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Also Known As Lester Keith Piggott
Born November 5, 1935 • Wantage • England
Died May 29, 2022 (aged 86) • Switzerland
Awards And Honors Derby • Two Thousand Guineas • Triple Crown • Saint Leger
Bill Hartack
American jockey
Julie Krone
Julie Krone
American jockey
Bill Shoemaker
American jockey
Sir Gordon Richards
British jockey and racehorse trainer
Frederick Archer
British jockey
Steve Cauthen
American jockey
Espinoza, Victor
Victor Espinoza
Mexican-born jockey
Johnny Longden
American jockey
Eddie Arcaro
American jockey
James Winkfield
American jockey
Jerry D. Bailey
American jockey
Stevens, Gary
Gary Stevens
American jockey
Isaac Burns Murphy
Isaac Burns Murphy
American jockey
Willie Simms
American jockey
Tod Sloan
American jockey
Earl Sande
American jockey
Bob Baffert
Bob Baffert
American horse trainer
D. Wayne Lukas
American horse trainer
Markham, Beryl
Beryl Markham
British author and aviator
Hirsch Jacobs
American racehorse trainer

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