Leap of Faith
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Leap of Faith by Frankie Dettori
After all this time Frankie Dettori still ranks amongst the all-time greats of the sport LESTER PIGGOTT An autobiography as gripping as any Dick Francis thriller YORKSHIRE POST Endearingly honest a fastpaced, funny autobiography COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINEFrankie Dettori was born in Milan. He was sent to Newmarket at the age of 16 by his father, Lanfranco, a former Italian champion jockey, where he worked as a bookie before being taken up by the trainer Luca Cumani. In 1990 he became the first teenager since Lester Piggott to ride 100 winners in a season, and is famously known for his extraordinary achievement of winning all seven races in a single day at Ascot in 1996. Nearly 25 years later, Frankie is still at the top of his game, having won the Longines World’s Best Jockey for three consecutive years running. Frankie, his wife Catherine and their four young children divide their time between Newmarket and their extended family in Sardinia.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780008465469 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008465460 |
| Title | Leap of Faith |
| Author | Frankie Dettori |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2021-10-28 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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