Lester Piggott
FameRank: 4

"British Classic Races/British Classic Race wins as jockey:"

2000 Guineas (5)

1000 Guineas (2)

Epsom Derby (9)

Epsom Oaks (6)

St Leger Stakes (8)

/awards = British flat racing Champion Jockey 11 times (1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1981, 1982)

/honours = O.B.E. (withdrawn)

/horses = Never Say Die (horse)/Never Say Die, Crepello, Petite Etoile, St. Paddy, Sir Ivor, Nijinsky II/Nijinsky, Roberto (horse)/Roberto, Empery, The Minstrel, Alleged (horse)/Alleged, Teenoso, Shadeed, Royal Academy (horse)/Royal Academy, Rodrigo de Triano

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"Lester Keith Piggott" (born 5 November 1935) is a retired England/English professional jockey, popularly known as "The Long Fellow". With 4,493 career wins, including nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest flat racing jockeys of all time.

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Their bottoms are the wrong shape.

Everyone keeps asking me: 'Are you going to win?' How on earth do you know if you're going to win or not?

It?s a very sad day and the end of an era.

Eating's going to be a whole new ball game. I may even have to buy a new pair of trousers.