"Lester and Nijinsky"

by Caroline Cook

Lester Piggot and Triple Crown winner Nijinsky.

Image size 35 x 26cm
Signed by the Artist

Giclee edition of 395

Major wins
Railway Stakes (1969)
Anglesey Stakes (1969)
Beresford Stakes (1969)
Dewhurst Stakes (1969)
Gladness Stakes (1970)
2,000 Guineas (1970)
Epsom Derby (1970)
Irish Derby (1970)
K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1970)
St. Leger Stakes (1970)
Awards
United Kingdom Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1969)
Ireland Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt (1969)
15th U.K. Triple Crown Champion (1970)
European Horse of the Year (1970)
Timeform rating: 138
Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1986)
North American leading broodmare sire (1993 & 1994)
Honours
1970 Motion Picture - A Horse Called Nijinsky
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976)
Sun newspaper - Horse of the Millennium
Nijinsky Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack