Top former jockey Frankie Dettori is set for yet another comeback – albeit a short-lived one.
Horseracing’s most recognisable and charismatic jockey will return to the saddle at Doncaster in September, just months after bringing the curtain down on his remarkable career with a winning double in Brazil.
Dettori will line-up in the Betfred Leger Legends race, marking his first ride in Britain since 2023.
The 55-year-old had originally planned to retire at the end of that horse racing season (2023) but instead extended his career by another two years, racing in the United States before finally signing off at Gávea Racecourse in Rio de Janeiro in February 2026.
The Leger Legends race is a one-mile classified stakes for former professional jockeys and, for the first time this year, has been moved to the ITV Racing schedule on Friday of the St Leger Festival on September 11.
Horseracing’s most recognisable and charismatic jockey will return to the saddle at Doncaster in September, just months after bringing the curtain down on his remarkable career with a winning double in Brazil.
Dettori will line-up in the Betfred Leger Legends race, marking his first ride in Britain since 2023.
The 55-year-old had originally planned to retire at the end of that horse racing season (2023) but instead extended his career by another two years, racing in the United States before finally signing off at Gávea Racecourse in Rio de Janeiro in February 2026.
The Leger Legends race is a one-mile classified stakes for former professional jockeys and, for the first time this year, has been moved to the ITV Racing schedule on Friday of the St Leger Festival on September 11.
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