Lester Piggott was champion jockey on 11 occasions and is the winning-most rider in the Derby having been victorious nine times.
Following his death at the age of 86, we take a look at his career in numbers:
1935 – The year Piggott was born
12 – the age at which he rode his first winner
1950 and 1951 – the years he was champion apprentice
191 – the number of winners in his best ever season in 1966
1982 – the year he reached his 4,000th winner
4,493 – number of British winners on the Flat
11 – the number of times he was champion jockey
5 – number of 2000 Guineas winners
2 – number of 1000 Guineas winners
9 – number of Derby winners
6 – number of Oaks winners
8 – number of St Leger winners
30 – number of British Classic winners
❤ Lester Piggott – greatest jockey of them all. pic.twitter.com/nVwlmJC7Up
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) May 29, 2022
15 – number of Irish Classics won
7 – number of French Classics won
7 – King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners
11– Ascot Gold Cups won
1 – July Cup win
1 – Juddmonte International win
3 – Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe wins
1 – Breeders’ Cup Mile win
Everyone at Ascot is deeply saddened to hear of the death of the legendary Lester Piggott.
Record 116 #RoyalAscot winners
Record 7 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners
Record 11 Gold Cup winners
A truly remarkable jockey. pic.twitter.com/5NGcN7hM53
— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) May 29, 2022
3 – Washington DC International wins
116 – number of Royal Ascot winners
54 – the age at which he rode his last winner
1985 – the year of Piggott’s initial retirement
1990 – the year Piggott emerged from retirement to win the Breeders’ Cup Mile on Royal Academy
1994 – the year Piggott had his last winner in Britain
1995 – his final retirement
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