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Lester Piggott

British champion jockey (1935–2022)

Lester Piggott

Piggott in 1955

Occupation
Born(1935-11-05)5 November 1935
Wantage, Berkshire, England
Died29 May 2022(2022-05-29) (aged 86)
Geneva, Switzerland
Spouse

Susan Armstrong

(m. 1960, separated)​
Children3, including Tracy
Height1.71m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight8 st 5 lb (117 lb; 53 kg)[2]
British Classic Race wins as jockey (30):
  • 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)
OBE (withdrawn)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