Dettori to retire from the saddle

RANKIE Dettori will retire from race riding in America following Saturday's Breeders’ Cup card at Del Mar.

- ANITA CHAMBERS

Dettori initially intended to hang up his saddle at the end of the 2023 season in Britain, but he reversed that decision and has instead spent the last two years plying his trade in the United States.

The 54-year-old has now called time again on his career as a jockey, stating the Breeders’ Cup fixture will be his last before he fulfils a long-held ambition to ride in South America before finally bowing out.

In a statement on social media, he said: “Following the Breeders Cup on Saturday, I will be retiring from race riding in the United States and concluding my career with a few rides in South America, something I've always wanted to do.