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I've followed Frankie Dettori's fairy tale life for 25 years – the world of racing won't be the same without him | The Sun
FABULOUS Frankie Dettori, the world’s best loved jockey, rides into the sunset at Ascot tomorrow.
When the 52-year-old Italian partners King of Steel in the Champion Stakes race, it will be his final ride in Great Britain before relocating to California.
As The Sun’s Punters Pal, I spent more than a quarter of a century following Frankie’s exploits on and off the track.
I drove thousands of miles to witness a fairy tale life no Hollywood scriptwriter could ever invent.
All year we were led to believe that the 5ft 4in tall super showman would be retiring from the Sport of Kings and taking life easy.
But now Frankie tells us that he is off to the USA instead, to race for "three months, or it could be three years".
That doesn’t surprise me in the least.
Lanfranco Dettori was born in Milan on December 15, 1970 under the Sagittarian star sign.
Their characteristics are an ability to stumble and fall but always to get up and try again.
You can forgive them for almost anything because they will set your heart free with a very great gift – an honest love.
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