1983 Epsom Derby 1983 Epsom Derby The 1983 Epsom Derby was the 204th annual running of the Derby horse race. It took place at Epsom Downs Racecourse on 1 June 1983. The race was won by Eric Moller's Teenoso, at odds of 9/2 ridden by jockey Lester Piggott and trained at Newmarket by Geoff Wragg. Teenoso's win gave Piggott a record-breaking ninth success in the race. The winning time of 2:49.07 was the slowest of the 20th century. Further details of the winner, Teenoso: Notable runs by the future Derby participants as two-year-olds in 1982: Early-season appearances in 1983 and trial races prior
Tracy Piggott has carried out work for several charities such as the John Durcan Leukaemia Trust, the National Council for the Blind and Playing for Life. In 2008, she appeared on "The Restaurant", while in 2013 she was a contestant on Celebrity MasterChef Ireland, and was the third contestant to be eliminated. Tracy Piggott Tracy Piggott is a British-born former jockey and broadcaster, best known for her work commentating on horse racing on Irish state broadcaster RTÉ. Piggott is the daughter of Susan Armstrong and champion jockey Lester Piggott and member of an English family which has been involved in horse racing