New Zealand St. Leger
Appearance
Listed race | |
Location | Trentham Racecourse Wellington, New Zealand |
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Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www |
Race information | |
Distance | 2600 m (13 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three- and four-year-olds |
Weight | Set Weights |
Purse | NZ$50,000 |
The New Zealand St. Leger is a major thoroughbred horse race run at Trentham Racecourse in New Zealand on New Zealand Oaks day in March each year. Run over 2500m up until 2018 and 2600m from 2019 onward, it is a test of a horse's staying ability.
Originally open just to three-year-old horses, the race is now open to both three- and four-year-olds.
Notable winners
Among the past winners are some of the great New Zealand racehorses:
- Beau Vite (the winner in 1940) who won 31 races in New Zealand and Australia including both the 1940 and 1941 editions of the Cox Plate and Mackinnon Stakes and the 1940 Auckland Cup.
- Dalray (1952) who, in a career cut short by injury, won the 1951 New Zealand Derby and in 1952 the Great Northern Derby, Metropolitan Handicap, Mackinnon Stakes and Melbourne Cup.
- Kindergarten (1941) who won 25 of his 35 starts and one of five inaugural inductees to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.
- Mainbrace (1951) who won 23 of his 25 starts and was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.
- Silver Knight (1971) who went on to win the Melbourne Cup in the same year.
In recent years it has diminished in stature, however some well known stayers have been winners and place getters in the race:
- Hail (2002): winner of the 2000 New Zealand Derby, 2002 Sandown Classic and 2003 Zabeel Classic.
- Jacksstar (2016): winner of the 2019 Awapuni Gold Cup and 2016 Manawatu Cup.
- Rock On (2017): winner of the 2018 Manawatu Cup.
- Sampson (2019): winner of the 2017 Awapuni Gold Cup.
Race results
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Time |
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2020 | Sergeant Blast | Lisa Allpress | Sam Lennox | 2:44.97 |
2019 | Sampson | Johnathan Parkes | Howie Mathews | 2:44.15 |
2018 | Daytona Red | Matthew Cameron | Shaun Ritchie | 2:36.55 |
2017 | Rock On | Jonathan Riddell | Gary Vile | 2:37.60 |
2016 | Jacksstar | Cameron Lammas | Gary Vile | 2:38.09 |
2015 | Iffwedance | Jonathan Riddell | Trina Riddell | 2:38.01 |
2014 | Sir Gus | Chris Johnson | Kevin Gray | 2:36.35 |
2013 | Serpent | Vinnie Colgan | Murray Baker/Andrew Forsman | 2:39.08 |
2012 | Guns At Five | Damian Browne | Chris Wood | 2:37.54 |
2011 | Vikja King | Buddy Lammas | Gary Freeman | 2:34.98 |
2010 | Mr Charlie | Leith Innes | Stephen McKee | 2:34.50 |
2009 | Valhalla | Lisa Allpress | Evan & J J Rayner | 2:36.34 |
2008 | Katy Keen | Opie Bosson | Stuart Manning | 2:35.20 |
2007 | Ritzy Lady | Stathi Katsidis | Roger James | 2:40.09 |
2006 | Ring Of Fire | Leith Innes | Donna & D Logan | 2:33.65 |
2005 | Aeroforce One | Andrew Calder | Roger James[1] | 2:38.50 |
2004 | Arreviderci | Hayden Tinsley | Jeff Lynds | 2:39.68 |
2003 | Sunray | Noel Harris | Paul O'Sullivan | 2:33.65 |
2002 | Hail | Noel Harris | RB & SM Marsh | 2:36.54 |
2001 | Forfar | Noel Harris | Paul O'Sullivan | 2:34.02 |
2000 | Big Hustler | Michael Walker | Ray Peake, Pukekohe | 2:35.55 |
1999 | Narousa | David Walsh | B & S Anderton | 2:35.05 |
1998 | Beechwood Road | Hayden Tinsley | W Scott | 2:35.08 |
1997 | Interval | Lee Tiley | Stephen & Trevor McKee, Takanini | 2:40.08 |
1996 | Lady Dahar | Tony Allan | PW Lock | 2:35.45 |
1995 | Freequent | PJ Mercer | RR Hayward | 2:32.41 |
1994 | Sir Ailahtan | Damon Smith | JS Lobb | 2:34.54 |
1993 | Barbut Delcia | PG Tims | KS Cullen | 2:36.99 |
1992 | no race | |||
1991 | Halfmarks | Lance O'Sullivan | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan | 2:38.60 |
1990 | Enthuse | Lance O'Sullivan | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan | 2:03.36 |
1989 | Saveur | Tony Allan | 2:38.72 | |
1988 | Mr Bunnythorpe | BE Griffin | ME Griffin | 2:37.13 |
1987 (2500m) | Dungarven | Lance O'Sullivan | Jim Gibbs & Roger James | 2:36.54 |
1986 | Regimental March | Nigel Tiley | Frank Ritchie | 3:00.93 |
1985 | Sir Vigilant | Noel Harris | Murray Baker | 3:03.62 |
1984 | Imaprince | Greg Childs | BAV Preston | 2:59.01 |
1983 | Secured Deposit | TG Williams | NG Atkins | 2:55.40 |
1982 | Velvet Dream | MR Campbell | CJ Bradley | 2:54.50 |
1981 | Benny | B Hibberd | CJ Cameron | 3:50.00 |
1980 | Judena | MR Campbell | PG Hollonshead | |
1979 (2800m) | Tui's Lass | RE McAra | JS McKay | |
1978 | Disraeli | GA Phillips | ||
1977 | Lumley Lass | D Metcalfe | ||
1976 | Happy Union | RJ Skelton | ||
1975 | Kenann | Noel Harris | ||
1974 | Guest Star | RJ Skelton | ||
1973 | Cradenly | AJ Tweedie | ||
1972 | Llananthony | GR Edge | ||
1971 | Silver Knight | RB Marsh | ||
1970 | Not Again | GF Hughes | ||
1969 | Shantung | GF Hughes | ||
1968 | Whiti Te Ra | JF Harris | ||
1967 | Jay Ay | RA Jenkins | ||
1966 | Terrific | GF Hughes | ||
1965 | Empyreus | RW Taylor | ||
1964 | Clayton King | PK Cathro | ||
1963 | Zinder | RJ Skelton | ||
1962 | Cracksman | LG Coles | ||
1961 | Bargoed | GF Hughes | ||
1960 | Howsie | J Walker | ||
1959 | Lawful | WA Smith | ||
1958 | Rover | JW Harris | ||
1957 | Passive | WJ Mudford | ||
1956 | Syntax | Norm Holland | ||
1955 | Hot Drop | CH Mackie | ||
1954 | Surprise Ending | DJ Thistoll | ||
1953 | Gold Scheme | Bill Broughton | ||
1952 | Dalray | K Nuttall | ||
1951 | Mainbrace | GF Hughes | ||
1950 | Tudor Prince | Bill Broughton | ||
1949 | Tauloch | WR Hooten | ||
1948 | Foxbay | J Williamson | ||
1947 | Desert Fox | A Midwood | ||
1946 | Western Front | WF Ellis | ||
1945 | no race | |||
1944 | no race | |||
1943 | no race | |||
1942 | Palfrey | A Messervy | ||
1941 | Kindergarten | HN Wiggins | ||
1940 | Beau Vite | AE Ellis | ||
1939 | Beaupatir | AE Ellis | ||
1938 | Royal Chief | LJ Ellis | ||
1937 | Wild Chase | G Humphries | ||
1936 | Entail | G Humphries | ||
1935 | Sproting Blood | A Tinker | ||
1934 | Spiral | LG Morris | ||
1933 | La Moderne | R Reed | ||
1932 | Peter Jackson | T Green | ||
1931 | Lady Pam | RW McTavish | ||
1930 | Vali | RS Bagby | ||
1929 | Concentrate | BH Morris | ||
1928 | Satrap | T Green | ||
1927 | Commendation | LG Morris | ||
1926 | Star Stranger | R Reed | ||
1925 | Quiescent | R Reed | ||
1924 | Ballymena | M McCarten | ||
1923 | Rapine | R Reed | ||
1922 | Kick Off | RS Bagby | ||
1921 | Duo | H Goldfinch | ||
1920 | Amythas | J Campbell | ||
1919 | Afterglow | B Deeley | ||
1918 | no race | |||
1917 | Kilboy | B Deeley | ||
1916 | Eligible | A Oliver | ||
1915 | Balboa | B Deeley | ||
1914 | Merry Roe | J Buchanen | ||
1913 | Bon Ton | A Oliver | ||
1912 | Counterfeit | FE Jones | ||
1911 | Danube | Hector Gray | ||
1910 | Ingoda | R Hatch | ||
1909 | Master | RE Brown | ||
1908 | Signor | R Cameron | ||
1907 | Volume | C Jenkins | ||
1906 | Isolt | LH Hewitt | ||
1905 | Nightfall | FD Jones | ||
1904 | Treadmill | LH Hewitt | ||
1903 | Kelburn | H Donovan | ||
1902 | Cruciform | LH Hewitt | ||
1901 | Beddington | J Gallagher | ||
1900 | Miss Delaval | T Taylor | ||
1899 | Altair | R Derrett |
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