Lester Piggott a horse called "The Chase" at Haydock Park. Piggott is known for his quiet demeanour. He describes his mother as wisely downplaying his success, while his father rarely gave advice unless there had been a particular mistake. By his teens a sensation in the racing world, he rode his first winner of The Derby on Never Say Die in 1954 aged 18 years and went on to win eight more, on Crepello (1957), St. Paddy (1960), Sir Ivor (1968), Nijinsky (1970), Roberto (1972), Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977) and Teenoso (1983). He was stable jockey to Noel Murless and later
Tracy Piggott Thea, born in 2007. Piggott has faced some high-profile personal difficulties. Her father was convicted of tax evasion in the late 1980s. In late 2010, she took out an injunction against a former fiancé, Stephen Mahon, alleging that he had spread malicious falsehoods about her. Mahon had previously been convicted of animal cruelty. On leaving school, Piggott first worked as a 'galloper' (work rider) for horse trainers in the US before moving to Ireland in 1986. There she worked as an assistant to horse trainer Tommy Stack and also competed as a jockey at several meets. Since 1989, she has