Legendary jockey Lester Piggott – Britain's most famous rider – has died at the age of 86.
His amazing career spanned almost 50 years and he rode 4,493 winners – the third highest tally in British racing history behind only Sir Gordon Richards and Pat Eddery, He was crowned champion jockey 11 times and his name became synonymous with the Derby, which he won a record nine times, the tally part of a haul of 30 Classic successes.
But apart from his genius in the saddle, Piggott often, unwittingly, found himself in the limelight. He courted controversy off the racetrack with a complex personal life and famously being jailed for tax evasion.
