Saturday’s Cazoo Epsom Derby will now also be run in honour of legendary jockey – Lester Piggott – who sadly died on Sunday and won the Epsom Derby a staggering nine times during his riding career.
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Lester Piggott, who was 86 years-old when he died on Sunday 29th May, had a top record at the Epsom track – winning the Epsom Oaks six times and the Derby on nine occassions. His career riding at Epsom spanned over 30 years between 1954 and 1984.
Piggott’s first Derby win was in 1954 on a horse called Never Say Die, while his last was in 1983 on Teenoso.
This will be the first time the Derby has been run in honour of a person, with the current Epsom Derby sponsors – Cazoo – kindly agreeing to the request from the Jockey Club.
The Epsom Derby jockeys will also sport black armbands for Saturday’s race, which will be run at 4:30pm on Saturday 4th June, while a wreath bearing the colous of Nijinsky, who Piggott won the Derby on in 1970, will be placed under his Epsom staute during the meeting.
The Jockey Club’s London regional director Phil White told the Racing Post: “No jockey is more synonymous with our most famous race than Lester Piggott. Running the Cazoo Derby in his memory, which we believe has not been done in the 242 previous editions of the race, is a fitting tribute to one of the greatest jockeys of the modern era and the record-holder for most wins by a rider.
“We want to give racegoers on both days the opportunity to pay their respects and celebrate the life and career of this extraordinary sportsman, and we hope that taking the unprecedented step of…
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