Dettori lands 2000th winner

Frankie Dettori launched one of the most memorable days of his career when Nightfall gave him a 2000th winner in Britain in the Crocker Bulteel Maiden Stakes at Ascot today.

Dettori lands 2000th winner

Frankie Dettori launched one of the most memorable days of his career when Nightfall gave him a 2000th winner in Britain in the Crocker Bulteel Maiden Stakes at Ascot today.

The colourful Italian rarely does anything by half and after Nightfall (4-1) had got up on the line to short-head Moth Ball, he returned to give his adoring fans a victory sign before doing a flying dismount from the Godolphin-owned winner.

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