-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 MAGAZINELegendary 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
