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Record-breaking Derby winning jockey Lester Piggott dies
PARIS: Legendary flat race jockey Lester Piggott(pix) who rode a record nine Epsom Derby winners has died aged 86 his son-in-law said on Sunday.Piggott was admitted to hospital in Switzerland last weekend.“Sadly we can confirm that Lester died peacefully in Switzerland this morning,“ said his son-in-law Williams Haggas.“I really don’t wish to add much more than that at this stage, although Maureen (Piggott’s daughter) will be making a statement later.”Piggott is widely regarded as one of the greatest jockeys in the sport’s history, and had been previously admitted to intensive care in 2007 due to a heart problem.‘The Long Fellow’ as he was nicknamed -- due to being unusually tall for a flat

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