Legendary owner behind racing’s ultimate rags-to-riches tale quits sport for good after one final big winner
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A LEGENDARY racehorse owner behind the sport's ultimate rags-to-riches tale has confirmed he is quitting the game for good. But only after he landed one final massive winner. Darren Yates hit the big time when he put his last £62 on Frankie Dettori winning seven races at Ascot in 1996.
![[Legendary racehorse owner Darren Yates, who won big with this £550,000 punt on Frankie Dettori's Magnificent Seven, has confirmed he is quitting the sport for good]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/057c42ce-0b16-4090-adfb-e71cbbff180d.jpg?strip=all&w=769)
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![[Almost 30 years after that life-changing day, Darren and wife Annaley will turn their back on racing]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/darren1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
SIGN UP NOW. 18+ Ts and Cs apply. First month membership £1, then £3 per month unless you cancel at least 7 days before your next billing date. For more information contact help@thesun.co.uk. He watched on in disbelief a few hours later when the iconic Italian completed his Magnificent Seven, landing Yates a £550,000 cheque.
Shrewd Yates turned that windfall into an estimated £20million net worth, encompassing property and his beloved racehorses. But almost 30 years after that life-changing win, he says he will be out come the end of this National Hunt season. Only after landing one final massive winner, though.
Yates has sold unbeaten superstar novice hurdler The New Lion to superowner JP McManus for a rumoured £1m. The Dan Skelton-trained six-year-old landed his first Grade 1 with ridiculous ease last month when cruising home on the bridle in the Challow. He is 5-2 favourite for the Turners Novices' Hurdle - so it seems crazy that Yates would choose to sell up now.
