1981 Irish Derby Shergar

Why is piggot riding..swinburns horse

Shergar was an amazing racehorse, an exercise canter was a brilliant way to describe his performance

This was even more impressive than his famous Derby win. Lester, instinctively, looked after the great horse.

A comfortable win not an exercise canter how good was the field

I think this was Shergars best performance..stayed in third gear the whole trip ...special Horse .

Lester should have rode him in every race as he was the greatest jockey that has ever lived.This was part of why,He could have won by a mile but Lester eased up with lenghts to go.

I very much doubt we will ever see a Derby winner who was so superior to the rest of his generation, sadly there's a few who like to call Shergar and his opposition because he was defeated in the St Leger, but there was certainly something not right that day, especially as the actual winner was Cutabove who was a totally out classed second on this occasion.

Nothing against Walter Swinburn but if Piggott had been his permanent jockey he might never have been beaten.

Worse opposition ?- Cut Above won the Leger ,Kirtling ran a close second in what is now the International and Ore became a very good stayer ,Gap of Dunloe was third in the Prix du Jockey Club

Mtoto looks strangely like shergar ❤

LEGENDARY MAESTRO JOCKEY LESTER PIGGOT THE KING OF EPSOM DERBY WINNING THE IRISH DERBY ON SHERGAR MMY FAVORITE JOCKEY

Why was Piggott riding him