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Lester Piggot had an almost telepathic connection to the horses he rode. She told me she'd never seen anyone able to 'read' a horse like he could, he was so attuned to the animal.
An utter legend in horse racing, 9 Derby wins and nearly 4.5k in a lifetime. Extraordinary.
A reporter once asked him after a race "When did you know you were going to win" to which he replied "about two weeks ago"
RIP Lester, I doubt we'll ever see the like of you again.
* At the tender age of 17 she was arguably the youngest horse-pedigree researcher who ever worked for the Curragh Bloodstock Agency in Newmarket back in the early 1980s.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
I well remember the tax scandal, and all that.. how times have changed..
RIP
If he got done for tax evasion now, everyone would think he was a cheeky scamp - a perfect hero for the Boris Johnson era. He'd have been in the House of Lords.
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
If anyone is interested I found this decent tribute video. 10 mins long and worth a look if you want to know what he was about.