Crash, depression, cocaine… Frankie Dettori, the star jockey

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He discovered horse riding at 12, on a pony donated by his father, who wanted to make him a champion. At 48, he is probably the best in the world in his discipline. It has won the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe 6 times, considered the most prestigious race in the world.

Meanwhile, Frankie Dettori was injured, was close to death in June 2000 in a small plane crash, tested positive for cocaine on several occasions. Despite this, the jockey has entered the legend of his sport. In 1996, at Ascot, England, he won all seven races of the day. He has had his statue since then on this racetrack.

In this episode of Code source, the news podcast of Le Parisien, two race specialists from Le Parisien, Halim Bouakkaz and Romain Porée, tell the story of Frankie Dettori.

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