Obituary Thread

[Oldsmobile-88]

I remember him most playing Paul Krendler in the film Hannibal and the gruesome scene where Lecter cuts out a piece of Krendler’s brain while still alive, gently fries it and feeds it to him.

RIP

Awesome scene.

I had forgotten that Liotta had played that part.

A fine actor. RIP

 

[edindevon]

Lester Piggot has died, according to the Racing Post.

 

[iscalad]

Lester Piggot has died, according to the Racing Post.

Aged 86

 

[grecIAN Harris]

Lester Piggot has died, according to the Racing Post.

Just been annouced on SSN, aged 86.

 

[DB9]

Piggott was one of those people who even if you'd never bet in your life or followed horse racing you just knew his name and was a jockey. Didn't he have a tax problem he got into trouble for? RIP.

 

[Greyhound]

Very sad indeed to hear about Lester Piggott. RIP The Long Fellow.

 

[Alistair20000]

Lester Piggott was a great jockey; maybe the best flat race jockey ever. He won races that no other jockey would have won. He could be very hard on a horse though and would not get away with this type of riding in today’s world.

He was however a notoriously mean man and when a jockey was killed in the 1960’s he was bottom on the list of donations from other jockeys at £5. It has also been been suggested he accepted a year in jail to avoid paying the financial penalties that the Inland Revenue were prepared to accept.

RIP

 

[Greyhound]

He was however a notoriously mean man and when a jockey was killed in the 1960’s he was bottom on the list of donations from other jockeys at £5. It has also been been suggested he accepted a year in jail to avoid paying the financial penalties that the Inland Revenue were prepared to accept.

From the obituary on the BBC website.............

Associates would recount the story of a jockeys' valet who whispered in his ear: "Lester, can you lend me five pounds?" Piggott indicated he could not hear, so he whispered in his other ear: "Can you lend me 10 pounds?" to which the jockey replied: "Try the five-pound ear again."

 

[Greyhound]

Lester Piggott was a great jockey; maybe the best flat race jockey ever. He won races that no other jockey would have won. He could be very hard on a horse though and would not get away with this type of riding in today’s world.

The 1972 Derby on Roberto comes to mind.

 

[Alistair20000]

The 1972 Derby on Roberto comes to mind.

Indeed. Also the 1977 Derby on The Minstrel