Race isn’t over: Dettori plans to compete into his 50s

A head shorter than his peers, Fallou Diop https://reut.rs/3rZQ7DU quickly vanishes into the crowd of jockeys preparing for early morning drills in the western Senegalese village of Niaga. “When I start riding I get a bit stressed, but after a moment, it’s over,” Diop says. Diop is one of Senegal’s most promising jockeys, having won the country’s top racing prize when he was just 17.

Four horses died on the final day of the Cheltenham Festival, bringing the total deaths to six in the four-day event.