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- The incredible Lester Piggott is the leading jockey with nine victories.
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May 29, 2022 · Most Derby wins. The master of Epsom won the Derby nine times from 36 rides between 1954 (Never Say Die) and 1983 (Teenoso), his record-breaking seventh winner being Empery in 1976. The previous record of six was held by Jem Robinson (1817-36) and Steve Donoghue (1915-25).
- John Randall
- Racing Statistician
- 1957 Crepello
- 1960 St Paddy
- 1968 Sir Ivor
- 1970 Nijinsky
In the autumn after riding his first Derby winner, Piggott joined the stable of Noel Murless at Warren Place who was to provide him with his second three years later. In contrast to Never Say Die, Crepello was sent off a hot favourite for the Derby at 6/4 having given Piggott his first success in the 2000 Guineas. That could be said to have been a ...
Crepello’s owner Sir Victor Sassoon won the Derby four times in all and Piggott’s third winner St Paddy also carried the businessman’s colours. Incidentally, Piggott handled the owner’s Derby colts much better than he did the Lincoln Continental which Sassoon presented him with after Crepello’s win; he practically wrote it off soon afterwards runni...
By the time of Piggott’s fourth Derby winner he had turned freelance. His move from Warren Place was precipitated by choosing to ride Vincent O’Brien’s Valoris in the 1966 Oaks in preference to the Murless filly Varinia. Putting loyalty to one side, Piggott simply believed Valoris had the better chance of winning – and he was proved right. But whil...
That was some compliment considering the Ballydoyle colt who came along just two years later. Nijinsky had the highest Timeform Annual rating among Piggott’s Derby winners. Already unbeaten in five starts at two, winning the Dewhurst on the bridle on his first start outside Ireland, Nijinsky confirmed he was still the best of his generation when im...
Workforce, the first Derby winner to have been beaten in the Dante Stakes, breaks the Epsom Downs’ track record set by Lammtarra in 1995 with a time of 2m 31.33s and gives trainer Sir Michael Stoute his fifth success, making him the most successful current trainer.
- Roberto 1972. The winning distance was officially a short-head when Roberto edged Rheingold in one of the all-time thrillers after a protracted duel through the final two furlongs.
- The Minstrel 1977. A comfortable Dewhurst winner, The Minstrel had been disappointingly beaten in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket and The Curragh. Still, this compact, well-balanced colt proved very well suited to Epsom and coasted through the race.
- Never Say Die 1954. Reckoned by Timeform to be a stone short of top class, judged on his juvenile form, Never Say Die was allowed to start at 33-1 in a field of 22.
- Crepello 1957. I like Piggott's coolness here, or what we can see of it in the Pathe report. This was his second Derby success and Crepello's claims were a lot more obvious than those of Never Say Die.
Epsom Downs Racecourse has crowned more Derby champions than anywhere else in the world, with a roll of honour comprising 240 years of winners, dating back to the 12th Earl of Derby, who inaugurated the race in 1780.
Jul 2, 2020 · Epsom aces: The highest-rated Derby winners. By Timeform — published 2nd July 2020. Timeform reveal which horses in the last 50 years ran to the highest rating when winning the Derby at Epsom. 1. Shergar (Timform Rating 140) Few horses are as famous as Shergar, whose kidnapping when at stud in 1983 sparked a media frenzy.
Lester Piggot is the greatest of all Derby winners, having won the race a total of nine times during his career.
