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.

Iconic jockey Lester Piggott is dead aged 86 after battling heart problems – 48 hours after his daughter said he was on the mend in hospital. His mercurial career in the saddle, which inspired a mass ...

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 ...

He rode 4,493 winners, was champion jockey 11 times, won a record 30 Classics — including nine Derbys — and was the undisputed king of his sport alongside greats including footballer Pele, cricketer ...

The death at 86 of Lester Piggott feels like not just the passing of a sporting icon, but of an era. Piggott was 12 years old when riding his first winner, The Chase, at Haydock Park in August 1948 ...

Piggott's last win came at the age of 58 Legendary jockey Lester Piggott, who won the Derby a record nine times, has died aged 86. The Englishman won 30 British Classic races in a career which yielded ...

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 ...

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Legendary jockey Lester Piggott – Britain's most famous rider – has died at the age of 86. His amazing career spanned almost 50 years and he rode 4,493 winners – the third highest tally in British ...

A MASSIVE racing row has erupted with legendary late jockey Lester Piggott’s daughter slamming an Australian rider for the ...

Lester Piggott, arguably the 20th century's most iconic racing figure, has died at the age of 86. Piggott had been in hospital in Switzerland where he moved to live in 2012. That move in retirement ...