Thurles woman Una Healy is paying tribute to legendary Jockey Frankie Dettori today.
Racing fans at Royal Ascot were today treated to the sight of The Saturdays singer Una Healy wearing a Frankie Dettori themed hat, commissioned by bookmakers Ladbrokes to celebrate the superstar jockey’s final royal meeting.
The hat features a golden figurine of Frankie Dettori performing his signature flying dismount, while the pink and green colours pay tribute to his time as a jockey for Juddmonte.
Ladbrokes commissioned couture milliner Ilda Di Vico to design the hat which took several weeks to create by hand.
Una Healy says “Hats off to Ladbrokes and Ilda Di Vico for my beautiful headpiece.
Frankie Dettori has given us some many amazing moments throughout his career, and I really wanted to pay homage to him ahead of his last ever Royal Ascot and this gorgeous hat certainly does that.”
Milliner Ilda Di Vico explained the design saying “Royal Ascot is about the racing and the hats. Frankie Dettori’s glorious career was the perfect inspiration for this headpiece and I hope it’s a fitting tribute to a sporting great.”
Fifty two year old Dettori is to retire this year after a career lasting 35 years.
He has been British flat racing Champion Jockey three times and has ridden the winners of 286 Group 1 races including 23 winners of the British Classic Races.
