Legendary jockey ‘Lester Piggott’ dies
Lester Piggott, the legendary jockey, died at the age of 86, according to his son-in-law. Piggott rode 4,493 victories throughout an almost 50-year career, the first at the age of 12 at Haydock Park in 1948. Piggott, a nine-time Derby winner, has been hospitalised in Switzerland. In 1994, a few weeks before his 59th birthday, … Read more