosure as he won the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup later in the week aboard Max Dynamite. He almost carried on the winning thread when partnering Clondaw Warrior, another Willie Mullins stayer, to a fast-finishing second behind Pallasator in the Doncaster Cup. An astonishing fifth Series win came in the opener on British Champions Day as Frankie partnered John Gosden’s Flying Officer to victory in the QIPCO British Champions Long Distance Cup. He almost notched a second win on the day when Journey was narrowly out-pointed by St Leger heroine Simple Verse in the Fillies & Mares race while he also steered Danzeno into third place in the Sprint.

He struck in the opening race of the 2016 QIPCO British Champions Series when steering Galileo Gold to victory in the QIPCO 2000 Guineas, and partnered the same horse to victory in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. In between, he finished second aboard Architecture in the Investec Oaks. He also won on Journey on Champions Day. QIPCO British Champions Series Victories Year Frankie Dettori - Anglia Ruskin University Anglia Ruskin University Honorary Doctor of Science, 2011 Biography Lanfranco 'Frankie' Dettori MBE is a world class flat race jockey. He is one of the elite stars of international horse racing, with his energy, enthusiasm and sheer brilliance in the saddle making him a favourite around the globe. His trademark 'flying dismounts', cheeky sense of humour and dapper dress sense have made him a household name. Born in Milan in 1970, Frankie followed the lead of his father, Gianfranco Dettori, who was a multiple champion jockey in Italy and enjoyed Classic success in England.

His first experience with horses came at the age of twelve when his father bought him a Palomino pony, which he rode often. At 13 he left school to work as a stable boy and at just 15, he left his homeland for England to join Luca Cumani's Newmarket stable as an apprentice. Frankie's first success came in Italy in 1986 and his initial British win followed at Goodwood just a year later. His talents were recognised and he took the 1989 champion apprentice title in Britain and he became the first teenager since the legendary jockey Lester Piggott to ride a century of winners in a British season when recording 141 successes in 1990. In 1993 he was appointed retained jockey to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Godolphin racing stables, the world's foremost international racing stable. Frankie went on to ride 233 winners in 1994 as he secured the first of three British jockeys' championships. On 28 September 1996, he won all seven of his races, a feat which had never been accomplished before.

Frankie has smashed almost all known horse racing records with over 40 victories at Royal Ascot alone. He has won the Ascot Gold Cup, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the Breeders' Cup Classic, to name but a few. He has also won the Dubai World Cup for the Godolphin stable on three occasions - in 2000, 2003 and 2006. Out of 1,000 races a year, he wins around 200, which he admits, is not a bad hit rate. In 2000 he was awarded an MBE for services to sport. In addition to his talents as a jockey, he has launched himself into some new arenas, taking up the pastime of after-dinner speaking, and living out one of his earlier dreams of owning a top Italian restaurant chain. He has become a partner in Frankie's Bar and Grill restaurants with renowned chef Marco Pierre White; and has also released a cookbook and has a line of frozen Italian foods. Many will also know him from his many appearances on 'A Question of Sport'.

The link with Anglia Ruskin University and Frankie Dettori comes at a time of unique investment in equine research facilities at our University. It follows the opening of a new Equine Therapy Centre in Cambridge to help Equine Studies degree students learn more about horses, while horses can receive state-of-the-art therapeutic treatments to maintain their overall fitness. This new development will help students to enter the various careers within the horse racing industry, perhaps maybe one day emulating the success of this perfect jockey and colourful character whom we honour today. Citation "Vice Chancellor, it is my pleasure to read the citation for Frankie Dettori MBE for the award of Doctor of Science. Lanfranco 'Frankie' Dettori MBE is a world class jockey. He is one of the elite stars of international horse racing, with his energy, enthusiasm and sheer brilliance in the saddle making him a favourite around the globe. A firm favourite both on and off the track, this champion flat race jockey can be considered one of sports' most charismatic personalities. His trademark 'flying dismounts', cheeky sense of humour and dapper dress sense have made him a household name.

Born in Milan in 1970, Frankie followed the lead of his father, Gianfranco Dettori, who was a multiple champion jockey in Italy and enjoyed Classic success in England. His first experience with horses came at the age of twelve when his father bought him a Palomino pony, which he rode often. At 13 he left school to work as a stable boy and at just 15, he left his homeland for England to join Luca Cumani's Newmarket stable as an apprentice. He recalls not liking the weather or the food, but he persisted with the training his father had arranged for him. This was in 1985 and his glowing career as a thoroughbred race jockey started very soon after. Frankie's first success came in Italy in 1986 and his initial British win followed at Goodwood just a year later. His talents were recognised and he took the 1989 champion apprentice title in Britain. Indeed, his potential was such that comparisons were drawn with past champions and he became the first teenager since the legendary jockey Lester Piggott to ride a century of winners in a British season when recording 141 successes in 1990.

This exuberant and much-loved jockey continued to win the hearts and minds of the British public. His first Group One success also came in 1990 when he was on board Luca Cumani-trained Markofdistinction in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot, a course which has been very lucky for Frankie Dettori. He was appointed retained jockey to His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Godolphin racing stables in 1993 and went on to ride 233 winners in 1994 as he secured the first of three British jockeys' championships. The Maktoum family's private horseracing stable started in 1992 with a handful of horses and has evolved into the world's foremost international racing stable. On 28 September 1996, he won all seven of his races, a feat which had never been accomplished before. His 'Magnificent Seven' wins included four in the royal blue silks of Godophin. Frankie has smashed almost all known horse racing records with over 40 victories at Royal Ascot alone.

He has won the Ascot Gold Cup, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and the Breeders' Cup Classic, to name but a few. He has also won the Dubai World Cup for the Godolphin stable on three occasions - in 2000, 2003 and 2006. Out of 1,000 races a year, he wins around 200, which he admits, is not a bad hit rate. Living near Newmarket with his wife Catherine, who shares his passion for racing, he has five children - Leo, Ella, Mia, Tallulah and Rocco - who also keenly follow his progress. In 2000 he was awarded an honorary MBE for services to sport. In the same year, Frankie and his close friend and fellow jockey Ray Cochrane survived a plane crash in which the pilot sadly died. This dramatic and tragic event has taught Frankie to be increasingly grateful for his 'blessed' life, and for the support of his family, friends and his richly-rewarding career.

In addition to his talents as a jockey, he has launched himself into some new arenas, taking up the pastime of after-dinner speaking, and living out one of his earlier dreams of owning a top Italian restaurant chain. He has become a partner in Frankie's Bar and Grill restaurants with renowned chef Marco Pierre White; and has also released a cookbook and has a line of frozen Italian foods. Many will also know him from his many appearances on 'A Question of Sport'. The link with Anglia Ruskin University and Frankie Dettori comes at a time of unique investment in equine research facilities at our University. It follows the opening of a new Equine Therapy Centre in Cambridge to help Equine Studies degree students learn more about horses, while horses can receive state-of-the-art therapeutic treatments to maintain their overall fitness. This new development will help students to enter the various careers within the horse racing industry, perhaps maybe one day emulating the success of this perfect jockey and colourful character whom we honour today.

Vice Chancellor, it is my pleasure to present Frankie Dettori MBE for the award of Doctor of Science, honoris causa." Richard Hughes 'over the moon' to equal Frankie Dettori record with seven victories at Windsor - Telegraph Horse Racing Richard Hughes 'over the moon' to equal Frankie Dettori record with seven victories at Windsor A year ago on Monday, Richard Hughes threatened to quit the saddle after being handed a 15-day ban for breaking controversial new whip rules. Seven up: Richard Hughes celebrates his achievement at Windsor Photo: GAVIN JAMES By HOTSPUR (JA McGrath) 9:22AM BST 16 Oct 2012 He stepped down in protest and refused to ride at the inaugural Qipco British Champions Day at Ascot. But, 12 months on it was a very different story. Remarkably, Hughes, 39, who is so far ahead in the jockeys’ title race that he could stop now and still be crowned champion, rode seven winners on an eight-race card at Windsor in the most sustained display of skill and finesse on one afternoon since Frankie Dettori won all seven races at Ascot in Sept 1996.

While a statue of Dettori was erected at Ascot to commemorate the Italian’s 'Magnificent Seven’, it remains to be seen what Windsor come up with, though it is unlikely to be financed by bookmakers, who were claiming last night that Hughes had cost them many millions on what had appeared, in prospect, a relatively harmless, mundane Monday. The accumulative odds of his seven winners were 10,168-1. In 1996, Dettori’s 25,095-1 Ascot accumulator was reported to have ruined some bookmakers. “I’m over the moon,” Hughes said. “Windsor is my lucky track, and this is a great day. I wouldn’t have any of this if not for Richard Hannon,” he added in gratitude to his father-in-law, the trainer, who supplied him with three of his winners on Monday, namely Pivotal Movement, who carried the colours of Sir Alex Ferguson, East Texas Red, and the determined Duke Of Clarence.

Hughes’s other winners were the Amanda Perrett-trained Embankment in the colours of Khalid Abdulla, the Jeremy Gask-trained Magic Secret, Dean Ivory’s Links Drive Lady, and the William Haggas-trained Mama Quilla in the finale. Mama Quilla had been listed as one of Ryan Moore’s rides, but the former champion gave up the mount to Hughes, who has the same agent, Tony Hind. “Ryan’s one of my greatest friends,” Hughes said. Related Articles

Question: On which course did Frankie Dettori ride all seven winners in 1996?
Answer: ASCOT