The nine-times Derby winner, whose first and last winners 46 years apart were at the racecourse, will present the prize for Saturday's (24 SEPTEMBER) £30,000 sports360.co.uk Lester Piggott "Start To Finish" Handicap Stakes.
The 75-year-old's achievements are commemorated in a bronze which was unveiled at the North West racecourse five years ago.
Dickon White, Haydock Park's managing director, said: "It is always a great pleasure to welcome Lester Piggott to Haydock Park where he is a popular visitor. We are also delighted that the Lancashire sports branding and sponsorship business sports360 is supporting the feature race on the final Saturday of the 2011 Flat racing season at Haydock Park."
The two-day meeting begins on Friday afternoon and, on at least one of the two days, it is likely that racegoers will see locally-born rider and champion jockey Paul Hanagan in action as he bids to reinforce his position at the top of the 2011 Flat jockeys' championship.
Friday's racing action includes the final of the Betdaq The Betting Exchange Apprentice Series, the culmination of seven races run at the racecourse during the spring and summer to give apprentice jockeys the chance to learn their trade. The current narrow leader of the series is Ryan Clark.
After Saturday, the final fixture of the 2011 Flat racing season at Haydock Park is on Friday 14 October when funds are being raised for the Lancashire-based Thoroughbred Rehabilitation Centre, Europe's original racehorse re-homing charity.
The first race times on Friday and Saturday are 2.05pm and 1.40pm respectively. Friday is the raceday of Vale UK, the shopfitting business from Prescot in Merseyside.
*The next racing at Haydock Park is the two-day meeting on Friday 23 and Saturday 24 September - Vale UK and Sports 360 Lester Piggott racedays respectively. Admission: Friday - £12 Newton/Tattersalls, £24 County, £36 Premier; Saturday - £12 Newton, £20 Tattersalls, £30 County, £45 Premier. Accompanied children under 18 enter free. Senior citizens and students, with appropriate identification, enter Tattersalls at half price. More at haydock-park.com.
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For further information, please contact:
Dickon White, managing director, at Haydock Park Racecourse, on 01942 725963
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