Frankie Dettori, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Italian jockey
Date of Birth: 15-Dec-1970
Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Profession: jockey, equestrian
Nationality: Italy
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
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About Frankie Dettori
- Lanfranco "Frankie" Dettori, MBE (born 15 December 1970) is an Italian horse racing jockey based in the United Kingdom.
- Dettori has been Champion Jockey on three occasions and has ridden the winners of more than 500 Group races.
- His most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Champions' Day at Ascot in 1996.
- He is the son of the Sardinian jockey Gianfranco Dettori, who was a prolific winner in Italy.
- He has been described by Lester Piggott as the best jockey currently riding.Since the end of 2012, Dettori has been operating as a freelance, having split with Godolphin Racing, for whom he was stable jockey and had most of his big race victories. On 5 December 2012, he was suspended from riding for six months after being found guilty of taking a prohibited substance, believed to be cocaine.
- During this absence, he took part in the 11th series of the UK reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother, finishing seventh on Day 21.
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