FRANKIE DETTORI has seen off the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mo Farah and Chloe Kelly to the title of sport’s most iconic celebration.
The world’s most famous jockey, 52, will bring the curtain down on his British racing career at Ascot on Saturday.
PADettori’s famous flying dismount has been voted sport’s most iconic celebration[/caption]
ReutersRonaldo’s siu celebration came in second among the poll of 2,000 sports fans[/caption]
Thousands of punters piling into the Royal track will be desperate to see the Italian pull off his famous flying dismount one last time.
Not least because it has been voted the public’s favourite celebration by some 2,000 UK sports fans.
Asked to rank celebrations from one to ten based on their ‘icon-factor’ – with ten being the ‘most iconic’ – no one could match Dettori, the man behind the legendary Magnificent Seven.
Football icon Ronaldo came second with his ‘siu’ celebration, while Olympics legend Usain Bolt’s ‘lightning bolt’ was third.
Mo Farah’s ‘Mobot’ came fourth while Paul Gascoigne’s infamous ‘dentist chair’ rounded out the top five.
Kelly’s awesome shirt-waving celebration after scoring the winner for England at Euro 2022 came sixth, one spot behind Peter Weber’s viral ten-pin bowling meltdown.
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Football dominated the lower rankings, with Alan Shearer’s raised arm eighth, Peter Crouch’s ‘robot’ ninth and Argentina World Cup winner Emi Martinez’s notorious golden glove celebration tenth.
The poll was conducted by BetTrev and bookie Trevor Dunne said: “Frankie is racing’s first true global superstar thanks to some incredible career moments including his Magnificent Seven and of course his flying dismount celebration, which helped him transcend sport.
“Despite the list of celebrations featuring high profile sports and individuals, it’s no surprise Frankie’s celebration tops the list.
“Thanks to his longevity on our screens and at racetracks around the world – racegoers come to see a flying a dismount.
“His personality and skill as a jockey has lit up sports for a long time, now the question is, which jockey will bring a new version of the flying dismount to the winners’ enclosure?”
Punters in the US will get to see Dettori’s dismount much more than those in Blighty in the new year.
That’s after the jockey pulled off a shocking retirement u-turn last week, confirming his decision to race only in the US next year.
Although bookies think it’s a short price he’ll be back at Royal Ascot next year… even if the jockey himself says it’s a longshot.
Sport’s most iconic celebrations
Frankie Dettori (Flying Dismount)
Ronaldo (Siu)
Usain Bolt (Lightning Bolt)
Mo Farah (Mobot)
Paul Gascoigne (Dentist Chair)
Pete Weber (Tenpin Bowling)
Chloe Kelly (Shirt Wave)
Alan Shearer (Raised Arm)
Peter Crouch (Robot)
Emi Martinez (Golden Glove)
GettyKelly’s iconic shirt-waving celebration cracked the top ten sporting celebrations list[/caption]
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