'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 MAGAZINE
Legendary jockey, Frankie Dettori, shares his remarkable life story
in this astonishingly intimate autobiography. When Lanfranco
'Frankie' Dettori arrived on British shores in 1985, aged just 14,
he couldn't speak a word of English. Having left school just a year
earlier and following in the footsteps of his father, he was eager
to become a stable boy and apprentice jockey, willing to do
everything it took to make it. This was his first, but certainly
not his last, leap of faith. Despite his slight size, Frankie's
impact upon the British racing scene was immediate and significant.
Brimming with confidence, charisma and personality, and with what
was clearly a precocious talent, in 1990 he became the first
teenager since Lester Piggot to win over 100 races in a single
season. By 1996, Frankie was already established as a celebrity in
the sport and an adopted national treasure, but it was his
extraordinary achievement of winning all seven races in a single
day at Ascot that cemented his reputation as the greatest rider of
his generation. Nearly 25 years later, and having won the Longines
World's Best Jockey for three consecutive years running, Frankie
has demonstrated an unparalled level of longevity at the pinnacle
of his sport. But his story is not simply one of uninterrupted
success, but also of personal anguish, recovery and restoration -
both in and out of the saddle. Now, Frankie compellingly reveals
the lows to his highs; the plane crash that nearly killed him, the
drugs ban that nearly made him quit the sport, and the acrimonious
split from Godolphin that threatened his future. But Leap of Faith
is also a story of love - for the sport he continues to dominate to
this day, the great horses of his era (Stradivarius, Golden Horn,
and of course Enable), and most importantly for his family, who
have supported him every step of the way. Heartfelt and poignant,
this is not simply a memoir, but a celebration of perseverance and
defying the odds.
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