Frankie’s gone to Hollywood: Dettori living his dream under the radar

Moving to California may not have had the same impact as David Beckham but the jockey is enjoying relative anonymity

Frankie Dettori walked into a bar ... but don't expect a punchline, because nobody paid any attention. I went to a restaurant the other day with my wife," he says, and I went to buy a drink at the bar and I found myself looking round to see if people were looking at me. But I realised that no one knew who I was, and I thought, this is great!'"

The last significant sporting celebrity from Britain to divert his career path towards Los Angeles would have struggled to maintain such a low profile. Posh and Becks went straight into the upper reaches of the Hollywood A-list. Tom Cruise, Eva Longoria and Arnie were among the stars in attendance when David Beckham made his debut for LA Galaxy.