Frankie Dettori is a Cheat!

[Lordbenny]

Who'd have though you needed to take drugs to ride a horse?

Another superstar sporting drugs cheat gets found out and disgraces himself....Who's gonna be next I wonder?

[Derek Smith]

It might be the residue of a 'recretional' drug and not performance enhancing. It could be something he's taken by mistake, in a cold remedy or something like that.

[toastybase]

Did I read that correctly? His shoes were found to have horse shoe horse?

[McClure]

It's said to be cocaine.

He's still a cheat, however: http://www.guardian.co.uk/drugs/Story/0,2763,20103...

[petemurphy]

how do drugs help jockeys? are there hammond drugs that stunt growth?

[anonymous-user]

petemurphy said:

how do drugs help jockeys? are there hammond drugs that stunt growth?

Yup and help keep weight down.

[IroningMan]

There is no 'taken by mistake', is there? Athlete is held to be accountable for what enters his/her system: if in doubt, don't take it.

Strip him of his seven wins, I say.

[DJRC]

Well is it coke or weight loss drugs then?

If its coke, then its just good time Charlie party boy and being naughty. And lets be honest many of us would not be surpised given its Dettori. Weight loss drugs and cheating are a bit different.

Unless the Kate Moss nutrient of choice is now regarded as an official sporting tactic

[Jacobyte]

DJRC said:

If its coke, then its just good time Charlie party boy and being naughty. And lets be honest many of us would not be surpised given its Dettori. Weight loss drugs and cheating are a bit different.

Cocaine is widely used for weight loss as well as for recreation.

If he's using it, then he's a plonker on both counts.

[DJRC]

Jacobyte said:

DJRC said:

If its coke, then its just good time Charlie party boy and being naughty. And lets be honest many of us would not be surpised given its Dettori. Weight loss drugs and cheating are a bit different.

Cocaine is widely used for weight loss as well as for recreation.

If he's using it, then he's a plonker on both counts.

Shows my ignorance about both coke and weight loss! Probably explains my own fatty state

Oops Frankie.

[M888SXY]

He was cautioned or something for possession many years ago.

[furtive]

Banned for 6 months, and has admitted it. They haven't said what it was he took but it wasn't performance enhancing.

Snorting the white powder?