Maureen Haggas is married to an English trainer William Haggas. She has been mourning her father Lester Pigott, who passed away in the hospital facing some health problems.
Lester Pigott was a legendary jockey who was the Queen’s favorite jockey. His career spanned nearly 48 years. Pigott started to racehorses from an early age and won his first race in 1948 when he was just 12 years old.
He passed away in the hospital in Switzerland at the age of 86, and his death news got announced by his son-in-law William Haggas.
Who Is William Haggas Wife Maureen Haggas?
Maureen Haggas is the eldest daughter of the jockey Lester Piggott.
She is married to William Haggas, a Derby-winning Newmarket trainer. Maureen has a youngest sister Tracy and a stepbrother, Jamie.
Tracy is a sports broadcaster with RTE in Ireland. Maureen and Tracy were born to their mother, Susan Armstrong.
Jamie was born in a relationship that Lester had with Anna Ludlow who was his assistant at the time. Maureen and William were taking care of Lester when he was hospitalized a few days ago.
William didn’t disclose much about his illness but said he was battling the disease and now the death news of Lester has made people shocked and sad.
Lester Pigott’s Daughter Maureen Haggas Mourning Over His Death
Maureen Haggas and her husband William were with Lester in his last moments.
It has not been a week since the news that Lester was been hospitalized in Switzerland came into the headlines.
Maureen visited him in the hospital while his son Jamie was beside his bed in the hospital.
Lester’s death cause and reason for his hospitalization have not been addressed by his family yet. His condition was improving, and his family hoped he will return home soon, but things went downhill as his Son in Law, William confirmed his death this morning.
William didn’t add much after confirmation and was informed that more will be added by his daughter Maureen as she will make a statement.
Maureen Haggas ‘s Father Lester Pigott was a Racing Legend
Maureen Haggas Father Lester Pigott was a remarkable jockey and had made history by having a record of 116 wins of which 10 were the Gold Cup.
He was an iconic racer of the 20th Century, and he is also the winner of three-time Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. He has made his name in sports, and people loved him.
After the release of his death news, a lot of tributes and condolence posts were seen on the different social media platforms.