Lester Piggott is the greatest Derby jockey of all time. His nine winners in the worlds greatest race form one of the most glorious & unassailable records in all sport & the horses he rode to victory include legends of the Turf such as Nijinsky Sir Ivor The Minstrel & Roberto. Published to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his first victory
- at eighteen years old he became the youngest ever Derby-winning jockey on Never Say Die in 1954
- Lesters Derbys tells the inside story of each of those famous victories: the sheer class of Crepello Nijinsky & Sir Ivor the furious finish to force Roberto to a short-head decision over Rheingold the dogged final-furlong battle between The Minstrel & Hot Grove the ease of Never Say Die St Paddy & Teenoso the unexpectedness of Empery. Extensively illustrated & packed with insight & anecdote this is a classic racing book. The authors first winning ride in the Derby in 1954 began a career-long affair with the Epsom Classic & this book will be published on the 50th anniversary of that first victory. The author will promote at Epsom Ascot & Newmarket & in selected bookshops in London Birmingham & Newmarket.