Ruby Walsh: Lester Piggott is to racing what Pele is to soccer
BOWING TO THE MASTER: Ryan Moore lays a floral tribute by the statue of the late Lester Piggott at Epsom on Friday. Picture: Tim Goode/PAÂ
The Cazoo Derby, in memory of Lester Piggott. What else could today’s great race be called since the man who won it more times than most jockeys have even dreamed of riding in it passed away last Sunday?
Nine times he won the race. There is no dress rehearsal or replay, no second chance or redemption. It is once only for the beasts that line up at Epsom and only one Derby winner per generation.
