Chitchat RIP: Longfellow.

[Talking Donkey]

A legend in the horse racing world.

1972:Winning connection of the inaugural QE11 Cup on Jumbo Jet at the Spore Turf Club
Owner: Lee Ah Seong (lawyer)
Trainer: Ivan Allan
Jockey: Lester Piggott

Queen Elizabeth, Duke of Edinburgh and Chairman Tan Sri Runne Shaw at the prize presentation.

In the famous colour of the late Trainer Ivan Allan.

Lester Pigott far right and local/ visiting jockeys with racing stewards at the mounting yard Bukit Timah racecourse.

 

[mahjongking]

this guy really no horse run, back in the 80s, a horse that is no form at all and never win before, i forgot the horse name,
when it was announced he is riding....became favorite.....and duly won.....only 11$ for a win

he and George Podmore always masuk favorites to give the small punters money

 

[tanwahtiu]

Angmoh heroship worshipping every thing that move... heroship lanjiao lah... it's only a sport event...

 

[plzhelpme]

KNN

@sweetiepie

How mooch yr Unker had made from this jockey?

 

[sweetiepie]

KNN

@sweetiepie

How mooch yr Unker had made from this jockey?

KNN not my uncle era KNN my uncle still riding kok kok Bay during his time KNN

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Angmoh heroship worshipping every thing that move... heroship lanjiao lah... it's only a sport event...

He's not called The Long Fellow for nothing

 

[tanwahtiu]

He's not called The Long Fellow for nothing

These mad angmoh will take any angmoh to be hero... Superman, Spiderman and this Loong lanjiao fella...

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

These mad angmoh will take any angmoh to be hero... Superman, Spiderman and this Loong lanjiao fella...

He wasnt borned to be Flat Race Jockey ( due to his Height at 1.73m ) ...

https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/racing/legendary-jockey-piggott-dies-86

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

He was in a hospital for a week in Switzerland, where he lived near Geneva since 2012. He was admitted to intensive care in 2007 due to a heart problem.

“Sadly we can confirm that Lester died peacefully in Switzerland this morning,” said his son-in-law, trainer William Haggas.

Piggott is widely regarded as one of the greatest jockeys in history with over 5,000 winners worldwide, including Singapore and Malaysia.

Statues of “The Long Fellow” – his nickname due to being unusually tall for a flat jockey – adorn nine racecourses in England.

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

just curious , any senior punters here know who this lawyer cum horse owner
- Lee Ah Seong ??


A legend in the horse racing world.

1972:Winning connection of the inaugural QE11 Cup on Jumbo Jet at the Spore Turf Club
Owner: Lee Ah Seong (lawyer)
Trainer: Ivan Allan
Jockey: Lester Piggott

Queen Elizabeth, Duke of Edinburgh and Chairman Tan Sri Runne Shaw at the prize presentation:



Lee Ah Seong below , this chap looks like a modern big time Bookie :

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Angmoh heroship worshipping every thing that move... heroship lanjiao lah... it's only a sport event...

this chap , horse owner lawyer , wow , is the owner of Super Horse Jumbo Jet !!!

Salute !

Angmoh heroship worshipping every thing that move... heroship lanjiao lah... it's only a sport event...

its was a Status Symbol of the Elites at that time to be a horse owner. like now in HK.

Imagine owning a Champion Horse and ridden by World Top Jockey Lester Piggott ...

 

[rotiprata]

u guys still remember sy leong, leslie khoo, mc lam... all my favourite kelong jockeys

 

[sweetiepie]

u guys still remember sy leong, leslie khoo, mc lam... all my favourite kelong jockeys

Sy leong was killed in accident ?

 

[sweetiepie]

Also got kW leong. Ooi something. B. Tai

 

[rotiprata]

Sy leong was killed in accident ?

yes...cannot recall which year...

 

[sweetiepie]

Also got kW leong. Ooi something. B. Tai

Moses Lee Meng Yong.
Sonny Lim Sang Ngean.
Cheam Ah Kin (AK Cheam).
Jimmy Lam Mun Chiew (MC Lam).
Leong Swee Ying (SY Leong).
Leslie Khoo Peng Ann.
Yeap Poh Keat (PK Yeap).
Martin Sng Guan Seng.
KC Ow Yang.
Lee Soo Hin (SH Lee).
Mike Oo Khuang Liang (KL Oo).
Chiam Tong Soon (TS Chiam).
Danny Chee.
K. K. Loh.
Peter Lee.
Tan Kah Wang (KW Tan)
Jackie Lim.
Benny Cheng Beng Hoe.
Alan Seow Wei Keong (WK Seow)
KC Woon.
Foo Yoo Kwang (YK Foo).
Robert Ooi Choon Hock (CH Ooi).
Brethem Tai Han Chong (B Tai)
Terry Tan Kok Ann.
John Ng Kim Chor (KC Ng).
Soo Khoon Beng (KB Soo).
Marcus Au Kok Hoong.
Leong Yoon Fei (YF Leong).
Alan Ng Tien Chye (A. Ng).
Richard Lim Lee Chet (R. Lim).
Wan Teck Moon.
Yan Weng Kuan (WK Yan).
Calvin Goon Tuck Lee.
Mark Ewe Jun Haa (M. Ewe).
Cheng Han Kok (HK Cheng).
Cheng Ke Ten (KT Cheng).
Chua Chuan Huat (CH Chua).
Ho Sek Lou @Lou Ho (L. Ho).
Crystal Ang Chin Chin.
Richard Ang Ah Lah.
Luke Kang Boon Kwang.
Vincent Chong Ming Kwang (V. Chong).
Jeffery Heng Jun Fook (JF Heng).
Clement Chan Hua Swee (HS Chan).
Sheryl Cheam.
Magdalene Tan Mei Ling.

 

[sweetiepie]

yes...cannot recall which year...

Sy leong killed in 1998. My uncle always mixed up with yf leong

https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/issue/straitstimes19980903-1

 

[rotiprata]

Also got kW leong. Ooi something. B. Tai

can't remember them as well... but whenever u talk about BT turf club.. me can only recall Ivan Allan, SY Leong, Leslie Khoo, MC Lam..
Jambo Jet..

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Yeap Poh Keat ( PK Yeap )
one hot Sunday afternoon
at B T TC many moons
ago in 1980s rode and won
on the least backed Horse at a Race,v
win dividend was s$1,308.00
, a record of sort

 

[CoffeeAhSoh]

Sy leong was killed in accident ?

indeed.

he also won a landmark

high court case which then

CJ ruled in SY 's favour ; for accepting a cash gift from a horse
owner for winning a race.

cpib lost that case.