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 ...

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 ...

Former champion jockey Lester Piggott, who won the Epsom Derby nine times and was widely considered one of the greatest riders of all time, has died at the age of 86, his family said on Sunday.

What made Lester Piggott stand out from the crowd? Have your say and we'll publish the pick of the reaction. Steve Arrowsuch - Doncaster: My absolute hero. When Lester got the leg up it wasn’t always ...

Philip Oliver, beloved husband, brother, and son, died Feb. 19, in Indiantown, Fla. He was born June 6, 1970, in Chipping Norton, England, to his loving mother and father, Alison and Alan Oliver. An ...

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 ...

LESTER PIGGOTT, whose Classic haul included nine Derby victories, has died at the age of 86. Unquestionably one of the greatest jockeys of all time, Piggott rode his first winner, The Chase, at ...

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 ...