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Gianfranco Dettori
Italian jockey (born 1941) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gianfranco Dettori (born 25 April 1941) is a retired Italian jockey.
Dettori was born in Serramanna, in what is now the Province of South Sardinia, son of a miner.[1][2] He was thirteen times Italian champion jockey. He also had success in British Classic Races, winning the 2,000 Guineas in 1975 on the Henry Cecil-trained Bolkonski and in 1976 on Wollow, also trained by Cecil.[3] In 1976 Wollow and Dettori went on to win Benson & Hedges Gold Cup and, when the first past the post was disqualified, the Eclipse Stakes.[4]
He is the father of jockey Frankie Dettori.[3][2]
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