Customer Reviews
Dettori is wonderfully frank in Frankie - By: Tez, 29 Jul 2005 
After my recently crazed obsession regarding horse-racing (mainly throwing my hard-earned cash Mr Hills way) I decided to purchase 'Frankie' & I definitely was not disappointed.
The little fellow with a huge personality gives fantastic insight into the life of a jockey & proves how difficult it is to become successfulin the racing industry. Dettori's stories will keep you amused throughout, taking you from his youthful ambition to play professional football, to the drug scandal that almost ended his career. Dettori holds nothing back; confesses about stealing; participatingin a joyride & his huge relief of surviving a plane crash.
There are a few mistakes, which others have pointed outin their reviews, but content is more important & one would have to lay the blame on Jonathan Powell who has actually written the book (Dettori dictating!). The book is also nicely spaced out into four sections of photographs capturing wonderful moments throughout Dettori's life.
The content is surprising extensive considering how young Dettori is, but do not let this deter you from reading - At the time of writing, Frankie isin hospital due to a fall which could have ended his life, proving that writing an autobiography at this stagein his career is essential for a man of his calibre, providing the pages can be filled - which they are!
Essential reading for anyone interestedin Sport, Horse-racing, betting & Dettori's tinned tomatoes!!
Dettori is wonderfully frank in Frankie - By: Tez, 28 Jul 2005 After my recently crazed obsession regarding horse-racing (mainly throwing my hard-earned cash Mr Hills way) I decided to purchase 'Frankie' & I definitely was not disappointed.
The little fellow with a huge personality gives fantastic insight into the life of a jockey & proves how difficult it is to become successfulin the racing industry. Dettori's stories will keep you amused throughout, taking you from his youthful ambition to play professional football, to the drug scandal that almost ended his career. Dettori holds nothing back; confesses about stealing; participatingin a joyride & his huge relief of surviving a plane crash.
There are a few mistakes, which others have pointed outin their reviews, but content is more important & one would have to lay the blame on Jonathan Powell who has actually written the book (Dettori dictating!). The book is also nicely spaced out into four sections of photographs capturing wonderful moments throughout Dettori's life.
The content is surprising extensive considering how young Dettori is, but do not let this deter you from reading - At the time of writing, Frankie isin hospital due to a fall which could have ended his life, proving that writing an autobiography at this stagein his career is essential for a man of his calibre, providing the pages can be filled - which they are!
Essential reading for anyone interestedin Sport, Horse-racing, betting & Dettori's tinned tomatoes!!
Dettori is wonderfully frank in Frankie - By: Tez, 28 Jul 2005 After my recently crazed obsession regarding horse-racing (mainly throwing my hard-earned cash Mr Hills way) I decided to purchase 'Frankie' & I definitely was not disappointed.
The little fellow with a huge personality gives fantastic insight into the life of a jockey & proves how difficult it is to become successfulin the racing industry. Dettori's stories will keep you amused throughout, taking you from his youthful ambition to play professional football, to the drug scandal that almost ended his career. Dettori holds nothing back; confesses about stealing; participatingin a joyride & his huge relief of surviving a plane crash.
There are a few mistakes, which others have pointed outin their reviews, but content is more important & one would have to lay the blame on Jonathan Powell who has actually written the book (Dettori dictating!). The book is also nicely spaced out into four sections of photographs capturing wonderful moments throughout Dettori's life.
The content is surprising extensive considering how young Dettori is, but do not let this deter you from reading - At the time of writing, Frankie isin hospital due to a fall which could have ended his life, proving that writing an autobiography at this stagein his career is essential for a man of his calibre, providing the pages can be filled - which they are!
Essential reading for anyone interestedin Sport, Horse-racing, betting & Dettori's tinned tomatoes!!
A brilliant read! - By: Iceni Peasant, 16 Oct 2004 
Frankie Dettori holds nothing backin this "warts & all" autobiography. From the heady heights of his amazing 7 from 7 winners at Ascotin 1996 to his near fatal plane crash.
The book is totally endearing, with lots of surprising moments & lots of amusing moments too. There are a large quantity of photos throughout the book, not just of Frankie on horses, but other off-course antics as well.
In being so honest Frankie reveals the hardships of being a top jockey; the highs, the lows & the days that really made him question why he WAS a jockey...along with lots of stories of the wild-child situations he found himself in, earlyin his career. You don't have to be a fan of the man to appreciate his story & the huge amounts of information on the workings behind the scenesin horse racing.
If you buy this book you won't be disappointed!!!
Interesting but errors make it annoying! - By: , 05 Oct 2004 
This book could have rated higher than three stars but for the glaring & amateurish errorsin it. It starts off well & is an interesting account of Frankie's life. Also there are four colour photo sections which are interesting & add value.
However, once spotted, the mistakes start to annoy you & eventually ruin the enjoyment of the book. For instance, Marilyn Monroe spelt 'Munroe', Trusthouse Forte spelt Trust House Fort, and, most disturbingin a book written with someone who's supposed to have been a horseracing journalist for 23 years, War Admiral was the horse who duelled with Seabisuit NOT War Emblem! There are also various typing errors.
For me, the book came across as writtenin a hurry but is worth a read if you can gloss over the errors.
