Racing has lost one of the biggest names in the sport's history with the death of Lester Piggott at the age of 86. Piggott died peacefully in Switzerland May 29 after having been in hospital recently.

Lester Piggott, a jockey who won the English Derby nine times and saddled the legendary horse Nijinsky, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 86. Piggott died in a Switzerland hospital, his ...

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Legendary jockey Lester Piggott has died aged 86, his son-in-law has said. Piggott, who won the Derby nine times, had been in hospital in Switzerland. During a career lasting almost 50 years, he rode ...

Lester Piggott, whose 11 jockey championship titles and a record nine English Derby wins made him Britain’s most successful jockey of the late 20th century, died May 29 at a hospital in Geneva. He was ...

The only thing known to millions of people about the sport of horse racing is the name of Lester Piggott. To the unversed, his was the name on countless betting slips in successive runnings of the ...

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LONDON (AP) — Lester Piggott, a jockey who won the English Derby nine times in his haul of victories in horse racing's top events, has died. He was 86. Piggott's death was confirmed to Britain's PA ...

He won his first race at age 12 and his last in his 50s, and he rode to a record 30 victories in the five most important British thoroughbred races. By Richard Sandomir Lester Piggott, one of ...

LONDON (AP) — English jockey Lester Piggott has died at the age of 86. He won the English Derby nine times in his haul of victories in horse racing’s top events and will be remembered for being one of ...