Frankie Dettori puts his seven-bed country home up to rent for £15,000 a month

Racing fans can now rent superstar jockey Frankie Dettori‘s countryside estate, which features a cinema and equestrian centre, for £15,000 a month.

He and his wife Catherine, 49, built the seven-bedroom neoclassical Hare Park Stud House in Newmarket, close to the heart of horse racing.

Mr Dettori, 52, is set to retire from racing this year after a stellar 35-year career which has seen him named British flat racing champion jockey three times. He only last week won his ninth Ascot Gold Cup.

The couple are planning a jet-setting retirement, with the Italian jockey earning an income as a TV pundit and after-dinner speaker. 

They also plan to keep a small property on the estate in Suffolk where they can stay when in the UK, while renting out the main family home. 

The 10,000 square-foot property is in the hamlet of Six Mile Bottom, six miles from Newmarket. It has 1.68 acres of Mediterranean-style gardens with an outdoor heated swimming pool.

Unsurprisingly, it also has its own equestrian centre which includes numerous stable blocks, seven paddocks and a turnout ring. 

The Dettoris bought the original property on the plot in 2003 for £570,000 from Noel Cunningham-Reid, a nephew of Earl Mountbatten. 

They then rebuilt it to suit their needs, completing it in 2018.

But now that their five children are grown up and only one son, Rocco, still lives with them, the couple has pushed to downsize.

They have decided to rent the home rather than sell in case they can fill the house again in the future when they have grandchildren.

The house has an impressive sweeping marble staircase and solid oak floor in the grand reception hall, as well as a double aspect sitting room, lovely family room and triple aspect kitchen/dining room.

There is a superb cinema room – apparently Mr Dettori’s favourite room where he keeps his trophies – a games room, study and seven bedrooms, six of which have en suites and walk in wardrobes.

There is also a garage with a self-contained annex above.

Photos show a big nod to racing used in the interior design with numerous paintings of horses on the walls, equestrian-themed ornaments in window sills and Mr Dettori’s multiple racing trophies in display cabinets.

Zoe Everett, from estate agents Jackson-Stops, said: ‘This is an exceptionally rare opportunity that will appeal to tenants right across the UK as well as overseas, who have a keen love of horses, animals, sport and the great outdoors.

‘The location lends itself particularly well to anyone working in tech or life sciences, with easy access to both Cambridge and London.

‘Being a contemporary country house, this property uniquely reflects the needs of today’s modern family, being highly efficient without compromising on beauty and presence.’

The reality company said the property will be available from September.

Mr Dettori has ridden the winners of 286 Group 1 races, including 23 winner of the British Classic Races. His most celebrated achievement was riding all seven winners on British Festival of Racing day at Ascot on September 28, 1996.

Just last week he had four winners at Ascot. He announced his plans to retire in December last year and will finish off his farewell tour in November.