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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.
May 31, 2022 · Lester Piggott, one of Britain’s greatest jockeys, who won nearly 4,500 races on his native soil but whose yearlong imprisonment for tax fraud in the 1980s detoured the latter part of his career,...
May 25, 2024 · Lester Piggott, one of the world’s leading jockeys in Thoroughbred flat racing. He was the British riding champion 11 times (1960, 1964–71, and 1981–82). He also won an unprecedented 30 English Classic races, which included a record nine victories at the Derby.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
May 29, 2022 · Lester Piggott, 11-time champion jockey and nine-time winner of the Derby, died on Sunday aged 86; Willie Carson and Mick Kinane, who rode against Piggott, have described him as the best rider...
May 29, 2022 · The legendary English jockey, who won the Derby nine times and 30 British Classic races, passed away in Switzerland. He was a hero and a legend for many riders and fans, and a titan of sport who transcended horse racing.
May 29, 2022 · Lester Piggott, who won the Derby nine times and rode 4,493 winners, passed away in Switzerland. He was a champion jockey 11 times and a Hall of Fame inductee, but also faced a prison sentence for tax evasion.
May 29, 2022 · Lester Piggott was a record-breaking jockey who won the Derby nine times and the British Classics 30 times. He had a ruthless will to win, a charismatic style and a remarkable comeback after prison.
