Lester Piggott was without doubt the finest jockey of his generation, and probably of any that has gone before or since. Tall for a jockey at over 5ft 7ins, 'The Long Fellow', as he became ...

When American poet James Russell Lowell penned, "And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days," it is doubtful he had horse racing in mind—but he certainly should have. Come ...

Lester Piggott was so competitive that it would have rankled that he never quite reached 5,000 winners. He got close with 4,493 victories in a remarkable career that saw him crowned champion jockey 11 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iconic jockey Lester Piggott is dead aged 86 after battling heart problems – 48 hours after his daughter said he was on the mend ...

From his first victory aged 12 to his last nearly 50 years later, jockey Lester Piggott was a ruthless winner who became a racing icon. Tall for a rider in flat racing, he spent much of his career on ...

Legendary horse race jockey Lester Piggott has died. One of the all-time great jockeys and winner of The Derby on nine occasions has died at the age of 86. His daughter Maureen Haggas, speaking at ...

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