Frankie Dettori in Horror Crash as Racing Legend Rushed to Hospital
Dettori was treated for a broken thumb and several broken ribs after another vehicle struck his car and flipped it, his representatives said.
- On Wednesday, July 1, retired legendary jockey Frankie Dettori was hospitalized after a car crash in Newmarket, Suffolk, sustaining several broken ribs and a broken thumb.
- According to management, another vehicle struck the rear passenger side of the car Dettori was driving, causing it to spin and flip over in the road.
- Dettori remains in the hospital for scans and observation, according to H Talent Management; the rider expressed gratitude to emergency services, doctors, and nurses caring for him.
- The accident occurs just two months before Dettori was scheduled to make a one-off return to the saddle at Doncaster's St Leger Festival in September.
- This incident marks the second major vehicular accident for Dettori, who previously survived a 2000 plane crash that claimed pilot Patrick Mackey's life; police described the survival as a "miracle.
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Great Yorkshire RadioFrankie Dettori in hospital after car flips over in crash
Horse racing great Frankie Dettori has been admitted to hospital after his car was hit from behind and flipped over. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/frankie-dettori-in-hospital-after-car-flips-over-in-crash-13559766 Author : Publish date : 2026-07-02 09:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Horse racing great Frankie Dettori breaks ribs and thumb in car accident
NEWMARKET, England (AP) — Frankie Dettori, one of the most successful jockeys in horse racing history, sustained “several broken ribs and a broken thumb” in a car crash and is undergoing further tests in hospital, his representatives said Thursday. The 55-year-old Dettori was driving a car that was involved in a collision with another vehicle in Newmarket, a town in eastern England regarded as the country’s home of horse racing, H Talent Managem…
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