The rider, who can be seen in more conventional circumstances 48 hours later on QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot Racecourse, will join graduates from Anglia Ruskin University at a ceremony in Cambridge when he will be made a doctor of science.
Ten key facts about Frankie...
1. Lanfranco Oscar Dettori was born on 15 December 1970 in Milan, Italy.
2. His father was a famous jockey and his mother was a circus performer.
3. He has ridden over 3,000 winners.
4. He married Catherine Allen in 1998 and the couple have five children - Leo, Ella, Mia, Tallulah and Rocco. They live in Newmarket, Suffolk.
5. He owns a Ferrari but rarely drives himself, except on the school run.
6. He has his own food range known as Dettori's Italian Foods, is the author of 'Frankie Dettori's Italian Family Cookbook' and has a chain of restaurants called 'Frankie's Italian Bar and Grill' in partnership with Marco Pierre White.
7. He supports Arsenal Football Club.
8. His proudest moment in sport was winning all seven races - his 'Magnificent Seven' - at Ascot one day in September 1996.
9. He was awarded an MBE in 2001.
10. His flying dismounts are a tribute to the jockey Angel Cordero. He started doing them in 1994.
ENDS
Further information from:
Nick Attenborough, Consumer PR Director, at Racing for Change on 020 7152 0193 or 07714 146528 or nattenborough@racingenterpriseslimited.co.uk
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