The Frankie factor as Dettori delights Doncaster on St Leger day with Logician win – The Yorkshire Post says
As course commentator Mike Cattermole said ‘here comes Frankie’ as Logician, a striking grey, began his winning challenge, his voice was immediately drowned out by the cheers of 30,000 spectators who had turned Town Moor into a carnival of colour.
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Hide AdMany present had backed the favourite, some simply out of loyalty to the rider, but they also appreciated that Dettori is a sporting phenomeno in the form of his life after recording his 15th elite Group One win of a golden summer.
Not only can Dettori consider himself – on current form – to be the most successful 48-year-old in world sport, but very few competitors of any age can claim to have had so much success, over such a long period, as horse racing’s number one showman, ambassador – and jockey.