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Has crossed the Finish Line. Presumably now resting in the winners-Enclosure. There are no tax-men in heaven. Edited by PalazioVecchio (29 May 2022 10.50am)
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Nine Derby winners is unlikely to be bettered.
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He was fast for such a small bloke. It took HMRC years to catch the little man.
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if you think Boxing & UFC has the monopoly on hardy b@stards, think again.
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One of my favourite ever quiz questions: Who is the only 15 stone person to have ridden a Derby winner? Lester Piggott's cell mate.
Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry. |
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Originally posted by mezzer
One of my favourite ever quiz questions: Who is the only 15 stone person to have ridden a Derby winner? Lester Piggott's cell mate.
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Had his Knighthood removed for dodging tax when many of today's decorated w***ers have done far worse.
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A great jockey but never quite embraced by the British public in the way some other sports people have been.
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Originally posted by Pete53
A great jockey but never quite embraced by the British public in the way some other sports people have been. It could be argued that he didn't embrace the public that much either. That was part of his uniqueness though I feel.
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Originally posted by Pete53
A great jockey but never quite embraced by the British public in the way some other sports people have been. a very severe speech impediment must surely have diminished his Media Marketability. All the darlings of the Sports media did a good telly slot on Wogan or BBC or whatever. Lester was a fairly quiet man and almost introverted. But for the cognoccenti , Lester was to horse-racing akin to Tiger Woods to Golf.....totally out there in a class of his own.
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
a very severe speech impediment must surely have diminished his Media Marketability. All the darlings of the Sports media did a good telly slot on Wogan or BBC or whatever. Lester was a fairly quiet man and almost introverted. But for the cognoccenti , Lester was to horse-racing akin to Tiger Woods to Golf.....totally out there in a class of his own. Hard to disagree with any of that. It's nice sometimes when peoeple have a bit of character and individuality rather than becoming the latest media darling or personality. That's not some peoples bag and he instead let his ability do the talking. A legend of the sport.
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