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Piggott to cut short HK riding season

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HONG Kong punters will see legendary rider Lester Piggott in action for the last time at Sha Tin on Saturday.

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The 58-year-old living legend of world racing has cut short his stay and will ride in six races in Macau on Sunday at the Derby meeting there.

He will also make a dash from the Sha Tin meeting to ride two horses at Taipa in the seventh and eighth races on Saturday night.

Originally, Piggott was expected to ride at the Martell Grand National meeting at Happy Valley on April 9 but had only two possible rides on the Martell card.

Piggott, who has been coming to Hong Kong on riding business for more than 20 years, had his original one-month international licence extended until after the April 9 meeting.

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He said at Sha Tin last night: ''I decided to take the rides in Macau and the one in the Derby because I have to go back to England earlier than I expected.

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