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References
- ↑ "l Comune di Serramanna riconosce a Gianfranco Dettori il titolo di "Serramannensis Gens" 2010". Portale della Provincia del Medio Campidano. 20 August 2010.
- 1 2 "The remarkable facts and figures behind Frankie Dettori's record-breaking career". Racing Post . 17 December 2022.
- ↑ "Claims Five: Henry Cecil's best two-year-olds". The Guardian . 15 October 2010.
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