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
Pércival Piggott Victoria and he returned to Costa Rica in August 2001 when he joined Municipal Liberia. He retired in 2007. Piggott made his debut for Panama in a May 1987 Olympic Games qualification match against El Salvador and has earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup. His final international was a November 2000 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago. After retiring as a player, Piggott worked as a pundit for Panamanian TV. In March 2010, Piggott was