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
Eleanor Piggott Eleanor Piggott Eleanor "Ellie" Piggott (born 16 May 1991) is an English rower, who won a gold medal as part of the Great Britain rowing squad at the 2016 World Rowing Championships, in the Women's Quad sculls event. Piggott comes from Bedford. She is a graduate of Pembroke College, Oxford, and a member of Wallingford Rowing Club. She won her first gold at the World Rowing U23 Championships in 2013. At the 2015 World Rowing Championships, she was part of the British crew that won the silver medal. At the 2016 championships, her crew fought off competition from Germany and