Public art & sculpture · South East England
Lester Piggott
In or near Grove.
Lester Piggott — a public art in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Mr Red — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lester Piggott is a public art located in england-south-east, United Kingdom. Sourced from OpenStreetMap (ODbL licence); see local listings for visitor information, opening hours and admission details.
Photo gallery
Official information
Lester Piggott was a legendary British jockey known for his record nine Derby wins and a total of 30 British Classic races throughout his career. He was a prominent figure in horse racing, celebrated for his unique riding style and numerous victories, including 116 at Royal Ascot.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lester Keith Piggott (5 November 1935 – 29 May 2022) was an English professional jockey and horse trainer. With 4,493 career flat racing wins in Britain, including a record nine Epsom Derby victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest flat racing jockeys of all time and the originator of a much-imitated style. Popularly called "The Long Fellow", he was known for his competitive personality, restricting his weight and, on occasion, not sparing the whip, such as in the 1972 Derby. Piggott was convicted of tax fraud in 1987 and sentenced to three years in prison, but served just over a year.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Visiting
The British music band James recorded a song named "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)" on their 1993 album Laid. The outro on the original 12" of Sit Down (1989) also featured a falsetto voice singing the jockey's name. The 1990 Van Morrison song "In the Days Before Rock 'n Roll" also mentions Piggott by name: "When we let, then we bet / On Lester Piggott when we met [ten to one] / And we let the goldfish go". In the Chas and Dave song "Gertcha", a list song that mentions causes of annoyance for the singer's Dad, he is mentioned : "Lester Piggott lost it by a neck". Piggott was frequently caricatured on ITV's Spitting Image, in which he was portrayed as having mumbling diction, voiced by Enn…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5880, -1.4283
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Vale of White Horse
- Parish
- Wantage
- Postcode
- OX12 8BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Didcot and Wantage
- Phone
- +44 1235 771447
- Opening
- Mo-Sa 0930-15:45
- Official site
- www.bbc.com
Sources
- osm: node/12186955849 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lester Piggott (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lester Piggott?
- Lester Piggott is in Oxfordshire, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode OX12 8BL), in the parish of Wantage.
- What is Lester Piggott?
- Lester Piggott — a public art in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Lester Piggott?
- Drivers can use postcode OX12 8BL.
- Is Lester Piggott a protected site?
- Yes — Lester Piggott is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB) and the North Wessex Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Lester Piggott free to visit?
- Yes, Lester Piggott is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lester Piggott?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX12 8BL. It sits within the Didcot and Wantage parliamentary constituency.