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
Awaasif Stakes at Epsom, and finished fourth behind Time Charter, Slightly Dangerous and Last Feather. After the Oaks Awaasif contracted mastitis and was off the racecourse for more than two months, missing an intended run in the Irish Oaks. On 17 August Awaasif returned in the Group One Yorkshire Oaks at York Racecourse where she was ridden by Lester Piggott. She started at odds of 4/1 in a field which included Height of Fashion, Last Feather, Swiftfoot and Dancing Rocks (winner of the Nassau Stakes). In a closely contested three-way finish, Awaasif took the lead in the last hundred yards and