Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori has revealed that he has dislocated his shoulder as he posted a photo on social media from his hospital bed.
The superstar jockey was riding at Aqueduct racetrack in New York when he was thrown from his horse at the starting gate on Thursday.
In a message on social media, he wrote: ‘I appreciate all the messages. I’m doing OK! I dislocated my right shoulder – my team here in the hospital have put it back together.
‘Thanks for the messages of concern, it means a lot.’
Dettori was set to feature in the last race of the ‘Belmont at the Big A’ fixture when he was thrown from his two-year-old filly Pretty Liza, reportedly landing on his back.
Frankie Dettori has revealed that he has dislocated his shoulder in an incident on Thursday
Dettori (seen riding King of Steel at Ascot) was thrown from his from his two-year-old filly Pretty Liza at the starting gates at the Aqueduct racetrack in New York on Thursday
New York Racing Associations communications officer Keith McCalmont, wrote on social media that Dettori was able to walk to the ambulance where he was then taken to Jamaica Hospital.
In a later update, he reported that a status on Dettori riding will be provided today.
Dettori, 53, was booked on six mounts on Friday, eight on Saturday and three on Sunday.
But given his injury it would take some effort to get back on a horse over the next couple of days.
Pretty Liza was making her second career start in the six-furlong turf race for two-year-old maiden fillies.
She was scratched from the race and returned to the barn of her trainer.
Dettori had been scheduled to be back in action on Friday and across the weekend
The Italian relocated to California at the end of 2023 after a 32-year riding career in Britain where he established himself as the world’s most famous jockey.
He has continued to impress in the United States, riding a total of 64 winners.
