Dettori came to Newmarket as a 14-year-old and later became the youngest teenager to ride 100 winners in a season

Dettori's first British Classic win came on board Balanchine in the 1994 Oaks

Dettori's flying dismount became his trademark - and what better way to celebrate the historic day at Ascot on 28 September 1996, when he rode all seven winners on the card?

But tragedy was around the corner after Dettori was involved in a plane crash in 2000 - he escaped with a broken ankle but the pilot was killed

Dettori has always enjoyed the celebrity circuit, here showing off his culinary skills on Ready Steady Cook

His latest venture is his autobiography - his third title win will have done its sales no harm

But riding racehorses in the royal blue of Godolphin - under the watchful eyes of trainer Saeed bin Suroor and Sheikh Mohammed - is his main job

Dettori is never one to blend into the background

But forget the blond bombshell look, he is a family man - he and wife Catherine have four children with number five on the way