Will the end of his racing in Britain feel like a second retirement for his father – who has lived so much through Frankie? “Yes,” Dettori says, before grinning. “Now we’ll keep him awake while he’s watching me in California. He’ll have to stay up until three in the morning, watching the last race.”

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Hamilton is banned from heading to the casinos ahead of the Las Vegas Grand Prix... with Mercedes boss Wolff urging his team to stay focused Punters will be out in force looking to side with Frankie one final time at the scene of his Magnificent Seven in 1996, but you can just about guarantee the layers will understandably be keen to manage their liabilities on his rides after the declarations are made much closer to the time. Sir Alex Ferguson pays touching tribute to 'fantastic man' Sir Bobby Charlton as he reflects on working alongside the Man United great Taylor Swift's private jet 'lands in Kansas City' as she dashes to see boyfriend Travis Kelce after finishing the South American leg of her sold-out Eras Tour last night

Terry Venables dies aged 80: Tottenham pay tribute to their former player and manager with minute's applause ahead of their game against Aston Villa REVEALED: AEW agreed to change their Wembley set up for All In next summer so Taylor Swift could play two more Eras Tour shows as chief Tony Khan hopes the favor will give his wrestling company 'good karma' It was a dramatic and memorable afternoon, but also just one among many at the Royal meeting over the last three decades when Dettori, the most high-profile and popular rider of the post-Lester Piggott era, has demonstrated his ability to seize control of the narrative, at Ascot above all. But at the same time, the simple fact that all of Dettori’s opening-day rides are odds-against is a reminder that while Cheltenham in March has overtaken Royal Ascot as the biggest meeting of the year from a betting perspective, these five days in June still offer the best and most competitive British Flat racing of the season. Inspiral ran away with the Coronation Stakes 12 months ago but is not even sure to start favourite for the Queen Anne, while Chaldean, Dettori’s fourth and final 2,000 Guineas winner at Newmarket in May, is only narrowly preferred to Paddington, who took the Irish equivalent, in the betting for the St James’s Palace Stakes. Last-minute Movember? Mason Mount sports a new-look moustache as he arrives at Man United's training ground ahead of Everton clash

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Gary Neville claims Arsenal are 'FAR more likely to win the league this year' because Mikel Arteta's side... Dettori has still got plenty more sightseeing to do yet on this unprecedented, year-long farewell tour – including trips to America, Australia and Hong Kong before the end of 2023 – but on the domestic front thoughts now turn to Ascot, where he has almost become part of the very fabric of the place over the past 33 years. REVEALED: Pep Guardiola crowned football's most influential manager above Jurgen Klopp ahead of Man City's match against Liverpool

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