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Lester Piggott
British champion jockey (1935–2022)
| Lester Piggott | |
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Piggott in 1955 | |
| Occupation | |
| Born | (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 | 1.71m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Weight | 8 st 5 lb (117 lb; 53 kg)[2] |
| British Classic Race wins as jockey (30): | |
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| OBE (withdrawn) | |
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and horse 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 Lester Piggott Cause Of Death, Obituary, Biography, Age ... BYB