FRANKIE DETTORI has hinted he could delay his retirement - after an incredible winning streak has him reconsidering his future.
The world's most famous jockey, 52, announced at the end of last year that this would be his last in the saddle.
But a red-hot run in the States has opened the prospect of him racing for at least another month.
Dettori has won just under £1million already this year, with 15 wins, eight seconds and 16 thirds in 82 runs.
Originally, Dettori said the Breeders' Cup in America on November 3-4 would be his final meeting.
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But after arriving in Saudi Arabia for this weekend's Saudi Cup, Dettori raised the prospect of racing in November's Melbourne Cup in Australia.
The 'race that stops a nation' will be held three days after the Breeders' Cup on November 7.
Dettori said the Breeders' Cup 'should' be his last meeting - but then added retirement was the plan 'at the moment'.
He said: "I have given myself a year to do my last farewell.
"I went to Santa Anita because I was asked to go instead of spending winter in Dubai.
"Then I move onto the European programme and Royal Ascot should be my last one. Then the Breeders’ Cup should be my last meeting.
"I don’t know, maybe the Melbourne Cup could materialise, but basically this year will be my last.
"I will be 53 in December and hopefully I will finish at the top.
"It’s very hard to choose the right moment but I want to have another life after racing.
"It’s been 36 years and I’ve really enjoyed myself on some champion horses so I have been very lucky.
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"At the moment, the plan is to stop at the end of the season.
"I am sure I will be asked a million times again, but that is the plan."
Dettori's final meeting in Britain looks like being Ascot's Champions Day in October.
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