Lester Piggott was so competitive that it would have rankled that he never quite reached 5,000 winners. He got close with 4,493 victories in a remarkable career that saw him crowned champion ...

Just over a year since the passing of legendary jockey Lester Piggott, we look back on an ... O'Brien his third Derby winner, following Larkspur and Sir Ivor; the man has also trained three ...

who is married to Piggott’s daughter, Maureen, told the PA news agency: “Sadly we can confirm that Lester died peacefully in Switzerland this morning. I really don’t wish to add much more ...

HORSE racing legend Lester Piggott has sadly died aged 86. The nine-time Derby winner was considered one of the greatest jockeys in the 20th century and the Queen's personal favourite. During his ...

Lester Piggott, whose 11 jockey championship titles and a record nine English Derby wins made him Britain’s most successful jockey of the late 20th century, died May 29 at a hospital in Geneva.

Lester Piggott, whose Classic haul included nine Derby victories, has died at the age of 86. Unquestionably one of the greatest jockeys of all time, Piggott rode his first winner, The Chase ...

Lester Piggott, who has died aged 86, was widely regarded as the “finest jockey ever to ride on British turf”, said The Guardian. During a career that spanned 47 years, he racked up several ...

LESTER PIGGOTT'S 'amazing' life is to be celebrated in London in October after the legendary jockey's passing. Piggott died last May aged 86 with a record 30 British Classics to his name and his ...

Marco Ghiani has reflected on the "really special" moment he received his champion apprentice title from Lester Piggott on Qipco Champions Day at Ascot in October. On Sunday the racing world ...

Legendary flat race jockey Lester Piggott has died aged 86, his son-in-law said on Sunday. The nine-time Epsom Derby winning jockey was admitted to hospital in Switzerland last weekend.

By Richard Sandomir 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 ...

Lester Piggott, whose Classic haul included nine Derby victories, has died at the age of 86. Unquestionably one of the greatest jockeys of all time, Piggott rode his first winner, The Chase ...