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Champion jockey Lester Piggott dies at 86

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Champion jockey Lester Piggott dies at 86

Lester Piggott has died at the age of 86. He was a champion jockey and won the English Derby nine times. Frankie Dettori and Willie Carson are among the tributes to him. He won a record 116 Royal Ascot winners, 11 of them in the Gold Cup. Pizzott won The Chase at Haydock in 1948 when he was 12 years old. His last win came with Palacegate Jack at Merseyside in 1994. The jockeying legend retired in 1995. Dittori had a close relationship with Pizott through their association with the late bookmaker turned gambler Barney Curley.

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