Never Say Die (horse) 33/1 outsider in a field of twenty-two runners for the Derby. According to some accounts, he would have started at even longer odds if his memorable name and the publicity attracted by his eighteen-year-old jockey Lester Piggott had not made him a popular choice with many members of the public. The colt was always well-placed and was sent into the lead early in the straight by Piggott. He won comfortably by two lengths from Arabian Night and Darius. Clark was ill in New York hospital and unable to attend the race, which saw Never Say Die becoming the first American-bred
Lester Piggott Gordon Richards. Great Britain Canada France Germany Ireland Italy Singapore Slovakia The British music band James recorded a song named "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)" on their album "Laid". The outro on the original 12" of "Sit Down" also featured a falsetto voice singing the jockey's name. The Van Morrison song "In the Days Before Rock 'n Roll" also mentions Piggott by name: "When we let, then we bet / On Lester Piggott when we met [ten to one] / And we let the goldfish go" Piggott was frequently caricatured on "Spitting Image", in which he was portrayed as having mumbling diction