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Lester Piggott, champion jockey, dies aged 86
Lester Piggott, a jockey whose career 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 Haydock in 1948 when just 12 years of age and his last win came with Palacegate Jack at the same Merseyside track in 1994, a few weeks short of his…