Dettori Excited By Plan For Global Jockeys' League

Frankie Dettori says he is "super excited" by plans to motorboat a world jockeys' convention for level racing adjacent twelvemonth which could perchance spot him title successful nan UK again.

The 54-year-old is among 12 riders poised to return portion successful nan venture, which will spot them compete for points nether their ain individual squad branding.

The convention is group beryllium held crossed 10 events astatine immoderate of nan astir prestigious racecourses astir nan world.

Dettori, a champion of nan British and European level racing segment for 37 years but who is now based successful nan United States, has been signed up to return portion on pinch British riders Ryan Moore and William Buick.

"It's a task they person been moving connected for a fewer months and I americium ace excited," said Dettori, who has ridden much than 3,300 winners during his career.

"It will entreaty to a worldwide assemblage - particularly aft nan 'Race For The Crown' Netflix bid - and I can't hold to get started."

James McDonald, Joao Moreira and Christophe Lemaire are besides among nan different elite riders to person joined up.

Mickael Barzalona, Yutaka Take, Irad Ortiz Jr, Flavien Prat, Zac Purton and Vincent Ho person besides been slated to return part.

The convention has been co-founded by erstwhile Godolphin main executive John Ferguson and Lachlan Fitt, antecedently main financial serviceman astatine betting group Entain Australia.

Fitt said nan convention will activity to "compliment nan existing world racing calendar" and they will beryllium aiming for convention events to beryllium held "in adjacent proximity to nan awesome racing carnivals crossed nan world".

"It is still early days successful our conversations pinch imaginable big venues and we are a number of months distant from finalising plans successful narration to what a motorboat play could look like.

"We're hopeful location will beryllium a number of opportunities for nan convention to beryllium racing successful nan UK successful nan first 12 months."

Dettori stopped riding successful nan UK successful 2023 but has continued his profession successful nan USA.

In March nan Italian filed for bankruptcy successful nan UK having been incapable to scope statement pinch His Majesty's Revenue and Customs complete a long-running lawsuit of taxation avoidance.