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Dettori in 2011, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Lanfranco Dettori
Place of Birth: Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Date of Birth: 15 December, 1970
Ethnicity: Italian
Frankie Dettori is an Italian-born, British-based horse racing jockey. He has been described as the best jockey of his time; during his career, he won more than 500 horse races.
Frankie’s father, Gianfranco Dettori, is a horse racing jockey, who was born in Serramanna, Sardinia, Italy. Frankie’s mother, Iris Maria Niemen, was born in Milan, Italy. His mother is a member of the Niemen circus family. The family may have had a Romani origin.
Frankie is married to Catherine Allen, with whom he has five children.
Frankie’s maternal grandmother was named Secondina. Secondina was born in Casalpusterlengo, Province of Lodi, Lombardy, Italy.
Source: Genealogy of Frankie Dettori (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://gw.geneanet.org