HORSE RACING
Top jockey Dettori to ride July winner in Sun Met
The world’s best-known jockey, Frankie Dettori, has been engaged to ride last season’s Vodacom Durban July winner, The Conglomerate, in the R5m Sun Met at Kenilworth on January 28.The news is a huge coup for sponsors Sun International who are backing the Cape’s premier race for the first time. The 2,000m event is now the richest in the country.Dettori is a household name in racing and securing him for the Met can be likened — in football terms — to Wayne Rooney turning out for a South African club such as Kaizer Chiefs.Dettori, who turned 46 in December, rode the 3,000th winner of his career when successful on Predilection at Newmarket last August. He has been champion jockey in the UK three times and ridden more than 500 group winners.Unfortunately, Dettori’s mount, The Conglomerate, has not really sparkled since his July triumph and bookies rate him an 18-1 chance in latest betting.However, it is likely many punters will fancy him to run a place in a field which is dominated by Le...
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