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Post by crouchpotato1 on May 29, 2022 8:23:18 GMT
Another legend gone
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Post by Staffsoatcake on May 29, 2022 11:34:41 GMT
RIP.
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Post by BuzzB on May 29, 2022 11:45:46 GMT
RIP The Maestro
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Post by cobhamstokey on May 29, 2022 11:46:21 GMT
RIP. If anyone said name a jockey he’d be my first thought.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2022 12:04:58 GMT
Have to be honest I thought he left us years ago
Probably the all time great
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Post by wrighter on May 29, 2022 12:07:27 GMT
The Long Fellow
RIP Legend
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Post by mrcoke on May 29, 2022 13:00:29 GMT
RIP Lester.
He had a unique empathy with race horses. A child prodigy who became a lifetime prodigy.
I remember watching horse racing on TV with my father Saturday pms and he would point out to me Lester was "waiting in front" leading a race, gradually raising the pace, knowing he was on the best mount, and then easing away from the rest of the field to win. He did it time without number.
He had a phenomenal record in jump racing before he stopped and stuck to flat racing, as well as a phenomenal flat racing record.
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Post by eddyclamp on May 29, 2022 14:47:23 GMT
A difficult man , a man with an unbelievable will to succeed. The greatest flat jockey of all time. He could win on a Blackpool donkey.
A true sporting legend.
RIP Lester
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Post by essexstokey on May 29, 2022 17:11:19 GMT
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Post by thehartshillbadger on May 29, 2022 17:12:17 GMT
Thought he’d been dead for years!
RIP
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Post by iancransonsknees on May 29, 2022 17:42:10 GMT
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Post by wannabee on May 29, 2022 19:04:00 GMT
Total legend and Unique in so many ways
Favourite story about him One day he was riding a Horse for a famous breeder of Champion Terriers who let it be known that if he won on her horse she would give him a puppy On hearing this Piggott's response was "he'd rather have a monkey (£500)
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Post by maninasuitcase on May 29, 2022 19:36:18 GMT
RIP
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