Frankie Dettori
Who says you can’t be at the top of your sport at the age of 50!? Frankie Dettori continues to show the world how brilliant he is in the saddle, and he wasn’t the only sporting hero at the age of 50 to win big in May. In Golf, Phil Mickelson won his sixth Major title at 50 with a victory in the PGA Championship. Goes to show age is just a number!
Frankie started the month off in fantastic style, winning the QIPCO 1000 Guineas with Mother Earth. It was Frankie’s 20th British career classic and he’s now 10 behind the great Lester Piggott’s all-time record.
The Italian said, “The 20th [British] Classic for me, 50 years old. I’m only 10 behind Lester, I’ve got plenty of time. Lester was 56 [when Piggott won his last Classic], so I’ve got six years yet. And Johnny V [Velasquez, who won Saturday’s Kentucky Derby] is 49. Come on the oldies.”