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Lester Piggott – a legend
A pioneer of sorts when it comes to ‘borrowing’ a rival’s whip mid-race, Piggott dropped his persuader in the early stages of a race at Deauville in 1979 but with victory still a possibility with 200m to run, he decided to improvise.
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