Who has been a naughty boy them ?

[flump1]

The darling of the racing world Frankie Dettori that's who. Positive test for drugs, now a six month ban. Why oh why do they think they are going to get away with it ?

[Old_Geezer]

Who knows ? Maybe they know of many more who remain undetected ?

[VHG]

>>>Why oh why do they think they are going to get away with it ?

Well Lance Armstrong did for many many years and won the Tour de France many times.

And while he has been found out now he probably has a few million in the bank to make up for it.

[flump1]

So was the glory worth the shame ? I think not, is it just us mere mortals with morals. If you are good at something...don't break the rules!!!

[rojash]

" is it just us mere mortals with morals."

Don't think this has anything to do with morals. The general assumption was that they found traces of cocaine which is a recreational drug, not a performance enhancer. In other words, he may have been breaking the rules, but he wasn't actually intending to cheat. Chances are he just did a bit of partying the night before.

[ZedBloke]

I think it needs saying that these drugs were not for performance purposes.

[jno]

it's not like they found the horse was on cocaine.

[ummmm]

Lol...

Lots of people take recreational drugs.

[McMouse]

It's all a political plot. If his name was Frankie DeLabour nowt would have happened.

[mightyWBA]

I think Dettori is the tip of a very big iceberg when it comes to using cocaine..It is rife in the showbiz world and society in general.

Comparing him to Lance Armstrong is wrong,cocaine isn't a performance enhancing drug and he didn't take it to help him win more races...Unless he was that high he could pick the horse up and carry it of course.

He was found to have used it many years ago but due to recent troubles in his life he must have given in to temptation...As for "getting away with it" he could have just not raced and run the risk of being tested if he'd had wanted to..Jockeys are tested on the day of the races and even have to take a breathalyser.
Dettori has made enough money to never race again,the fact he lives on starvation rations to continue riding shows he loves the sport.
Hope he gets himself well and is back soon.