Frankie rides on

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Lost all respect for him when he refused to ride at Listowel this year after he couldn't ride there last year because he got suspended. Would have meant so much for the locals to see him .

Has he cancelled his £750 a head dinner at the Grosvenor Saturday week

Was justing thinking the same myself Mrc, bit ironic with choosing the BBC to make this announcement considering their dislike of Racing.

Bad move. Best to go when people are saying "Why is he retiring?" not "Why the **** doesn't he retire?". Which they will in time.

Very very poor the listowel episode.

apparently the listowel appearance money was originally  agreed at 4k . he couldnt go last year  so listowel  told this year it will be 15k . presumably as it was a special retirement farewell tour . or not !

Originally it was a promised made with no fee something to do with if a certain team won one of those Irish sports

Horrible nasty little man.

So after all the exposure and all the jock-offs, the egotist rides on, now there's a surprise. Be interesting how the sycophants report this.

Looks like he cannot resist all the American Ballyhoo and Hullabaloo that will surely surround him.

Be 'right up his street'.

Perhaps, like Television celebrities - extending their careers 'in The Jungle' and on other non-descript Reality shoes - along with fading Film Stars .... They can never believe, nor accept - it's over.

Testing the water to see how much he can still milk out of this retirement story

ITV and Ed have been and are building to a huge bubbling crescendo for his 'Goodbye and Farewell' this Saturday(?).

It's going to be a tough gig for Ed with everyone knowing he's changed his mind.

A question that comes to mind is how many gifts, trophies, golden handshakes and appearance fees, Frankie Dettori
has pocketed over the past year and will any be returned?

I was all for a Frankie Farewell period, he is by far the biggest box office star in racing over the past 25 years,
but it has gone on and on and now it seems a bit of sham.

Leaves a bit of bitter taste.

Oh, and OPs thread title should have been 'Frankie Goes To Hollywood'

....and the lyrics should be " When you wanna go " instead of " When you wanna come "

cant stand him

We all new he was not going to retire, absolute joke letting all the hype carry on about his last year in the saddle.Just wants all the attention, good rider or not he shows his true colours as a person.

Hardly a surprise, but having milked his 'final year' to the max, a total farce. You either retire, or you don't retire. I doubt this decision was made overnight, but he has still kept stringing people along.

It says USA, but what happens if he got offered a big ride in the Derby, or similar?

At least he won't be riding in the UK. Enough is enough.

Definitely be over for Ascot as well as other big races in the UK.

RacingTV not said a word about it on 'Mark Your Card'  Pat Cooney mentioned it when interviewed, but the RacingTV man didn't get involved.

Wesley Ward's Ascot horses pencilled in, no doubt

Tickets still available for Frankie's Farewell Dinner at £1250 a pop.


The world of sport and showbiz will be coming together at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, to celebrate Frankie's amazing career. This has seen him ride 3,000+ winners including over 250 G1's, 30 plus GB and Irish Classics, 70+ Royal Ascot winners, Breeders Cups, and ride all 7 winners at Ascot. ​

This truly unique event takes place after Champions Day and will be headlined by Mike Rutherford and special guests alongside the Swan Band. ​
The evening will start with a Champagne Reception and Marco Pierre White is currently working with the team at the Grosvenor to design a wonderful dinner. ​

If you would be interested in attending, please contact us for more information.​

Prices from: £1,250 per person or £10,000 for a table of 10

Ffs

I’d rather sit in the car with a Big Mac and a rattle afterwards in the back seat ffs

Prices from: £1,250 per person or £10,000 for a table of 10

Which version 2023, 2024, 202?

Mental issues imo…..

you would know as youve sat in front of a keyboard making over 10 THOUSAND posts in the last six months
!!!

At 50 plus years does he really want to be riding out through the cold winter months when he can be in the sunshine of Florida and much better prize money. Horses and riding are in his blood so why not please himself in the twilight of his career. He has clearly discussed the move with his family who are supportive so why not and should he get the chance to return to Europe for big races if asked then I am sure he would be welcomed by the racing public. Good luck to him I say for someone who has entertained with his riding excellence for many many years.

Told you months ago he would not retire. He is a greedy little man, announced his retirement to see what offers he got from the media. He has been creaming off all the high value races for years. And will be doing the same next year only living in the sun in a nice mansion in California. Bit like Harry!

I do hope he doesn't force the pilot of the plane over to take off when the wind is really bad even though the pilot has informed them it is too dangerous.......

Maybe he has expensive tastes which require high incomes????

Why shouldnt he take up the challenge of one year racing in the USA? Its his last chance and would regret it if he turned down the opportunity. Obviously this is a recent development and good luck to him, the financial rewards for racing for another season were far to big for him to turn down. Stop calling him greedy, We would all do it.

Well said Tiger and Feltfair....good luck to him I say. No need to criticise him.... he thought he was ready to pack it in and now he doesn't...he said as much in an interview on ATR I saw earlier. Is he not allowed to change his mind ?....cut him some slack. Perhaps not the most likeable of riders, but definitely one of the best ever imo.

Of course he is entitled to change his mind and I presume he will refund any appearance fees he has been paid as part pf his final season

I can see another Piggot tax case coming up unless he donates all proceeds from functions (or appearance fees if billed as 'Frankies last....') to charity in a tax efficient way of course.........

Maybe he will, but I doubt it and don't think he needs to. I got the impression from that ATR interview that he feels he has achieved everything he wanted to in Europe and this was a very recent opportunity for him that had cropped up. One that he didn't want to turn down and needed to wait on his visa being granted before he said anything.
If he is tempted to come back for the odd ride then that's fine by me. We are all getting older, including Frankie, and personally I am really happy that I will still get to see him ride in America while it lasts on ATR, and no doubt so are thousands of Americans in person.
Best of British Frankie

Good job there was no forum around at the same time as Lester retired and later returned to riding in his 50s.

I think the kerfuffle whether will Dettori or won't Dettori retire at the end of this season was getting increasingly boring and annoying. For goodness sake Dettori is only jockey ie a sportsperson; no great person, philanthropist or medic giving his time and expertise helping the poor and sick to have a better quality of life.

Whether Dettori rides in the UK, Ireland or USA it makes no difference to me. Would I be backing his mounts in the USA? Very unlikely. Why? Horses for courses similarly jockeys; the local jockeys will be my 1st port of call. Dettori is no Piggott, Eddery, Carson, Cauthen, Murtagh or Kinane.

I believe the hoo-haa o,f his "pending retirement" is solely because every one of the present jockeys is not a household name and lacking charisma; Dettori is no Piggott, Eddery, Carson, Cauthen, Murtagh or Kinane.

Good luck to Mr Dettori whatever he embarks on next or where.

Harsh

Impossible

I wouldn’t be his biggest fan ,but never underestimate how good a jockey he has been.

He a Greedy man imo, milking it for every last penny he has gone down in my estimation

good ridance

good ridance

Frankie's entire career has ran parallel to the decline of the sport in this country so his pulling power is overblown.

Think Gosden saw the light at least a season ago with all this me,me focus

I am really happy that I will still get to see him ride in America while it lasts on ATR

me too.  looking forward to seeing him at Finger Lakes and Mountaineer riding against the likes of Emanuel De Diego and Yuri Yaranga

No way should Dettori be offered rides in Europe any more after season's end.. He freely declared his intention to retire and was believed to the point where he was the subject of a whole year of fuss and adulation with plum rides arriving from all quarters.
The facts of his career speak for themselves but he is tarnishing his reputation by acting in a greedy and devious manner. Maybe he doesn't give a toss but while he can seek an appendix to his career in the US he should be finished in Europe. He's had a long   and successful timecareer in Europe. Time to take him at his word and bring the curtain down.

Farce.Only ridden 26 winners in UK this season.Says it all.He can’t be arsed,except for the big days.Good riddance.

Been a brilliant jockey but he needs to move on. The ride on kinross was not good at longchamp. A sign of things to come?

Any mention on ITV yet ??

I think we all knew he wasn't going to retire. Off the back of a poor season where his riding resembled that of a 7lb claimer. He was in need of a bit love and attention. And boy, he certainly received this from the usual corners of the media who've carved out whole careers out of brown nosing. Cue plenty of steering jobs the late, great Mother Teresa could have won on and bingo! He ain't retiring, he's off to America and he'll be back to mop up some more steering jobs at the big meetings in the UK (replacing the jockey who put all the work in on them)
Saying all this, the standard of jockeys in the US is so poor he'll still outride them

Only ridden 26 winners in UK this season

one of his best GB flat seasons ever, earnings wise, despite only riding a fraction of his normal rides

must wish he could retire every year

There must a lot of people who feel like complete idiots now lol

There were media people in tears about him retiring looool

Loooool remember when the French jockeys gathered around to wish him good but after he won on Inspiral at Deuville looooool muggs

Will he give back all of the things he was given as retirement presents?

Boxes of Noel Edmonds Gotcha awards being handed out.

no idea why any person would go to a race meeting to see a particular jockey. they all do the same thing - sit and shake their hands about. its not like your watching nadal's forehand, novak djokovic do his majic or tiger woods launching it from the tee.......or messi dribbling past 4 defenders.

horseracing is about the horses. frankie probably wants to keep riding in the UK but doesnt want to seem like a moron by whipping up this fanfare for nothing so lets say we are doing something different and go to america rather than going back on my word.

He has rented his house out , why would you do that other than money, he didn’t appear at a track in Ireland it’s reported that it was down to not enough appearance fee ffs