The Lesters is an annual award ceremony for jockeys in the United Kingdom. It was inaugurated in 1990 and the awards are named in honour of Lester Piggott, eleven times British flat racing Champion Jockey and winner of thirty classic races from 1954 to 1992. The ceremony is held in January and recognizes the achievements of jockeys from both flat and jump racing during the previous year. Toulouse-Lautrec - The Jockey (1899) This article is about the sports occupation. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Champion Jockey of flat racing in Great Britain is the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season. ... In British horse racing, the Classics are a series of horse races run over the flat (i. ... Flat racing is a term commonly used in the United Kingdom to denote a form of horse-racing which is run over a predetermined distance and in which the horses are not required to jump over obstacles such as hurdles or fences as in National Hunt racing. ... National Hunt racing is the name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland where the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences (except in the case of a bumper). The core of the National Hunt season is over the winter...

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Flat Ride of the Year

• 1998 - Darryll Holland on Double Trigger in the Goodwood Cup, 30th July 1998.
• 1999 - Francis Norton on She's Our Mare in the Cambridgeshire Handicap, 2nd October 1999.
• 2000 - Gary Bardwell on Bangalore in the Chester Cup, 10th May 2000.
• 2001 - Steven Drowne on Harmonic Way in the Cork and Orrery Stakes, 21st June 2001.
• 2002 - Darryll Holland on Just James at Newmarket, 25th May 2002.
• 2003 - Martin Dwyer on Persian Punch in the Jockey Club Cup, 18th October 2003.
• 2004 - Paul Mulrennan on Blue Spinnaker in the Zetland Gold Cup, 31st May 2004.
• 2005 - Tony Culhane on Toss the Caber at Musselburgh, 4th July 2005.
• 2006 - Martin Dwyer on Sir Percy in the Epsom Derby, 3rd June 2006.

The Goodwood Cup is a Group 2 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 2 miles at Goodwood Racecourse during the Glorious Goodwood meeting in late July / early August. ... The Cambridgeshire Handicap is a flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a straight distance of 1 mile 1 furlong (1,811 metres) at Newmarkets Rowley Mile course in late September / early October. ... The Golden Jubilee Stakes is a Group 1 United Kingdom flat racing horse race for horses three years old and above run over a distance of 6 furlongs at Ascot Racecourse during June. ... Newmarket Racecourse is located in Newmarket, England. ... Martin Dwyer (born June 28, 1975) is an English Derby winning flat racing jockey having won the 2006 Vodaphone Derby upon Sir Percy. ... Persian Punch (1993-2004) was a popular racehorse sired by Persian Heights from the dam, Rum Cay. ... Martin Dwyer (born June 28, 1975) is an English Derby winning flat racing jockey having won the 2006 Vodaphone Derby upon Sir Percy. ... Sir Percy is a race horse foaled on January 27, 2003. ... Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ...

Jump Ride of the Year

• 1998 - Brian Harding on One Man in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, 18th March 1998.
• 1999 - Richard Johnson on Anzum in the Stayers' Hurdle, 18th March 1999.
• 2000 - Tony Dobbin on Master Turn in the County Hurdle, 10th March 2000.
• 2001 - Richard Guest on Red Marauder in the Grand National, 7th April 2001.
• 2002 - Rodi Greene on Jurancon II at Uttoxeter, 21st December 2002.
• 2003 - Andrew Thornton on Kingscliff at Ascot, 22nd November 2003.
• 2004 - Timmy Murphy on Stormez in the Servo Computer Services Trophy, 13th November 2004.
• 2005 - Mattie Batchelor on King Harald at Cheltenham, 17th March 2005.
• 2006 - Henry Oliver on Sissinghurst Storm at Chepstow, 18th April 2006.

The Queen Mother Champion Chase is a United Kingdom National Hunt horse race for five-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles at Cheltenham Racecourse during the Cheltenham Festival in March. ... The World Hurdle is a United Kingdom National Hunt horse race for four-year-old and above horses run over a distance of 3 miles at Cheltenham Racecourse during the Cheltenham Festival in March. ... Red Marauder is the horse that won the 2001 Grand National. ... The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt handicap horse race in the United Kingdom. ... Uttoxeter Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse in the town of Uttoxeter, in Staffordshire, England. ... Ascot Racecourse is a racecourse, located in the village of Ascot in the English county of Berkshire used for thoroughbred horse racing. ... Cheltenham Racecourse is located in Cheltenham, England. ... George Duffield is a now retired flat race jockey born in the mining village of Stanley, just to the north of Wakefield, Yorkshire on 30 November 1946. ... George Duffield is a now retired flat race jockey born in the mining village of Stanley, just to the north of Wakefield, Yorkshire on 30 November 1946. ... George Duffield is a now retired flat race jockey born in the mining village of Stanley, just to the north of Wakefield, Yorkshire on 30 November 1946. ... Patrick James John Eddery, known as Pat Eddery (born 18 March 1952 in County Kildare) is an Irish Flat racing jockey. ... Patrick James John Eddery, known as Pat Eddery (born 18 March 1952 in County Kildare) is an Irish Flat racing jockey. ...

References

• The Lesters website
• The Jockeys Association of Great Britain website