Piggott won 30 British Classics between 1954 and 1992, and his record of 116 winners at Royal Ascot is also still a record
Lester Piggott, whose record of nine wins in the Derby at Epsom seems unlikely to be approached, never mind equalled, has been unveiled as one of the first two inductees into Flat racing’s new Hall of Fame, alongside Frankel, the unbeaten winner of 14 races, including 10 Group Ones, between 2010 and 2012.
It is a measure of the immensity of Piggott’s achievements in the sport’s most prestigious Flat race that no jockey currently riding has more than two Derby wins to their name. Piggott equalled the previous record of six Derby winners – set by Jem Robinson in 1836 – when Roberto beat Rheingold by a short-head in 1972, and added further victories aboard Empery (1976), The Minstrel (1977) and Teenoso (1983).
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