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{{short description|Flat horse race in Britain}} |
{{short description|Flat horse race in Britain}} |
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{{redirect|St Leger||Saint-Léger (disambiguation){{!}}Saint-Léger}} |
{{redirect|St Leger||Saint-Léger (disambiguation){{!}}Saint-Léger}} |
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{{Use British English|date=February 2023}} |
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{{Infobox horseraces |
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|class = Group 1 |
|class = Group 1 |
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|inaugurated = 1776 |
|inaugurated = 1776 |
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|race type = [[Flat racing|Flat]] / [[Thoroughbred]] |
|race type = [[Flat racing|Flat]] / [[Thoroughbred]] |
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|sponsor = [[ |
|sponsor = [[Betfred]] |
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|website = [http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/ Doncaster] |
|website = [http://www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk/ Doncaster] |
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|distance = 1m 6f 115y (2,921 m) |
|distance = 1m 6f 115y (2,921 m) |
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|track = Left-handed |
|track = Left-handed |
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|qualification = Three-year-olds<small><br>excluding [[gelding]]s</small> |
|qualification = Three-year-olds<small><br>excluding [[gelding]]s</small> |
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|weight = 9 st |
|weight = 9 st 3 lb<small><br>'''Allowances'''<br>3 lb for [[Filly|fillies]]</small> |
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|purse = £ |
|purse = £786,000 ''(2022)''<small><br>'''1st:''' £445,741</small> |
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| name = St Leger Stakes}} |
| name = St Leger Stakes}} |
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| caption3 = Fields |
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| alt3 = MAROON and WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, maroon cap |
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| year = 1977 |
| year = 1977 |
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| alt1 = Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe |
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| alt2 = Mr J R Fluor; White, orange stars, white sleeves, orange cap |
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| caption2 = Alleged |
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| alt1 = Forest Green, yellow sleeves, scarlet sash |
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| caption1 = Ribocco |
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| alt2 = Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe |
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| caption2 = Northern Light |
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The inaugural running was held at Cantley Common on 24 September 1776. The first winner was an unnamed filly owned by the event's organiser, the [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham|2nd Marquess of Rockingham]]. The filly was later named [[Allabaculia]]. |
The inaugural running was held at Cantley Common on 24 September 1776. The first winner was an unnamed filly owned by the event's organiser, the [[Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham|2nd Marquess of Rockingham]]. The filly was later named [[Allabaculia]]. |
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The title St Leger Stakes was decided at a dinner party held in |
The title St Leger Stakes was decided at a dinner party held in 1778 at the Red Lion Inn located in the Market Place, Doncaster, to discuss the coming year's race. It was suggested that it should be called the Rockingham Stakes in honour of the host, the Marquess of Rockingham, but the Marquess proposed that it should be named instead after Anthony St Leger.{{sfn|Cawthorne|Herod|1902|p=10-11}} That year the event was moved to its present location, Town Moor, in 1778.<ref>{{cite web | title = Race Courses of Great Britain and Ireland | publisher = tbheritage.com | url = http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Gazeteer/GazeteerYorks.html | access-date = 17 September 2009}}</ref> |
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The race came to national prominence in 1800, when a horse called [[Champion (horse)|Champion]] registered the first Derby–St Leger double. Its length was cut to 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 193 yards in 1813, and despite some minor alterations has remained much the same ever since. The victory of [[West Australian (horse)|West Australian]] in 1853 completed the first success in the Triple Crown. |
The race came to national prominence in 1800, when a horse called [[Champion (horse)|Champion]] registered the first Derby–St Leger double. Its length was cut to 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 193 yards in 1813, and despite some minor alterations has remained much the same ever since. The victory of [[West Australian (horse)|West Australian]] in 1853 completed the first success in the Triple Crown. |
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| [[Ruler (horse)|Ruler]] |
| [[Ruler (horse)|Ruler]] |
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| John Mangle |
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| William Bethell |
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| Paragon |
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| John Mangle |
| [[John Mangle]] |
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| John Mangle |
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| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
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| John Mangle |
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| John Mangle |
| [[John Mangle]] |
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| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
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| John Mangle |
| [[John Mangle]] |
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| John Mangle |
| [[John Mangle]] |
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| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
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| [[Young Traveller]] |
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| John Jackson |
| [[John Jackson (jockey)|John Jackson]] |
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| John Hutchinson |
| John Hutchinson |
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| John Hutchinson |
| John Hutchinson |
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| [[Tartar (horse)|Tartar]] |
| [[Tartar (horse)|Tartar]] |
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| John Mangle |
| [[John Mangle]] |
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| John Mangle |
| [[John Mangle]] |
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| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|Lord Archibald Hamilton]] |
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| [[Beningbrough (horse)|Beningbrough]] |
| [[Beningbrough (horse)|Beningbrough]] |
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| John Jackson |
| [[John Jackson (jockey)|John Jackson]] |
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| John Hutchinson |
| John Hutchinson |
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| John Hutchinson |
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| [[Ambrosio (horse)|Ambrosio]] |
| [[Ambrosio (horse)|Ambrosio]] |
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| John Jackson |
| [[John Jackson (jockey)|John Jackson]] |
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| Frank Neale |
| Frank Neale |
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| Joseph Cookson |
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| [[Lounger (horse)|Lounger]] |
| [[Lounger (horse)|Lounger]] |
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| John Shepherd |
| [[John Shepherd (jockey)|John Shepherd]] |
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| George Searle |
| George Searle |
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| Gilbert Crompton |
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| [[Symmetry (horse)|Symmetry]] |
| [[Symmetry (horse)|Symmetry]] |
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| John Jackson |
| [[John Jackson (jockey)|John Jackson]] |
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| Sam King |
| Sam King |
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| [[Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet|Sir Thomas Gascoigne]] |
| [[Sir Thomas Gascoigne, 8th Baronet|Sir Thomas Gascoigne]] |
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| [[Quiz (horse)|Quiz]] |
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| John Shepherd |
| [[John Shepherd (jockey)|John Shepherd]] |
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| George Searle |
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| Gilbert Crompton |
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| [[Orville (horse)|Orville]] |
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| [[John Singleton |
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| Christopher Scaife |
| Christopher Scaife |
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| [[William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam|4th Earl Fitzwilliam]] |
| [[William Fitzwilliam, 4th Earl Fitzwilliam|4th Earl Fitzwilliam]] |
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| [[Staveley (horse)|Staveley]] |
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| John Jackson |
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| Bartle Atkinson |
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| Harry Mellish |
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| [[Altisidora]] |
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| John Jackson |
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| Tommy Sykes |
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| [[William (horse)|William]] |
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| John Shepherd |
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| William Theakston |
| William Theakston |
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| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|9th Duke of Hamilton]] |
| [[Archibald Douglas-Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton|9th Duke of Hamilton]] |
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| [[Filho da Puta]] |
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| John Jackson |
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| James Croft |
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| Sir William Maxwell |
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| [[Theodore (horse)|Theodore]] |
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| John Jackson |
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| James Croft |
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| [[Mango (horse)|Mango]] |
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| Sam Day |
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| Montgomery Dilly |
| Montgomery Dilly |
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| [[Charles Greville (diarist)|Charles Greville]] |
| [[Charles Greville (diarist)|Charles Greville]] |
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| [[Surplice (horse)|Surplice]] |
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| [[Nat Flatman]] |
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| Robert Stephenson |
| Robert Stephenson Jr. |
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| [[Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden|3rd Viscount Clifden]] |
| [[Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden|3rd Viscount Clifden]] |
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| Luke Snowden |
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| [[Alec Taylor |
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| [[George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury|2nd Marq. of Ailesbury]] |
| [[George Brudenell-Bruce, 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury|2nd Marq. of Ailesbury]] |
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| 1863 |
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| [[Lord Clifden]] |
| [[Lord Clifden]] |
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| John Osborne |
| John Osborne Jr. |
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| Edwin Parr |
| Edwin Parr |
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| 3rd Viscount St Vincent |
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| Harry Grimshaw |
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| Tom Jennings |
| Tom Jennings |
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| Frédéric de Lagrange |
| [[Frédéric Lagrange (politician)|Frédéric de Lagrange]] |
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| 1870 |
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| Hawthornden |
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| Jemmy Grimshaw |
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| Joseph Dawson |
| Joseph Dawson |
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| Thomas Vaughan Morgan |
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| [[Apology (horse)|Apology]] |
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| John Osborne |
| John Osborne Jr. |
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| William Osborne |
| William Osborne |
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| John King |
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| Craig Millar |
| Craig Millar |
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| Tom Chaloner |
| Tom Chaloner |
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| [[Alec Taylor |
| [[Alec Taylor Sr.]] |
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| [[William Stuart Stirling-Crawfurd]] |
| [[William Stuart Stirling-Crawfurd]] |
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| Jem Goater |
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| Tom Jennings |
| Tom Jennings |
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| Frédéric de Lagrange |
| [[Frédéric Lagrange (politician)|Frédéric de Lagrange]] |
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| 3:21.00 |
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| 1880 |
| 1880 |
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| [[Robert the Devil (horse)|Robert the Devil]] |
| [[Robert the Devil (horse)|Robert the Devil]] |
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| [[Tom Cannon |
| [[Tom Cannon Sr.]] |
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| Charles Blanton |
| Charles Blanton |
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| Charles Brewer |
| Charles Brewer |
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| 1882 |
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| [[Dutch Oven]] |
| [[Dutch Oven (Horse)|Dutch Oven]] |
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| [[Fred Archer (jockey)|Fred Archer]] |
| [[Fred Archer (jockey)|Fred Archer]] |
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| [[Mathew Dawson]] |
| [[Mathew Dawson]] |
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| 1902 |
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| [[Sceptre (horse)|Sceptre]] |
| [[Sceptre (horse)|Sceptre]] |
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| Frank Hardy |
| [[Frank Hardy (jockey)|Frank Hardy]] |
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| [[Bob Sievier]] |
| [[Bob Sievier]] |
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| [[Bob Sievier]] |
| [[Bob Sievier]] |
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| [[Daniel A. Maher|Danny Maher]] |
| [[Daniel A. Maher|Danny Maher]] |
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| George Blackwell |
| George Blackwell |
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| [[Sir James Miller]] |
| [[James Percy Miller|Sir James Miller]] |
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| [[Challacombe (horse)|Challacombe]] |
| [[Challacombe (horse)|Challacombe]] |
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| [[Otto Madden]] |
| [[Otto Madden]] |
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| [[Alec Taylor |
| [[Alec Taylor Jr.]] |
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| [[Washington Singer]] |
| [[Washington Singer]] |
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| 1907 |
| 1907 |
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| [[Wool Winder]] |
| [[Wool Winder]] |
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| Bill Halsey |
| [[Bill Halsey]] |
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| Harry Enoch |
| Harry Enoch |
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| [[Ned Baird]] |
| [[Ned Baird]] |
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| 1908 |
| 1908 |
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| [[Your Majesty (horse)|Your Majesty]] |
| [[Your Majesty (horse)|Your Majesty]] |
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| Walter Griggs |
| [[Walter Griggs]] |
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| [[Charles Morton (racehorse trainer)|Charles Morton]] |
| [[Charles Morton (racehorse trainer)|Charles Morton]] |
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| [[Jack Barnato Joel|Jack Joel]] |
| [[Jack Barnato Joel|Jack Joel]] |
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| [[Bayardo (horse)|Bayardo]] |
| [[Bayardo (horse)|Bayardo]] |
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| [[Daniel A. Maher|Danny Maher]] |
| [[Daniel A. Maher|Danny Maher]] |
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| [[Alec Taylor |
| [[Alec Taylor Jr.]] |
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| [[Alfred W. Cox|Alfred Cox]] |
| [[Alfred W. Cox|Alfred Cox]] |
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| [[Prince Palatine]] |
| [[Prince Palatine]] |
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| [[Frank O'Neill (jockey)|Frank O'Neill]] |
| [[Frank O'Neill (jockey)|Frank O'Neill]] |
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| Henry Beardsley |
| [[Henry Beardsley]] |
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| Thomas Pilkington |
| Thomas Pilkington |
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| 1912 |
| 1912 |
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| [[Tracery (horse)|Tracery]] |
| [[Tracery (horse)|Tracery]] |
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| George Bellhouse |
| [[George Bellhouse]] |
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| John Watson |
| John Watson |
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| [[August Belmont Jr.]] |
| [[August Belmont Jr.]] |
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| 1914 |
| 1914 |
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| [[Black Jester]] |
| [[Black Jester]] |
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| Walter Griggs |
| [[Walter Griggs]] |
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| [[Charles Morton (racehorse trainer)|Charles Morton]] |
| [[Charles Morton (racehorse trainer)|Charles Morton]] |
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| [[Jack Barnato Joel|Jack Joel]] |
| [[Jack Barnato Joel|Jack Joel]] |
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| style="background:#eee;"| 1916 |
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| [[Hurry On]] |
| [[Hurry On]] |
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| Charlie Childs |
| [[Charlie Childs]] |
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| [[Fred Darling]] |
| [[Fred Darling]] |
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| [[James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington|James Buchanan]] |
| [[James Buchanan, 1st Baron Woolavington|James Buchanan]] |
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| [[Gay Crusader]] |
| [[Gay Crusader]] |
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| [[Steve Donoghue]] |
| [[Steve Donoghue]] |
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| [[Alec Taylor |
| [[Alec Taylor Jr.]] |
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| [[Alfred W. Cox|Alfred Cox]] |
| [[Alfred W. Cox|Alfred Cox]] |
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| [[Gainsborough (horse)|Gainsborough]] |
| [[Gainsborough (horse)|Gainsborough]] |
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| [[Joe Childs]] |
| [[Joe Childs]] |
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| [[Alec Taylor |
| [[Alec Taylor Jr.]] |
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| Lady James Douglas |
| Lady James Douglas |
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| 3:04.00 |
| 3:04.00 |
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| 1919 |
| 1919 |
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| [[Keysoe (horse)|Keysoe]] |
| [[Keysoe (horse)|Keysoe]] |
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| Brownie Carslake |
| [[Brownie Carslake]] |
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| [[George Lambton]] |
| [[George Lambton]] |
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| [[Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby|17th Earl of Derby]] |
| [[Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby|17th Earl of Derby]] |
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| 1920 |
| 1920 |
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| [[Caligula (horse)|Caligula]] |
| [[Caligula (horse)|Caligula]] |
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| Arthur Smith |
| [[Arthur Smith (jockey)|Arthur Smith]] |
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| Harvey Leader |
| Harvey Leader |
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| Mathradas Goculdas |
| Mathradas Goculdas |
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| 1922 |
| 1922 |
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| [[Royal Lancer]] |
| [[Royal Lancer]] |
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| Bobby Jones |
| [[Bobby Jones (UK jockey)|Bobby Jones]] |
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| Alf Sadler |
| Alf Sadler Jr. |
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| [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|5th Earl of Lonsdale]] |
| [[Hugh Lowther, 5th Earl of Lonsdale|5th Earl of Lonsdale]] |
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| 3:14.20 |
| 3:14.20 |
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| 1924 |
| 1924 |
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| [[Salmon-Trout]] |
| [[Salmon-Trout]] |
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| Brownie Carslake |
| [[Brownie Carslake]] |
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| [[Richard Dawson (racehorse trainer)|Dick Dawson]] |
| [[Richard Dawson (racehorse trainer)|Dick Dawson]] |
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| [[Aga Khan III|HH Aga Khan III]] |
| [[Aga Khan III|HH Aga Khan III]] |
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| 1927 |
| 1927 |
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| [[Book Law]] |
| [[Book Law]] |
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| Henri Jelliss |
| [[Henri Jelliss]] |
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| [[Alec Taylor |
| [[Alec Taylor Jr.]] |
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| [[Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor|2nd Viscount Astor]] |
| [[Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor|2nd Viscount Astor]] |
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| 3:14.40 |
| 3:14.40 |
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| 1929 |
| 1929 |
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| [[Trigo (horse)|Trigo]] |
| [[Trigo (horse)|Trigo]] |
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| Michael Beary |
| [[Michael Beary (jockey)|Michael Beary]] |
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| [[Richard Dawson (racehorse trainer)|Dick Dawson]] |
| [[Richard Dawson (racehorse trainer)|Dick Dawson]] |
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| William Barnett |
| William Barnett |
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| 1936 |
| 1936 |
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| [[Boswell (horse)|Boswell]] |
| [[Boswell (horse)|Boswell]] |
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| Pat Beasley |
| [[Pat Beasley (jockey)|Pat Beasley]] |
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| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
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| [[William Woodward |
| [[William Woodward Sr.|William Woodward]] |
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| 3:08.60 |
| 3:08.60 |
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| 1938 |
| 1938 |
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| [[Scottish Union]] |
| [[Scottish Union]] |
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| Brownie Carslake |
| [[Brownie Carslake]] |
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| Noel Cannon |
| Noel Cannon |
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| Jimmy Rank |
| Jimmy Rank |
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| style="background:#eee;"| 1941 |
| style="background:#eee;"| 1941 |
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| [[Sun Castle]] |
| [[Sun Castle]] |
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| Georges Bridgland |
| [[Georges Bridgland]] |
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| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
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| [[Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal|1st Viscount Portal]] |
| [[Wyndham Portal, 1st Viscount Portal|1st Viscount Portal]] |
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| style="background:#eee;"| 1945 |
| style="background:#eee;"| 1945 |
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| [[Chamossaire (horse)|Chamossaire]] |
| [[Chamossaire (horse)|Chamossaire]] |
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| Tommy Lowrey |
| [[Tommy Lowrey]] |
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| Dick Perryman |
| [[Dick Perryman]] |
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| Stanhope Joel |
| Stanhope Joel |
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| 2:55.80 |
| 2:55.80 |
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| 1946 |
| 1946 |
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| [[Airborne (horse)|Airborne]] |
| [[Airborne (horse)|Airborne]] |
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| Tommy Lowrey |
| [[Tommy Lowrey]] |
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| Dick Perryman |
| [[Dick Perryman]] |
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| John Ferguson |
| John Ferguson |
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| 3:10.20 |
| 3:10.20 |
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| [[Sayajirao]] |
| [[Sayajirao]] |
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| [[Edgar Britt]] |
| [[Edgar Britt]] |
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| Sam Armstrong |
| [[Sam Armstrong]] |
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| [[Pratap Singh Gaekwad|HH Maharaja of Baroda]] |
| [[Pratap Singh Gaekwad|HH Maharaja of Baroda]] |
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| 3:07.80 |
| 3:07.80 |
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| [[Edgar Britt]] |
| [[Edgar Britt]] |
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| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
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| [[William Woodward |
| [[William Woodward Sr.|William Woodward]] |
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| 3:08.80 |
| 3:08.80 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1949 |
| 1949 |
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| [[Ridge Wood]] |
| [[Ridge Wood]] |
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| Michael Beary |
| [[Michael Beary (jockey)|Michael Beary]] |
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| [[Noel Murless]] |
| [[Noel Murless]] |
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| Geoffrey Smith |
| Geoffrey Smith |
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| 1953 |
| 1953 |
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| [[Premonition (horse)|Premonition]] |
| [[Premonition (horse)|Premonition]] |
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| Eph Smith |
| [[Eph Smith]] |
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| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
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| Wilfrid Wyatt |
| Wilfrid Wyatt |
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| 1955 |
| 1955 |
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| [[Meld (horse)|Meld]] |
| [[Meld (horse)|Meld]] |
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| Harry Carr |
| [[Harry Carr (jockey)|Harry Carr]] |
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| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
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| [[Anastasia de Torby|Lady Zia Wernher]] |
| [[Anastasia de Torby|Lady Zia Wernher]] |
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| 1956 |
| 1956 |
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| [[Cambremer (horse)|Cambremer]] |
| [[Cambremer (horse)|Cambremer]] |
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| Freddie Palmer |
| [[Freddie Palmer]] |
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| Georges Bridgland |
| [[Georges Bridgland]] |
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| [[Ralph B. Strassburger|Ralph Strassburger]] |
| [[Ralph B. Strassburger|Ralph Strassburger]] |
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| 3:12.20 |
| 3:12.20 |
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| 1958 |
| 1958 |
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| [[Alcide (horse)|Alcide]] |
| [[Alcide (horse)|Alcide]] |
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| Harry Carr |
| [[Harry Carr (jockey)|Harry Carr]] |
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| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
| [[Cecil Boyd-Rochfort]] |
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| [[Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 4th Baronet|Sir Humphrey de Trafford]] |
| [[Sir Humphrey de Trafford, 4th Baronet|Sir Humphrey de Trafford]] |
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| 1962 |
| 1962 |
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| [[Hethersett (horse)|Hethersett]] |
| [[Hethersett (horse)|Hethersett]] |
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| Harry Carr |
| [[Harry Carr (jockey)|Harry Carr]] |
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| [[Dick Hern]] |
| [[Dick Hern]] |
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| Lionel Holliday |
| Lionel Holliday |
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| 1964 |
| 1964 |
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| [[Indiana (horse)|Indiana]] |
| [[Indiana (horse)|Indiana]] |
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| Jimmy Lindley |
| [[Jimmy Lindley]] |
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| Jack Watts |
| Jack Watts |
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| [[Charles W. Engelhard |
| [[Charles W. Engelhard Jr.|Charles Engelhard]] |
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| 3:05.00 |
| 3:05.00 |
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| 1966 |
| 1966 |
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| [[Sodium (horse)|Sodium]] |
| [[Sodium (horse)|Sodium]] |
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| Frankie Durr |
| [[Frankie Durr]] |
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| George Todd |
| George Todd |
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| Radha Sigtia |
| Radha Sigtia |
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| [[Lester Piggott]] |
| [[Lester Piggott]] |
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| [[Fulke Johnson Houghton]] |
| [[Fulke Johnson Houghton]] |
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| [[Charles W. Engelhard |
| [[Charles W. Engelhard Jr.|Charles Engelhard]] |
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| 3:05.40 |
| 3:05.40 |
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| [[Lester Piggott]] |
| [[Lester Piggott]] |
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| [[Fulke Johnson Houghton]] |
| [[Fulke Johnson Houghton]] |
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| [[Charles W. Engelhard |
| [[Charles W. Engelhard Jr.|Charles Engelhard]] |
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| 3:19.80 |
| 3:19.80 |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1969 |
| 1969 |
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| [[Intermezzo (horse)|Intermezzo]] |
| [[Intermezzo (horse)|Intermezzo]] |
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| Ron Hutchinson |
| [[Ron Hutchinson (jockey)|Ron Hutchinson]] |
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| [[Harry Wragg]] |
| [[Harry Wragg]] |
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| Gerry Oldham |
| Gerry Oldham |
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| [[Lester Piggott]] |
| [[Lester Piggott]] |
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| [[Vincent O'Brien]] |
| [[Vincent O'Brien]] |
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| [[Charles W. Engelhard |
| [[Charles W. Engelhard Jr.|Charles Engelhard]] |
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| 3:06.40 |
| 3:06.40 |
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| 1973 |
| 1973 |
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| [[Peleid]] |
| [[Peleid]] |
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| Frankie Durr |
| [[Frankie Durr]] |
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| Bill Elsey |
| [[Bill Elsey]] |
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| William Behrens |
| William Behrens |
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| 3:08.21 |
| 3:08.21 |
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| 1975 |
| 1975 |
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| [[Bruni (horse)|Bruni]] |
| [[Bruni (horse)|Bruni]] |
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| Tony Murray |
| [[Tony Murray (jockey)|Tony Murray]] |
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| [[H. Ryan Price|Ryan Price]] |
| [[H. Ryan Price|Ryan Price]] |
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| Charles St George |
| Charles St George |
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| [[Crow (horse)|Crow]] |
| [[Crow (horse)|Crow]] |
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| [[Yves Saint-Martin]] |
| [[Yves Saint-Martin]] |
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| [[Angel Penna |
| [[Angel Penna Sr.|Angel Penna]] |
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| [[Daniel Wildenstein]] |
| [[Daniel Wildenstein]] |
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| 3:13.17 |
| 3:13.17 |
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| [[Edward Hide]] |
| [[Edward Hide]] |
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| [[Clive Brittain]] |
| [[Clive Brittain]] |
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| Marcos Lemos |
| [[Marcos Lemos]] |
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| 3:04.94 |
| 3:04.94 |
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| 1982 |
| 1982 |
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| [[Touching Wood]] |
| [[Touching Wood]] |
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| Paul Cook |
| [[Paul Cook (jockey)|Paul Cook]] |
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| [[Harry Thomson Jones]] |
| [[Harry Thomson Jones]] |
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| [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Maktoum Al Maktoum]] |
| [[Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum|Maktoum Al Maktoum]] |
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| 1986 |
| 1986 |
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| [[Moon Madness]] |
| [[Moon Madness (horse)|Moon Madness]] |
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| [[Pat Eddery]] |
| [[Pat Eddery]] |
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| [[John Dunlop (racehorse trainer)|John Dunlop]] |
| [[John Dunlop (racehorse trainer)|John Dunlop]] |
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| [[Jimmy Fortune (jockey)|Jimmy Fortune]] |
| [[Jimmy Fortune (jockey)|Jimmy Fortune]] |
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| [[John Gosden]] |
| [[John Gosden]] |
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| [[George W. Strawbridge |
| [[George W. Strawbridge Jr.|George Strawbridge]] |
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| 3:01.90 |
| 3:01.90 |
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| 2015 |
| 2015 |
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| [[Simple Verse]] {{efn|The 2015 race was initially awarded to [[Bondi Beach (horse)|Bondi Beach]] after the first-placed [[Simple Verse]] was disqualified, but the decision was reversed on 23 September 2015 after an appeal by Simple Verse's connections.<ref name=AP>{{cite news|last1=Press Association|title=Simple Verse team win St Leger appeal against demotion at Doncaster|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/23/simple-verse-wins-st-leger-appeal-against-doncaster-demotion|access-date=23 September 2015|work=The Guardian |
| [[Simple Verse]] {{efn|The 2015 race was initially awarded to [[Bondi Beach (horse)|Bondi Beach]] after the first-placed [[Simple Verse]] was disqualified, but the decision was reversed on 23 September 2015 after an appeal by Simple Verse's connections.<ref name=AP>{{cite news|last1=Press Association|title=Simple Verse team win St Leger appeal against demotion at Doncaster|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/sep/23/simple-verse-wins-st-leger-appeal-against-doncaster-demotion|access-date=23 September 2015|work=The Guardian|date=23 September 2015}}</ref> |
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| [[Andrea Atzeni]] |
| [[Andrea Atzeni]] |
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| Ralph Beckett |
| [[Ralph Beckett]] |
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| QRL / Al Thani / Al Kubaisi <!-- Qatar Racing Limited /Sheikh Suhaim Al Thani/M Al Kubaisi --> |
| QRL / Al Thani / Al Kubaisi <!-- Qatar Racing Limited /Sheikh Suhaim Al Thani/M Al Kubaisi --> |
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| 3:07.12 |
| 3:07.12 |
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| [[Godolphin (racing)|Godolphin]] |
| [[Godolphin (racing)|Godolphin]] |
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| 3:04.28 |
| 3:04.28 |
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| 2022 |
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| Eldar Eldarov |
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| [[David Egan (jockey)|David Egan]] |
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| [[Roger Varian]] |
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| KHK Racing |
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| 3:08.39 |
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| 2023 |
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| [[Continuous (horse)|Continuous]] |
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| [[Ryan Moore (jockey)|Ryan Moore]] |
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| [[Aidan O'Brien]] |
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| [[Michael Tabor|Tabor]] / Smith <!-- Derrick Smith --> / [[Sue Magnier|Magnier]] ''et al.'' <!-- Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith, Westerberg --> |
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| 3:06.95 |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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As the last of the [[British Classic Races|classics]], the race marks the end of summer in England.<ref>{{cite news | last = Chambers | first = Clem | title = Now that the St Leger is over, the runners are under starter's orders | newspaper = [[The Scotsman]] | date = 2006-09-15 | url = http://www.scotsman.com/business/finance/now-that-the-st-leger-is-over-the-runners-are-under-starter-s-orders-1-1140764 | access-date = 2015-05-02}}</ref> |
As the last of the [[British Classic Races|classics]], the race marks the end of summer in England.<ref>{{cite news | last = Chambers | first = Clem | title = Now that the St Leger is over, the runners are under starter's orders | newspaper = [[The Scotsman]] | date = 2006-09-15 | url = http://www.scotsman.com/business/finance/now-that-the-st-leger-is-over-the-runners-are-under-starter-s-orders-1-1140764 | access-date = 2015-05-02}}</ref> The popular [[adage]] "sell in May and go away, come back on St Leger Day" suggests investors should sell their shares in May and buy again after the race.<ref>{{cite news | last = Murray-West | first = Rosie | title = Buy again St Leger Day? It didn't work this year – We investigate the wisdom of one of the oldest investment adages | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph|location=London | date = 2012-09-17 | url = https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/shares/9544548/Buy-again-St-Leger-Day-It-didnt-work-this-year.html | access-date = 2015-05-02}}</ref> |
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The [[Agatha Christie]] novel ''[[The A.B.C. Murders]]'' has the St Leger as a plot point near the end of the novel. |
The [[Agatha Christie]] novel ''[[The A.B.C. Murders]]'' has the St Leger as a plot point near the end of the novel. |
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** {{Racing Post|460973|2008|09|13|15}}, {{Racing Post|486038|2009|09|12|15}}, {{Racing Post|510749|2010|09|11|15}}, {{Racing Post|535634|2011|09|10|15}}, {{Racing Post|560001|2012|09|15|15}}, {{Racing Post|583121|2013|09|14|15}}, {{Racing Post|606363|2014|09|13|15}}, {{Racing Post|630761|2015|09|12|15}},{{Racing Post|654732|2016|09|10|15}}, {{Racing Post|680593|2017|09|16|15}} |
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** {{Racing Post|706739|2018|09|15|15}}, {{Racing Post|735081|2019|09|14|15}}, {{Racing Post|762952|2020|09|12|15}}, {{Racing Post|788285|2021|09|11|15}} |
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* [http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/sieger?rennkz=EL&backlink=1 galopp-sieger.de] – ''St. Leger Stakes.'' |
* [http://www.galopp-sieger.de/galoppsieger/sieger?rennkz=EL&backlink=1 galopp-sieger.de] – ''St. Leger Stakes.'' |
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* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=17 pedigreequery.com] – ''St. Leger Stakes – Doncaster.'' |
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?search_bar=stakes&query_type=stakes&field=view&id=17 pedigreequery.com] – ''St. Leger Stakes – Doncaster.'' |
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* [http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/UK/stleger.html tbheritage.com] – ''St. Leger Stakes.'' |
* [http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/racecharts/UK/stleger.html tbheritage.com] – ''St. Leger Stakes.'' |
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*{{cite book |title=Royal Ascot, Its History & Its Associations |last1=Cawthorne |first1=George James |last2=Herod |first2=Richard S. |publisher=A Treherne & Co |location=London |url=http://www.public-library.uk/dailyebook/Royal%20Ascot%20-%20its%20history%20and%20its%20associations%20(1902).pdf |year=1902 |access-date=1 February 2022}} |
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* Ruffs Guide to the Turf, Winter Edition, 1920 |
* Ruffs Guide to the Turf, Winter Edition, 1920 |
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Latest revision as of 18:30, 24 January 2024
Group 1 race | |
Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
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Inaugurated | 1776 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Betfred |
Website | Doncaster |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 6f 115y (2,921 m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds excluding geldings |
Weight | 9 st 3 lb Allowances 3 lb for fillies |
Purse | £786,000 (2022) 1st: £445,741 |
2023 | ||
Continuous | Arrest | Desert Hero |
Previous years | ||
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2022 | ||
Eldar Eldarov | New London | Giavellotto |
2021 | ||
Hurricane Lane | Mojo Star | The Mediterranean |
The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards (2,921 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
Established in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of Britain's five Classics. It is the last of the five to be run each year, and its distance is longer than any of the other four.
The St Leger is the final leg of the English Triple Crown, which begins with the 2000 Guineas and continues with the Derby. It also completes the Fillies' Triple Crown, following on from the 1000 Guineas and the Oaks. The St Leger has rarely featured Triple Crown contenders in recent decades, with the only one in recent years being the 2012 2,000 Guineas and Derby winner Camelot, who finished second in the St Leger.
History
[edit]Early years
[edit]The event was devised by Anthony St Leger, an army officer and politician who lived near Doncaster. It was initially referred to as "A Sweepstake of 25 Guineas", and its original distance was two miles. The rules stipulated that colts and geldings were to carry 8 st, and fillies would receive an allowance of 2 lb.
The inaugural running was held at Cantley Common on 24 September 1776. The first winner was an unnamed filly owned by the event's organiser, the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham. The filly was later named Allabaculia.
The title St Leger Stakes was decided at a dinner party held in 1778 at the Red Lion Inn located in the Market Place, Doncaster, to discuss the coming year's race. It was suggested that it should be called the Rockingham Stakes in honour of the host, the Marquess of Rockingham, but the Marquess proposed that it should be named instead after Anthony St Leger.[1] That year the event was moved to its present location, Town Moor, in 1778.[2]
The race came to national prominence in 1800, when a horse called Champion registered the first Derby–St Leger double. Its length was cut to 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 193 yards in 1813, and despite some minor alterations has remained much the same ever since. The victory of West Australian in 1853 completed the first success in the Triple Crown.
Post-1900
[edit]The St Leger Stakes was closed to geldings in 1906. It was transferred to Newmarket during World War I, and the substitute event was called the September Stakes. It was cancelled in 1939 because of the outbreak of World War II, and the following year's edition was held at Thirsk in November. For the remainder of this period it was staged at Manchester (1941), Newmarket (1942–44) and York (1945).
The race was switched to Ayr in 1989 after the scheduled running at Doncaster was abandoned due to subsidence. The 2006 race took place at York because its regular venue was closed for redevelopment.
The St Leger Stakes has inspired a number of similar events around the world, although many are no longer restricted to three-year-olds. European variations include the Irish St. Leger, the Prix Royal-Oak, the Deutsches St. Leger and the St. Leger Italiano. Other national equivalents include the Kikuka-shō, the New Zealand St. Leger and the VRC St Leger.
Records
[edit]Leading jockey (9 wins):
- Bill Scott – Jack Spigot (1821), Memnon (1825), The Colonel (1828), Rowton (1829), Don John (1838), Charles the Twelfth (1839), Launcelot (1840), Satirist (1841), Sir Tatton Sykes (1846)
Leading trainer (16 wins):
- John Scott – Matilda (1827), The Colonel (1828), Rowton (1829), Margrave (1832), Touchstone (1834), Don John (1838), Charles the Twelfth (1839), Launcelot (1840), Satirist (1841), The Baron (1845), Newminster (1851), West Australian (1853), Warlock (1856), Imperieuse (1857), Gamester (1859), The Marquis (1862)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton – Paragon (1786), Spadille (1787), Young Flora (1788), Tartar (1792), Petronius (1808), Ashton (1809), William (1814)
- Fastest winning time (at Doncaster) – Logician (2019), 3m 00.27s
- Widest winning margin – Never Say Die (1954), 12 lengths
- Longest odds winner – Theodore (1822), 200/1
- Shortest odds winner – Galtee More (1897), 1/10
- Most runners – 30, in 1825
- Fewest runners – 3, in 1917
Winners
[edit]- ^ The 1789 race was awarded to Pewett after the first-placed Zanga was disqualified for jostling
- ^ The 1839 outcome was a dead-heat, but Charles the Twelfth beat Euclid in a run-off
- ^ The 1850 race finished as a dead-heat, but Voltigeur defeated Russborough in a run-off
- ^ The 1939 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II
- ^ The 1989 running took place at Ayr over 1-mile, 6 furlongs and 127 yards
- ^ The 2006 edition was contested at York over 1-mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards
- ^ The 2015 race was initially awarded to Bondi Beach after the first-placed Simple Verse was disqualified, but the decision was reversed on 23 September 2015 after an appeal by Simple Verse's connections.[4]
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In popular culture
[edit]As the last of the classics, the race marks the end of summer in England.[5] The popular adage "sell in May and go away, come back on St Leger Day" suggests investors should sell their shares in May and buy again after the race.[6]
The Agatha Christie novel The A.B.C. Murders has the St Leger as a plot point near the end of the novel.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cawthorne & Herod 1902, p. 10-11.
- ^ "Race Courses of Great Britain and Ireland". tbheritage.com. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ Whyte, James Christie (1840). History of the British turf, from the earliest period to the present day, Volume I. London: H. Colburn. OL 6544990M.
- ^ Press Association (23 September 2015). "Simple Verse team win St Leger appeal against demotion at Doncaster". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ Chambers, Clem (15 September 2006). "Now that the St Leger is over, the runners are under starter's orders". The Scotsman. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ^ Murray-West, Rosie (17 September 2012). "Buy again St Leger Day? It didn't work this year – We investigate the wisdom of one of the oldest investment adages". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- galopp-sieger.de – St. Leger Stakes.
- horseracinghistory.co.uk – St. Leger.
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – St. Leger (2019).
- pedigreequery.com – St. Leger Stakes – Doncaster.
- tbheritage.com – St. Leger Stakes.
Bibliography
[edit]- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 175–181. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
- Cawthorne, George James; Herod, Richard S. (1902). Royal Ascot, Its History & Its Associations (PDF). London: A Treherne & Co. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- Randall, John; Morris, Tony (1985). Horse Racing: The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 56–68. ISBN 0-85112-446-1.
- Ruffs Guide to the Turf, Winter Edition, 1920