The nine-time Derby winner who had a 46 year career and notched up a total of 4,493 wins, passed away a week after he was admitted to hospital in Switzerland, his family announced today.
One of the greatest of all time, Piggott rode his first winner at Haydock in 1948 when he was just 12 years old. His last win came with Palacegate Jack in 1994, a few weeks short of his 59th birthday. He retired in 1995. Comes just a week after he was taken to hospital in Switzerland and was said to be improving by his daughter.
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