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Lester Piggott

Lester Piggott

British sportsman


Dead at 86 years
Birthday
Tuesday
He is born 89 years, 0 months and 12 days ago
Death date
Sunday

He is dead since 2 years, 5 months and 19 days
Birthplace
Wantage, England
Nationality: british Royaume-Uni
Categorie
Sportsmen
Birth sign: Scorpio
Chinese birth sign: Pig
Height

173 cm

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, but served just over a year.

Source : Wikipedia