Jockey's prize for 1957 Ascot Gold Cup, won by Lester Piggott on Zarathustra, silver gilt miniature two-handled cup with lid, hallmarked Asprey & Co. Ltd., Silversmiths, London 1958, engraved THE GOLD CUP ASCOT 1957 and to the reverse "ZARATHUSTRA LESTER PIGGOTT", on black plinth, 14 by 9cm., 96gr. Zarathustra was bred in Northern Ireland in 1951 by Sir Harold Gray upon whose death the black colt passed into the ownership of his son Terence Gray, a writer, philosopher and theatre producer who was responsible for creating the Cambridge Arts Festival. Zarathustra won 13 races from five furlongs to two and a half miles but was especially effective over extended distances. The 1957 Ascot Gold Cup was his first race after two months' box rest following a broken cannon bone.Provenance: from the Lester Piggott Collection.
£1,000 - £1,500
Jockey's prize for 1957 Ascot Gold Cup, won by Lester Piggott on Zarathustra, silver gilt miniature two-handled cup with lid, hallmarked Asprey & Co. Ltd., Silversmiths, London 1958, engraved THE GOLD CUP ASCOT 1957 and to the reverse "ZARATHUSTRA LESTER PIGGOTT", on black plinth, 14 by 9cm., 96gr. Zarathustra was bred in Northern Ireland in 1951 by Sir Harold Gray upon whose death the black colt passed into the ownership of his son Terence Gray, a writer, philosopher and theatre producer who was responsible for creating the Cambridge Arts Festival. Zarathustra won 13 races from five furlongs to two and a half miles but was especially effective over extended distances. The 1957 Ascot Gold Cup was his first race after two months' box rest following a broken cannon bone.Provenance: from the Lester Piggott Collection.