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Legendary jockey Lester Piggott dies aged 86

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PARIS: Legendary flat race jockey Lester Piggott who rode a record nine Epsom Derby winners has died aged 86 his son-in-law said on Sunday (May 29). Piggott was admitted to hospital in Switzerland last weekend. \u0022Sadly we can confirm that Lester died peacefully in Switzerland this morning,\u0022 s

PARIS: Legendary flat race jockey Lester Piggott who rode a record nine Epsom Derby winners has died aged 86 his son-in-law said on Sunday ."Sadly we can confirm that Lester died peacefully in Switzerland this morning," said his son-in-law Williams Haggas.

'The Long Fellow' as he was nicknamed - due to being unusually tall for a flat jockey - had lived near Geneva since 2012. The three-time Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winning jockey was once known as the housewives' favourite when it came to picking an Epsom Derby horse to back.

 

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