Lester Piggott
Lester Piggott
Lester Keith Piggottis a retired English professional jockey. 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 and the originator of a much imitated style. Popularly known as "The Long Fellow" he was known for his competitive personality, keeping himself thirty pounds under his natural weight, and on occasion not sparing the whip on horses such as Nijinsky. Piggott regarded Sir Ivor as the easiest...
ProfessionHorse Jockey
Date of Birth5 November 1935
sad
It?s a very sad day and the end of an era.
ask bottom people ride
People ask me why I ride with my bottom in the air. Well, I've got to put it somewhere.
horse order giving
A good jockey doesn't need orders and a bad jockey couldn't carry them out anyway; so it's best not to give them any.
winning earth asking
Everyone keeps asking me: 'Are you going to win?' How on earth do you know if you're going to win or not?
horse racing ears
On a horse that consistently hung left-The best thing you can do is put a bit of lead in his right ear, to act as a counterbalance ... with a shotgun.
horse winning race
After winning the Derby aged just 18-Why all the fuss? After all, the Derby is just another race.
retirement games balls
Eating's going to be a whole new ball game. I may even have to buy a new pair of trousers.