“I do things like this (coming to Killarney) to keep my mind fresh, I enjoy new challenges,” he said. Leading jockey and Killarney native Oisin Murphy quickly expressed his delight at Dettori’s visit. His flying dismount on that occasion was photographed by current raceday commentator, Jerry Hannon, then a Healy Racing employee. “I stay with Johnny when I’m at the Curragh and Johnny with me when he’s in Newmarket,” Dettori said. “To have a racing icon like Frankie Dettori visit Killarney is a major coup for horse racing in Kerry and can only attract even greater interest into the future.

Source: Irish Examiner July 18, 2019 11:48 UTC