FRANKIE DETTORI celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with wife Catherine this week – but it's no more heartbreak on Emily Upjohn the legendary jockey really wants.
Dettori, 51, admitted he has no idea how his loyal wife puts up with him day in, day out.
The pair have stuck together through thick and thin and have five children – with daughter Ella making her jockey debut last year.
Dettori posted a photo of himself and Catherine enjoying a day out on Thursday.
But all his attention has likely now turned to Saturday and his key ride aboard Emily Upjohn in the King George at Ascot.
The £1.25million blockbuster is the big race of the day.
Emily Upjohn was meant to fly to the Curragh for the Irish Oaks last weekend but trainer John Gosden was forced into a late change of plan after a 'bird strike' hit the plane she was meant to fly in.
Now she is a general 5-2 second-favourite to avenge her crushing defeat in the Oaks at Epsom last month.
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Emily Upjohn, who is part owned by Andrew Lloyd Webber, slipped out of the stalls and lost several lengths to eventual winner Tuesday.
That horse was thrashed by current King George favourite Westover in the Irish Derby.
But a match up between Emily Upjohn and Westover looks a mouthwatering proposition.
Dettori is the king of Ascot and hopes his torrid summer – which included Royal defeats on Stradivarius and odds-on fav Reach For The Moon – comes to an end once and for all at the home of his Magnificent Seven.
He told Sporting Index: "It’s nice to have a race for Emily Upjohn so soon after she was forced to miss the Irish Oaks through travel complications.
"It’s unfortunate what happened, but at least we have the King George (3:35pm) only a week later, so she’s still able to carry on her routine.
"She worked nicely at the July Course a couple of weeks back and has seemed in good form since, so we’re all set, but the King George is going to be a much tougher race. It’s a small but select field and all six runners are good horses, so there aren’t really any outsiders. She was ready to go to Ireland and she’s also ready to go to Ascot.
"We get a massive pull in the weights, which is a big help, and barring any accidents I’m hoping for a big performance.
"Fingers crossed we got all the bad luck out of the way at Epsom!
"Epsom was a nightmare, but that’s racing. Just when you think you’ve got everything covered, something like that happens.
"You can’t take anything for granted in racing and we just have to keep our fingers crossed that everything goes well.
"Ascot is a beautiful track, I love it, it tends to be very fair and the King George is a race you want to win every year."
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