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Quotes of the week: 'Frankie as good as Lester? Give him another 50 years'

Frankie Dettori celebrates his sixth winner at Royal Ascot this year and his fourth on Gold Cup day after scoring on Stradivarius
Frankie Dettori: got a way to go to catch 'the long fellow'Credit: Alan Crowhurst (Getty Images)

There are people who object to us using the whip but when we stop using the whip the next thing will be jump racing and the next thing after that will be racing altogether.
Mark Johnston has his say on the ongoing whip debate

Iain reserved the name when Jofra Archer was bowling the Super Over, while on the phone telling me what was happening in the game. I had been watching it on my phone but we got to the last over and the bloody thing stopped working!
Max McNeill on his racing manager Iain Turner reserving the name Champagnesuperover after England's dramatic win in the Cricket World Cup

Being away from home was quite hard but there was never a moment's doubt that I was doing the right thing. I think I'd have struggled if I wasn't riding – it's the best feeling in the world.
Ex-Premier League footballer Jay Tabb on swapping the football pitch for the stables

I'm going to have to now. I’m there with a chance so I'll give it a go.
Danny Tudhope when asked if he will go for the Flat jockeys’ championship after being installed as second-favourite thanks to an impressive treble at Ripon

He's a super horse for racing in the Czech Republic. He's the best in the country and central Europe.
Tomas Janda, racing manager of Nagano Gold, on the importance of the unlucky Hardwicke Stakes second in his home country

Someone asked him over Royal Ascot if he thought Frankie is as good as he was? He replied: 'Give him another 50 years and he might be'.
Maureen Haggas reveals a particularly bullish remark from her titanic father Lester Piggott


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