Lester Piggott's Champion Jockey Trophy 1971

Lester Piggott's Champion Jockey Trophy 1971, in the form of a hallmarked silver goblet by Wakely & Wheeler, the bowl inscrbed THE WILFRED SHERMAN JOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY, PRESENTED TO THE FLAT RACE JOCKEY WHO RIDES THE MOST WINNERS EACH SEASON, LESTER PIGGOTT, 1971, the bowl supported from the stem by four horse heads, height 15.5cm., weight 178gr., the nut that connects the bowl to the stem in need of tightening In 1971 after winning 162 races, Lester Piggott was crowned Champion Jockey for the 9th time - he would be Champion on two further occasions. Classis success came in the St Leger with Athens Wood. Other major victories were in the Dewhurst Stakes, Haydock Sprint Cup, King's Stand Stakes and Nunthorpe Stakes. Provenance: Lester Piggott Collection, Sotheby's New Bond Street Saleroom, 25th November 1998

Estimate:£6,000

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