Piggott in heart scare

Legendary jockey Lester Piggott has been given the all-clear after spending Christmas in hospital.

Piggott in heart scare
Fri, 05 Jan, 2007 - 08:00

Legendary jockey Lester Piggott has been given the all-clear after spending Christmas in hospital.

Piggott, 71, was admitted to hospital in England after he complained of feeling unwell on Christmas Eve, but he was released five days later.

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