(Reuters) – Italian jockey Frankie Dettori is targeting another ride at the Melbourne Cup in 2024 after calling off his retirement from horse racing.
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Dettori, who has ridden more than 3,300 winners and claimed three champion jockey titles, was ruled out of this year’s Melbourne Cup, which runs at 3 p.m. (0400 GMT) on Tuesday, due to a suspension for a whip breach.
The Melbourne Cup is one of the few major trophies that has eluded the flamboyant 52-year-old, though he has had several near-misses in the two-mile handicap at Flemington.
“Hopefully in 12 months here I will get a horse for the Melbourne Cup,” he told Australian broadcaster Network 10 on Tuesday.
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“I’d like to fill in that gap (with victory).”
The British-based jockey had planned to retire at the end of the year but revealed last month he had changed his mind, saying he still had a competitive “fire” and would continue his career in the United States.
– TheStar
(Reporting by Ian Ransom in Melbourne; Editing by Peter Rutherford)