(1935-11-05)5 November 1935 Wantage, Berkshire, England
Died
29 May 2022(2022-05-29) (aged 86) Geneva, Switzerland
Spouse
Susan Armstrong
(m. 1960, separated)
Children
3, including Tracy
Height
1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Weight
8 st 5 lb (117 lb; 53 kg)[1]
Major racing wins
British Classic Race wins as jockey (30):
2000 Guineas (5)
1000 Guineas (2)
Epsom Derby (9)
Epsom Oaks (6)
St Leger Stakes (8)[2]
Racing awards
British flat racing Champion Jockey 11 times (1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1982)
British Champions Series Hall of Fame (2021)
Honours
OBE (withdrawn)
Significant horses
Never Say Die
Crepello
Petite Etoile
St. Paddy
Sir Ivor
Nijinsky
Roberto
Empery
The Minstrel
Alleged
Teenoso
Shadeed
Royal Academy
Rodrigo de Triano
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest flat racing jockeys of all time and the originator of a much-imitated style. Popularly called "The Long Fellow", he was known for his competitive personality, restricting his weight and, on occasion, not sparing the whip, such as in the 1972 Derby. Piggott was convicted of tax fraud in 1987 and sentenced to three years in prison. He served just over one year.[3]
^ ab"Record-breaking jockey Piggott dies aged 86". BBC Sport.
^Morris, Tony; Randall, John (1990). Horse Racing: Records, Facts, Champions (Third ed.). Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-902-1.
^"1987: Lester Piggott jailed for three years". BBC News. 23 October 1987. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
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1925 Mtoto – 1987, 1988 Halling – 1995, 1996 Leading jockey (7 wins): LesterPiggott – Mystery IX (1951), Darius (1955), Arctic Explorer (1957), St Paddy...
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wins): Prince Charlie – 1872, 1873, 1874 Leading jockey (10 wins): LesterPiggott – Right Boy (1958, 1959), Tin Whistle (1960), El Gallo (1963), Mountain...
grandson was the 11-times British flat racing Champion Jockey, LesterPiggott. Piggott began his English riding career in the late 1890s but from 1905...
wins): St Nicholas Abbey – 2011, 2012, 2013 Leading jockey (9 wins): LesterPiggott – Zucchero (1953), Nagami (1959), Petite Etoile (1960, 1961), Park Top...
win the Group Three Lingfield Derby Trial and the Epsom Derby, giving LesterPiggott a record ninth win in the Classic race. Teenoso was beaten in his two...
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Martin Pedroza Dave Penna T. J. Pereira Olivier Peslier Rene Piechulek LesterPiggott Yasin Pilavcılar Laffit Pincay Jr. Red Pollard Robbie Power Edgar Prado...
William Hill 3:04.60 1960 St. Paddy LesterPiggott Noel Murless Sir Victor Sassoon 3:13.20 1961 Aurelius LesterPiggott Noel Murless Vera Lilley 3:06.60...
the greatest jockeys, including Fred Archer, Sir Gordon Richards and LesterPiggott. Britain has also historically been a hugely important centre for thoroughbred...
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