Lester Piggott

Lester Piggott
Lester Piggott
	Piggott in 1955
Occupation	Jockey; trainer;
Born	5 November 1935; Wantage, Berkshire, England
Died	29 May 2022 (aged 86); Geneva, Switzerland
Spouse	Susan Armstrong (m. 1960, separated)
Children	3, including Tracy
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	8 st 5 lb (117 lb; 53 kg)
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);
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	OBE (withdrawn)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.

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