but, for lester piggott, having won this race five times, newmarket remains a place of special memories win the 2000 guineas, partnering galileo gold to victory last year. but with piggott serving a year in prison in 1987 for tax evasion, and then stripped of his 0be, his friend believes greater recognition is long overdue. you have to go back and look at the archives and the books and everything that has been written about him, and the records. then itjust puts him way beyond everybody else. he deserves a knighthood. he has been through thick and thin. he should be recognised for the sport. honours don't seem to trouble the man nicknamed the long fellow, though. instead, he's happy for his 4500 winners to do the talking, including this victory in the 2000 guineas in 1968 on sir ivor, a horse he considers the greatest he ever rode. i am the passenger. you are the passenger! you seem quite humble in that you give the success to the horse. yes, you can't go without the horse. but where would all those horses and british racing be without lester piggott? richard conway, bbc news, newmarket

but, for lester piggott, having won this race five times, newmarket remains a place of special memoriess, partnering galileo gold to victory last year. but with piggott serving a year in prison in 1987 for tax evasion, and then stripped of his 0be, his friend believes greater recognition is long overdue. you have to go back and look at the archives and the books and everything that has been written about him, and the records. then itjust puts him way beyond everybody else. he deserves a knighthood. he has been through thick and thin. he should be recognised for the sport. honours don't seem to trouble the man nicknamed the long fellow, though. a lot of people think that. i don't... i never think about it, no. it doesn't bother you? no. instead, he's happy for his 4500 winners to do the talking, including this victory in the 2000 guineas in 1968 on sir ivor, a horse he considers the greatest he ever rode. i am the passenger. you are the passenger! you seem quite humble in that you give the success to the horse. yes, you can't go without the horse. but where would all those horses and bri