After winning the Derby aged just 18-Why all the fuss? After all, the Derby is just another race.
Lester PiggottA good jockey doesn't need orders and a bad jockey couldn't carry them out anyway; so it's best not to give them any.
Lester PiggottOn a horse that consistently hung left-The best thing you can do is put a bit of lead in his right ear, to act as a counterbalance ... with a shotgun.
Lester Piggott