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‘There are so many crazy stories’: the hunt for every sports statue in world

Chris Stride leads project that gives insights into UK society – such as statues of Lester Piggott outnumbering those of women

The Guardian - UK

Sports quiz of the week: Euro 2024, Rory McIlroy and Copa América

Have you been following the big stories in football, golf, rugby union, tennis, swimming, cycling and horse racing?

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The Derby 2024: City Of Troy surges to victory in 245th edition – as it happened

City Of Troy came back to win the Derby at Epsom, holding off the well-backed Ambiente Friendly in the closing stages

The Guardian - UK

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Getting a lift from my black swan event

Brief letters: Waitrose windfall | Lester v Luke | Darts disaster | Newspapers | A visit from Rishi

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Talking Horses: Frankie Dettori a poor bet for top Royal Ascot jockey

Owners and trainers want the Italian on their horses but backers still remember his wretched time at last year’s meeting

The Guardian - UK

Frankie Dettori relishes chance to ride Arrest in Epsom Derby swansong

Veteran jockey did not expect to bow out on a horse with ‘great chance to win the Derby’

The Guardian - UK

Talking Horses: Frankie Dettori send-off a season to savour for racefans

The greatest jockey of all time debate is best left until he leaves the stage but the Italian must be part of the discussion

The Guardian - UK

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Queen Elizabeth II's incredible impact on British racing and kindness towards jockeys

Queen Elizabeth II had a lifelong interest in horse racing, one of her best moments came when Estimate won the 2012 Ascot Gold Cup, and she won all of the British Classic races - apart from the Derby

Daily Mirror

Perth Racecourse saddling up for Gold Cup competition this weekend

Racecourse CEO Hazel Peplinski is keen to build on the early-season success at the Scone track

Daily Record

Talking Horses: Rain causes mid-meeting inspections at four courses

Tracks at Lingfield, Haydock Park, Beverley and Chester were all affected, leading to cards being reduced and refund problems

The Guardian - UK

Tracy Piggott pays tribute to late horse-racing legend father Lester

The champion jockey died in Switzerland at the age of 86

Irish Mirror

Lester Piggott: A unique marriage of success and longevity that transcended horse racing

Success and longevity are two routes to greatness in sport, but few in any line of it have ever married the pair quite like Lester Piggott.

Evening Standard

Racing legend and human enigma: the Lester Piggott I knew

Collaborating with the late jockey on books gave me a front-row seat to a man whose personality became the stuff of myth

The Guardian - UK

Scotland should feel no shame if they beat Ukraine in World Cup play-off

Scotland should feel no shame if they beat Ukraine

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The Loop: An Aussie makes cycling history, the election vote count continues, and who will lead the Liberals and Nationals?

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'Liverpool FC and its fans are entitled to the formal investigation they demand'

Scarred Liverpool fans likening their treatment in Paris to the Hillsborough tragedy shames French police and Uefa., writes the Voice of the Mirror

Daily Mirror

'True titan, sporting icon and superb tactician' Lester Piggott dies aged 86

The controversial racing jockey, described in tributes as a "legend, an icon and a superb tactician”, has died in hospital in Switzerland

Daily Mirror

Lester Piggott's death marks the end of not just a sporting icon, but an entire era

David Yates looks back at the career of the remarkable sporting icon who rode his first winner at the age of 12, but who has passed away at the age of 86

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The Independent UK

Lester Piggott: Legendary jockey adored by generations of seasoned racegoers and novices alike

Roguish darling of the turf enjoyed a glittering career against the odds

The Guardian - UK

Lester Piggott obituary

One of the greatest British jockeys who won the Derby nine times

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Lester Piggott, legendary British jockey, dies aged 86 in Switzerland hospital

Piggott, who rode 30 winners in the five British Classics of flat racing including the Epsom Derby nine times, died in Switzerland having been admitted to hospital last week, his family announced.

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone’s hero’: tributes pour in for racing legend Lester Piggott

Frankie Dettori, who inherited Piggott’s mantle as the punters’ favourite rider, said he was ‘a hero of mine and a good friend’

Daily Mirror

Lester Piggott: Despite prison, racing's controversial icon remained The Housewives' Choice

Labelled The Housewives' Choice due to his legions of followers, Lester Piggott was one of the most famous men of his generation and was nothing short of a legend in horse racing - but his life was full of controversy

Daily Mirror

Lester Piggott: From teenage sensation to prison, the remarkable life of a racing genius

Piggott, who sadly died on Sunday at 86 years old, rode 4,493 winners in an amazing career which spanned 46 years with spectacular highs and some dreadful lows

The Guardian - UK

How Lester Piggott beat the odds to become the punters’ best friend

Bellhops, chambermaids, housewives and dentists loved to bet on Piggott and, at his peak, he cost bookmakers millions in lost earnings

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