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What do Michael Kinane, Jamie Spencer, Jimmy Fortune and Johnny Murtagh have in common? They have all won the award for the top jockey at Royal Ascot since Frankie Dettori picked up the last of his five riding titles at this meeting way back in 2004.
After the day that Dettori had here on Thursday, it seems difficult to believe. In the first four races, there was not a stride out of place as the most famous name in the game racked up a 449-1 four-timer. He is also, and by an increased margin thanks to his exploits this week, the most successful current rider at the meeting, leading Ryan Moore by 66 winners to 56. Spencer, who is next on the list of current riders, has 23.
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Written by Tony Paley, with Greg Wood and Chris Cook (at Ascot)
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jun/21/royal-ascot-2019-day-four-live-horse-racing-frankie-dettori under the title “Royal Ascot 2019: day four – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
