A good jockey doesn't need orders and a bad jockey couldn't carry them out anyway; so it's best not to give them any.
Lester Piggott |
After winning the Derby aged just 18-Why all the fuss? After all, the Derby is just another race.
Lester Piggott (1954) |
In a perfect world, I would have Lester ride for me in all the big races, but in none of the Trials.
Vincent O'Brien |
Jeremy Tree (trainer): I've got to speak to my old school, Lester, and tell them all I know about racing. What should I tell them?
Lester Piggott: Tell 'em you've got the flu. |
Lester relishes every crisp fiver like some rare jewel, for money is his staff of life and he ekes it out as sparingly as a man faced with 50 years of unpensionable retirement.
Bill Rickaby |
Never catch a loose horse. You could end up holding the f**king thing all day.
Lester Piggott |
On a horse that consistently hung left-The best thing you can do is put a bit of lead in his right ear, to act as a counterbalance ... with a shotgun.
Lester Piggott |
On the unsuitability of female jockeys -Their bottoms are the wrong shape.
Lester Piggott The Guinnes Book of Great Jockeys |
People ask me why I ride with my bottom in the air. Well, I've got to put it somewhere.
Letter Piggott |
