Lester Award

A Lester Award is one of a range of awards given to jockeys at an annual ceremony in Great Britain. The awards are named in honour of Lester Piggott, an eleven-time British flat racing Champion Jockey who won thirty British Classic Races from 1954 to 1992. The awards were inaugurated in 1990, and they recognise the achievements of jockeys from both flat and jump racing during the previous year.

The ceremony to present the 2012 awards took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, Birmingham, on 28 March 2013. The event was sponsored by Stobart.^[1] The awards ceremony had traditionally been held the night before Good Friday, a day with no racing in Great Britain, but the start of Good Friday racing in 2014 led to the event being moved to a December date, with the 2014 ceremony honouring jockeys for their achievements in 2013 and 2014.^[2]

International Jockey of the Year[]

• 2007: Ruby Walsh
• 2008: Ruby Walsh
• 2009: Michael Kinane
• 2010: Ruby Walsh

Flat Ride of the Year[]

• 1998: Darryll Holland on Double Trigger in the Goodwood Cup, 30 July.
• 1999: on in the Cambridgeshire Handicap, 2 October.
• 2000: on in the Chester Cup, 10 May.
• 2001: Steve Drowne on in the Cork and Orrery Stakes, 21 June.
• 2002: Darryll Holland on at Newmarket, 25 May.
• 2003: Martin Dwyer on Persian Punch in the Jockey Club Cup, 18 October.
• 2004: on in the Zetland Gold Cup, 31 May.
• 2005: on at Musselburgh, 4 July.
• 2006: Martin Dwyer on Sir Percy in the Epsom Derby, 3 June.
• 2007: Paul Hanagan on at York, 13 October.
• 2008: Jim Crowley on in the Chester Cup, 7 May.
• 2009: Tom Queally on Midday in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, 6 November.
• 2010: Paul Hanagan on at Ayr, 17 September.
• 2011: Paul Hanagan on in the Nell Gwyn Stakes, 13 April
• 2012: on at Hamilton Park, 6 May
• 2013:
• 2014:
• 2015: on at Doncaster, 10 September
• 2016: Robert Winston on at Ascot, 1 October
• 2017:
• 2018: Eoin Walsh on Storm Lightning at Wolverhampton, 22 September
• 2019: Paul Hanagan on Dutch Decoy at Hamilton Park, 30 August
• 2020: Dylan Hogan on Wanaash at Wolverhampton, 15 January

Jump Ride of the Year[]

• 1998: on One Man in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, 18 March.
• 1999: Richard Johnson on Anzum in the Stayers' Hurdle, 18 March.
• 2000: Tony Dobbin on in the Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle, 16 March.
• 2001: on Red Marauder in the Grand National, 7 April.
• 2002: on at Uttoxeter, 21 December.
• 2003: Andrew Thornton on at Ascot, 22 November.
• 2004: Timmy Murphy on in the Servo Computer Services Trophy, 13 November.
• 2005: on in the Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase, 17 March.
• 2006: on at Chepstow, 18 April.
• 2007: Andrew Thornton on in the Welsh National, 27 December.
• 2008: Robert Thornton on in the Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle, 14 March.
• 2009: Tony McCoy on Wichita Lineman in the William Hill Trophy, 10 March.
• 2010: on at Musselburgh, 19 November.
• 2011: on at Huntingdon
• 2012: Tony McCoy on Synchronised in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, 16 March
• 2013:
• 2014:
• 2015: Sean Bowen on in the Bet365 Gold Cup, 25 April
• 2016: on Fiddler's Flight at Sedgefield, 9 February
• 2017:
• 2018: James Bowen on Raz De Maree in the Welsh Grand National, 6 January
• 2019: Matty Bachelor on Noble Glance at Fontwell, 22 August
• 2020: Jack Tudor on Potters Corner in the Welsh Grand National, 27 December 2019

References[]

• thepja.co.uk – The Professional Jockeys Association.
• thepja.co.uk – The Lesters Past Winners.