"St Leger" redirects here. For other uses, see
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Horse race
St Leger Stakes
2018
Kew Gardens
Lah Ti Dar
Southern France
Previous years
2017
Capri
Crystal Ocean
Stradivarius
2016
Harbour Law
Ventura Storm
Housesofparliament
2015
Simple Verse
Bondi Beach
Fields Of Athenry
2014
Kingston Hill
Romsdal
Snow Sky
2013
Leading Light
Talent
Galileo Rock
2012
Encke
Camelot
Michelangelo
2011
Masked Marvel
Brown Panther
Sea Moon
2010-2001
2010
Arctic Cosmos
Midas Touch
Corsica
2009
Mastery
Kite Wood
Monitor Closely
2008
Conduit
Unsung Heroine
Look Here
2007
Lucarno
Mahler
Honolulu
2006
Sixties Icon
The Last Drop
Red Rocks
2005
Scorpion
The Geezer
Tawqeet
2004
Rule of Law
Quiff
Tycoon
2003
Brian Boru
High Accolade
Phoenix Reach
2002
Bollin Eric
Highest
Bandari
2001
Milan
Demophilos
Mr Combustible
2000-1991
2000
Millenary
Air Marshall
Chimes At Midnight
1999
Mutafaweq
Ramruma
Adair
1998
Nedawi
High And Low
Sunshine Street
1997
Silver Patriarch
Vertical Speed
The Fly
1996
Shantou
Dushyantor
Samraan
1995
Classic Cliche
Minds Music
Istidaad
1994
Moonax
Broadway Flyer
Double Trigger
1993
Bob's Return
Armiger
Edbaysaan
1992
User Friendly
Sonus
Bonny Scot
1991
Toulon
Saddlers' Hall
Micheletti
1990-1981
1990
Snurge
Hellenic
River God
1989
Michelozzo
Sapience
Roseate Tern
1988
Minster Son
Diminuendo
Sheriff's Star
1987
Reference Point
Mountain Kingdom
Dry Dock
1986
Moon Madness
Celestial Storm
Untold
1985
Oh So Sharp
Phardante
Lanfranco
1984
Commanche Run
Baynoun
Alphabatim
1983
Sun Princess
Esprit du Nord
Carlingford Castle
1982
Touching Wood
Zilos
Diamond Shoal
1981
Cut Above
Glint of Gold
Bustomi
1980-1971
1980
Light Cavalry
Water Mill
World Leader
1979
Son of Love
Soleil Noir
Niniski
1978
Julio Mariner
Le Moss
M-Lolshan
1977
Dunfermline
Alleged
Classic Example
1976
Crow
Secret Man
Scallywag
1975
Bruni
King Pellinore
Libra's Rib
1974
Bustino
Giacometti
Riboson
1973
Peleid
Buoy
Duke of Ragusa
1972
Boucher
Our Mirage
Ginevra
1971
Athens Wood
Homeric
Falkland
1970-1961
1970
Nijinsky
Meadowville
Politico
1969
Intermezzo
Ribofilio
Prince Consort
1968
Ribero
Canterbury
Cold Storage
1967
Ribocco
Hopeful Venture
Ruysdael
1966
Sodium
Charlottown
David Jack
1965
Provoke
Meadow Court
Solstice
1964
Indiana
Patti
Soderini
1963
Ragusa
Star Moss
Fighting Ship
1962
Hethersett
Monterrico
Miralgo
1961
Aurelius
Bounteous
Dicta Drake
1960-1950
1960
St. Paddy
Die Hard
Vienna
1959
Cantelo
Fidalgo
Pindari
1958
Alcide
None Nicer
Nagami
1957
Ballymoss
Court Harwell
Brioche
1956
Cambremer
Hornbeam
French Beige
1955
Meld
Nucleus
Beau Prince
1954
Never Say Die
Elopement
Estremadur
1953
Premonition
Northern Light
Aureole
1952
Tulyar
Kingsfold
Alcinus
1951
Talma
Fraise du Bois
Medway
1950
Scratch
Vieux Manoir
Sanlinea
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
Early years
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 1776 at The Red Lion Inn located in the Market Place, Doncaster to discuss the following 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. The event was moved to its present location, Town Moor, in 1778.[ 1]
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
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
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) – Masked Marvel (2011), 3m 00.44s
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
Year
Winner
Jockey
Trainer
Owner
Time
1776
Allabaculia
John Singleton
Christopher Scaife
2nd Marq. of Rockingham
1777
Bourbon
John Cade
William Sotheron
1778
Hollandoise
George Herring
Joseph Rose
Sir Thomas Gascoigne
1779
Tommy
George Lowry
Joseph Rose
Thomas Stapleton
1780
Ruler
John Mangle
William Bethell
1781
Serina
Richard Foster
J. Lowther
William Radcliffe
1782
Imperatrix
George Searle
George Searle
Henry Goodricke
1783
Phoenomenon
Anthony Hall
Isaac Cape
Sir John Lister Kaye
1784
Omphale
John Kirton
M. Mason
John Coates
1785
Cowslip
George Searle
George Searle
Richard Hill
1786
Paragon
John Mangle
John Mangle
Lord Archibald Hamilton
1787
Spadille
John Mangle
John Mangle
Lord Archibald Hamilton
1788
Young Flora
John Mangle
John Mangle
Lord Archibald Hamilton
1789
Pewett [a]
William Wilson
Christopher Scaife
4th Earl Fitzwilliam
1790
Ambidexter
George Searle
George Searle
Mr Dealtry
1791
Young Traveller
John Jackson
John Hutchinson
John Hutchinson
1792
Tartar
John Mangle
John Mangle
Lord Archibald Hamilton
1793
Ninety-three
Bill Peirse
John Clifton
1794
Beningbrough
John Jackson
John Hutchinson
John Hutchinson
1795
Hambletonian
Dixon Boyce
John Hutchinson
Sir Charles Turner
1796
Ambrosio
John Jackson
Frank Neale
Joseph Cookson
1797
Lounger
John Shepherd
George Searle
Gilbert Crompton
1798
Symmetry
John Jackson
Sam King
Sir Thomas Gascoigne
1799
Cockfighter
Tom Fields
Tom Fields
Sir Henry Tempest Vane
1800
Champion
Frank Buckle
Tom Perren
Christopher Wilson
1801
Quiz
John Shepherd
George Searle
Gilbert Crompton
1802
Orville
John Singleton, Jr.
Christopher Scaife
4th Earl Fitzwilliam
1803
Remembrancer
Ben Smith
J. Smith
10th Earl of Strathmore
1804
Sancho
Frank Buckle
Bartle Atkinson
Harry Mellish
1805
Staveley
John Jackson
Bartle Atkinson
Harry Mellish
1806
Fyldener
Tom Carr
John Clifton
1807
Paulina
Bill Clift
Christopher Scaife
4th Earl Fitzwilliam
1808
Petronius
Ben Smith
William Theakston
9th Duke of Hamilton
1809
Ashton
Ben Smith
William Theakston
9th Duke of Hamilton
1810
Octavian
Bill Clift
Frank Jordan
6th Duke of Leeds
1811
Soothsayer
Ben Smith
Tommy Sykes
Richard Oliver Gascoigne
1812
Otterington
Bob Johnson
W. Hessletine
Ralph Robb
1813
Altisidora
John Jackson
Tommy Sykes
Richard Watt
1814
William
John Shepherd
William Theakston
9th Duke of Hamilton
1815
Filho da Puta
John Jackson
James Croft
Sir William Maxwell
1816
The Duchess
Ben Smith
James Croft
Sir Bellingham Graham
1817
Ebor
Bob Johnson
John Lonsdale
Henry Peirse
1818
Reveller
Bob Johnson
John Lonsdale
Henry Peirse
1819
Antonio
Tom Nicholson
John Lonsdale
James Ferguson
1820
St Patrick
Bob Johnson
John Lonsdale
Sir Edward Smith
3:26.0
1821
Jack Spigot
Bill Scott
Isaac Blades
Thomas Orde-Powlett
1822
Theodore
John Jackson
James Croft
Edward Petre
3:23.0[ 2]
1823
Barefoot
Tom Goodisson
Richard Shepherd
Richard Watt
1824
Jerry
Ben Smith
James Croft
Richard Oliver Gascoigne
1825
Memnon
Bill Scott
Richard Shepherd
Richard Watt
1826
Tarrare
George Nelson
Sam King
6th Earl of Scarbrough
1827
Matilda
Jem Robinson
John Scott
Edward Petre
1828
The Colonel
Bill Scott
John Scott
Edward Petre
1829
Rowton
Bill Scott
John Scott
Edward Petre
1830
Birmingham
Patrick Conolly
Thomas Flintoff
John Beardsworth
1831
Chorister
John Barham Day
John Smith
1st Marq. of Cleveland
1832
Margrave
Jem Robinson
John Scott
John Gully
1833
Rockingham
Sam Darling
Richard Shepherd
Richard Watt
1834
Touchstone
George Calloway
John Scott
1st Marq. of Westminster
1835
Queen of Trumps
Tommy Lye
John Blenkhorn
Edward Lloyd-Mostyn
1836
Elis
John Barham Day
John Doe
Lord George Bentinck
1837
Mango
Sam Day, Jr.
Montgomery Dilly
Charles Greville
1838
Don John
Bill Scott
John Scott
6th Earl of Chesterfield
1839
Charles the Twelfth [b]
Bill Scott
John Scott
Major Yarburgh
3:25.00
1840
Launcelot
Bill Scott
John Scott
1st Marq. of Westminster
3:40.00
1841
Satirist
Bill Scott
John Scott
1st Marq. of Westminster
1842
Blue Bonnet
Tommy Lye
Tom Dawson
13th Earl of Eglinton
1843
Nutwith
Job Marson
Bob Johnson
Samuel Wrather
1844
Faugh-a-Ballagh
Henry Bell
John Forth
Edward John Irwin
1845
The Baron
Frank Butler
John Scott
George Watts
1846
Sir Tatton Sykes
Bill Scott
William Oates
Bill Scott
1847
Van Tromp
Job Marson
John Fobert
13th Earl of Eglinton
1848
Surplice
Nat Flatman
Robert Stephenson, Jr.
3rd Viscount Clifden
3:19.00
1849
The Flying Dutchman
Charles Marlow
John Fobert
13th Earl of Eglinton
1850
Voltigeur [c]
Job Marson
Robert Hill
2nd Earl of Zetland
1851
Newminster
Sim Templeman
John Scott
Anthony Nichol
1852
Stockwell
John Norman
William Harlock
2nd Marquess of Exeter
1853
West Australian
Frank Butler
John Scott
John Bowes
1854
Knight of St George
Robert Basham
R. Longstaff
J. B. Morris
1855
Saucebox
John Wells
Tom Parr
Tom Parr
1856
Warlock
Nat Flatman
John Scott
Anthony Nichol
1857
Imperieuse
Nat Flatman
John Scott
John Scott
1858
Sunbeam
Luke Snowden
John Prince
James Merry
1859
Gamester
Tom Aldcroft
John Scott
Sir Charles Monck
1860
St Albans
Luke Snowden
Alec Taylor, Sr.
2nd Marq. of Ailesbury
3:20.00
1861
Caller Ou
Tom Chaloner
William I'Anson
William I'Anson
3:16.20
1862
The Marquis
Tom Chaloner
John Scott
Stanhope Hawke
1863
Lord Clifden
John Osborne, Jr.
Edwin Parr
3rd Viscount St Vincent
1864
Blair Athol
Jim Snowden
William I'Anson
William I'Anson
1865
Gladiateur
Harry Grimshaw
Tom Jennings
Frédéric de Lagrange
1866
Lord Lyon
Harry Custance
James Dover
Richard Sutton
1867
Achievement
Tom Chaloner
James Dover
Mark Pearson
1868
Formosa
Tom Chaloner
Henry Woolcott
William Graham
1869
Pero Gomez
John Wells
John Porter
Sir Joseph Hawley
1870
Hawthornden
Jemmy Grimshaw
Joseph Dawson
Thomas Vaughan Morgan
1871
Hannah
Charlie Maidment
Joseph Hayhoe
Mayer de Rothschild
3:22.00
1872
Wenlock
Charlie Maidment
Tom Wadlow
2nd Earl of Wilton
1873
Marie Stuart
Tom Osborne
Robert Peck
James Merry
1874
Apology
John Osborne, Jr.
William Osborne
John King
3:16.00
1875
Craig Millar
Tom Chaloner
Alec Taylor, Sr.
William Stirling Crawfurd
1876
Petrarch
Jem Goater
John Dawson
Viscount Dupplin
1877
Silvio
Fred Archer
Mathew Dawson
6th Viscount Falmouth
3:27.00
1878
Jannette
Fred Archer
Mathew Dawson
6th Viscount Falmouth
3:20.50
1879
Rayon d'Or
Jem Goater
Tom Jennings
Frédéric de Lagrange
1880
Robert the Devil
Tom Cannon, Sr.
Charles Blanton
Charles Brewer
3:32.00
1881
Iroquois
Fred Archer
Jacob Pincus
Pierre Lorillard
3:20.60
1882
Dutch Oven
Fred Archer
Mathew Dawson
6th Viscount Falmouth
3:16.00
1883
Ossian
John Watts
Richard Marsh
12th Duke of Hamilton
3:19.00
1884
The Lambkin
John Watts
Mathew Dawson
Robert Vyner
3:14.00
1885
Melton
Fred Archer
Mathew Dawson
20th Baron Hastings
3:15.60
1886
Ormonde
Fred Archer
John Porter
1st Duke of Westminster
3:21.4
1887
Kilwarlin
Jack Robinson
James Jewitt
7th Baron Rodney
3:26.00
1888
Seabreeze
Jack Robinson
James Jewitt
5th Baron Calthorpe
3:11.8
1889
Donovan
Fred Barrett
George Dawson
6th Duke of Portland
3:13.00
1890
Memoir
John Watts
George Dawson
6th Duke of Portland
3:13.60
1891
Common
George Barrett
John Porter
Sir Frederick Johnstone
3:14.40
1892
La Fleche
John Watts
John Porter
Maurice de Hirsch
3:14.60
1893
Isinglass
Tommy Loates
James Jewitt
Harry McCalmont
3:13.40
1894
Throstle
Morny Cannon
John Porter
1st Baron Alington
3:12.20
1895
Sir Visto
Sam Loates
Mathew Dawson
5th Earl of Rosebery
3:18.40
1896
Persimmon
John Watts
Richard Marsh
HRH Prince of Wales
3:20.00
1897
Galtee More
Charles Wood
Sam Darling
John Gubbins
3:31.20
1898
Wildfowler
Charles Wood
Sam Darling
Henry Greer
3:13.00
1899
Flying Fox
Morny Cannon
John Porter
1st Duke of Westminster
3:15.60
1900
Diamond Jubilee
Herbert Jones
Richard Marsh
HRH Prince of Wales
3:09.20
1901
Doricles
Kempton Cannon
Alfred Hayhoe
Leopold de Rothschild
3:08.40
1902
Sceptre
Fred Hardy
Bob Sievier
Bob Sievier
3:12.40
1903
Rock Sand
Danny Maher
George Blackwell
Sir James Miller
3:09.40
1904
Pretty Polly
Willie Lane
Peter Gilpin
Eustace Loder
3:05.80
1905
Challacombe
Otto Madden
Alec Taylor, Jr.
Washington Singer
3:05.40
1906
Troutbeck
Georges Stern
Willie Waugh
2nd Duke of Westminster
3:04.20
1907
Wool Winder
Bill Halsey
Harry Enoch
Ned Baird
3:05.60
1908
Your Majesty
Walter Griggs
Charles Morton
Jack Joel
3:06.00
1909
Bayardo
Danny Maher
Alec Taylor, Jr.
Alfred Cox
3:08.60
1910
Swynford
Frank Wootton
George Lambton
17th Earl of Derby
3:04.00
1911
Prince Palatine
Frank O'Neill
Henry Beardsley
Thomas Pilkington
3:06.00
1912
Tracery
George Bellhouse
John Watson
August Belmont, Jr.
3:11.80
1913
Night Hawk
Elijah Wheatley
Jack Robinson
William Hall Walker
3:03.60
1914
Black Jester
Walter Griggs
Charles Morton
Jack Joel
3:02.60
1915
Pommern
Steve Donoghue
Charles Peck
Solomon Joel
2:55.60
1916
Hurry On
Charlie Childs
Fred Darling
James Buchanan
2:59.60
1917
Gay Crusader
Steve Donoghue
Alec Taylor, Jr.
Alfred Cox
2:59.60
1918
Gainsborough
Joe Childs
Alec Taylor, Jr.
Lady James Douglas
3:04.00
1919
Keysoe
Brownie Carslake
George Lambton
17th Earl of Derby
3:06.80
1920
Caligula
Arthur Smith
Harvey Leader
Mathradas Goculdas
3:07.40
1921
Polemarch
Joe Childs
Tom Green
7th Marq. of Londonderry
3:06.80
1922
Royal Lancer
Bobby Jones
Alf Sadler, Jr.
5th Earl of Lonsdale
3:14.20
1923
Tranquil
Tommy Weston
Charles Morton
17th Earl of Derby
3:05.00
1924
Salmon-Trout
Brownie Carslake
Dick Dawson
HH Aga Khan III
3:13.20
1925
Solario
Joe Childs
Reginald Day
Sir John Rutherford
3:04.40
1926
Coronach
Joe Childs
Fred Darling
1st Baron Woolavington
3:01.60
1927
Book Law
Henri Jelliss
Alec Taylor, Jr.
2nd Viscount Astor
3:14.40
1928
Fairway
Tommy Weston
Frank Butters
17th Earl of Derby
3:03.00
1929
Trigo
Michael Beary
Dick Dawson
William Barnett
3:03.40
1930
Singapore
Gordon Richards
Thomas Hogg
1st Baron Glanely
3:09.20
1931
Sandwich
Harry Wragg
Jack Jarvis
6th Earl of Rosebery
3:11.20
1932
Firdaussi
Freddie Fox
Frank Butters
HH Aga Khan III
3:04.40
1933
Hyperion
Tommy Weston
George Lambton
17th Earl of Derby
3:06.80
1934
Windsor Lad
Charlie Smirke
Marcus Marsh
Martin H. Benson
3:01.60
1935
Bahram
Charlie Smirke
Frank Butters
HH Aga Khan III
3:01.80
1936
Boswell
Pat Beasley
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
William Woodward
3:08.60
1937
Chulmleigh
Gordon Richards
Thomas Hogg
1st Baron Glanely
3:07.40
1938
Scottish Union
Brownie Carslake
Noel Cannon
Jimmy Rank
3:11.40
1939
no race [d]
1940
Turkhan
Gordon Richards
Frank Butters
HH Aga Khan III
3:32.40
1941
Sun Castle
Georges Bridgland
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
1st Viscount Portal
3:04.00
1942
Sun Chariot
Gordon Richards
Fred Darling
HM King George VI
3:08.40
1943
Herringbone
Harry Wragg
Walter Earl
17th Earl of Derby
3:05.00
1944
Tehran
Gordon Richards
Frank Butters
HH Aga Khan III
3:06.60
1945
Chamossaire
Tommy Lowrey
Dick Perryman
Stanhope Joel
2:55.80
1946
Airborne
Tommy Lowrey
Dick Perryman
John Ferguson
3:10.20
1947
Sayajirao
Edgar Britt
Sam Armstrong
HH Maharaja of Baroda
3:07.80
1948
Black Tarquin
Edgar Britt
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
William Woodward
3:08.80
1949
Ridge Wood
Michael Beary
Noel Murless
Geoffrey Smith
3:08.20
1950
Scratch
Rae Johnstone
Charles Semblat
Marcel Boussac
3:08.80
1951
Talma
Rae Johnstone
Charles Semblat
Marcel Boussac
3:13.80
1952
Tulyar
Charlie Smirke
Marcus Marsh
HH Aga Khan III
3:07.80
1953
Premonition
Eph Smith
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
Wilfrid Wyatt
3:06.80
1954
Never Say Die
Charlie Smirke
Joseph Lawson
Robert Sterling Clark
3:10.60
1955
Meld
Harry Carr
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
Lady Zia Wernher
3:14.60
1956
Cambremer
Freddie Palmer
Georges Bridgland
Ralph Strassburger
3:12.20
1957
Ballymoss
T. P. Burns
Vincent O'Brien
John McShain
3:15.60
1958
Alcide
Harry Carr
Cecil Boyd-Rochfort
Sir Humphrey de Trafford
3:06.40
1959
Cantelo
Edward Hide
Charles Elsey
William Hill
3:04.60
1960
St. Paddy
Lester Piggott
Noel Murless
Sir Victor Sassoon
3:13.20
1961
Aurelius
Lester Piggott
Noel Murless
Vera Lilley
3:06.60
1962
Hethersett
Harry Carr
Dick Hern
Lionel Holliday
3:10.80
1963
Ragusa
Garnie Bougoure
Paddy Prendergast
Jim Mullion
3:05.40
1964
Indiana
Jimmy Lindley
Jack Watts
Charles Engelhard
3:05.00
1965
Provoke
Joe Mercer
Dick Hern
Jakie Astor
3:18.60
1966
Sodium
Frankie Durr
George Todd
Radha Sigtia
3:09.80
1967
Ribocco
Lester Piggott
Fulke Johnson Houghton
Charles Engelhard
3:05.40
1968
Ribero
Lester Piggott
Fulke Johnson Houghton
Charles Engelhard
3:19.80
1969
Intermezzo
Ron Hutchinson
Harry Wragg
Gerry Oldham
3:11.80
1970
Nijinsky
Lester Piggott
Vincent O'Brien
Charles Engelhard
3:06.40
1971
Athens Wood
Lester Piggott
Harry Thomson Jones
Eileen Rogerson
3:14.90
1972
Boucher
Lester Piggott
Vincent O'Brien
Ogden Phipps
3:28.71
1973
Peleid
Frankie Durr
Bill Elsey
William Behrens
3:08.21
1974
Bustino
Joe Mercer
Dick Hern
Lady Beaverbrook
3:09.02
1975
Bruni
Tony Murray
Ryan Price
Charles St George
3:05.31
1976
Crow
Yves Saint-Martin
Angel Penna
Daniel Wildenstein
3:13.17
1977
Dunfermline
Willie Carson
Dick Hern
HM Queen Elizabeth II
3:05.17
1978
Julio Mariner
Edward Hide
Clive Brittain
Marcos Lemos
3:04.94
1979
Son of Love
Alain Lequeux
Robert Collet
Alexis Rolland
3:09.02
1980
Light Cavalry
Joe Mercer
Henry Cecil
Jim Joel
3:11.48
1981
Cut Above
Joe Mercer
Dick Hern
Sir Jakie Astor
3:11.60
1982
Touching Wood
Paul Cook
Harry Thomson Jones
Maktoum Al Maktoum
3:03.53
1983
Sun Princess
Willie Carson
Dick Hern
Sir Michael Sobell
3:16.65
1984
Commanche Run
Lester Piggott
Luca Cumani
Ivan Allan
3:09.93
1985
Oh So Sharp
Steve Cauthen
Henry Cecil
Sheikh Mohammed
3:07.13
1986
Moon Madness
Pat Eddery
John Dunlop
Duchess of Norfolk
3:05.03
1987
Reference Point
Steve Cauthen
Henry Cecil
Louis Freedman
3:05.91
1988
Minster Son
Willie Carson
Neil Graham
Lady Beaverbrook
3:06.80
1989
Michelozzo [e]
Steve Cauthen
Henry Cecil
Charles St George
3:20.72
1990
Snurge
Richard Quinn
Paul Cole
Martyn Arbib
3:08.78
1991
Toulon
Pat Eddery
André Fabre
Khalid Abdullah
3:03.12
1992
User Friendly
George Duffield
Clive Brittain
Bill Gredley
3:05.48
1993
Bob's Return
Philip Robinson
Mark Tompkins
Jackie Smith
3:07.85
1994
Moonax
Pat Eddery
Barry Hills
Sheikh Mohammed
3:04.19
1995
Classic Cliche
Frankie Dettori
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin
3:09.74
1996
Shantou
Frankie Dettori
John Gosden
Sheikh Mohammed
3:05.10
1997
Silver Patriarch
Pat Eddery
John Dunlop
Peter Winfield
3:06.92
1998
Nedawi
John Reid
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin
3:05.61
1999
Mutafaweq
Richard Hills
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin
3:02.75
2000
Millenary
Richard Quinn
John Dunlop
Neil Jones
3:02.58
2001
Milan
Michael Kinane
Aidan O'Brien
Tabor / Magnier
3:05.16
2002
Bollin Eric
Kevin Darley
Tim Easterby
Sir Neil Westbrook
3:02.92
2003
Brian Boru
Jamie Spencer
Aidan O'Brien
Sue Magnier
3:04.64
2004
Rule of Law
Kerrin McEvoy
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin
3:06.29
2005
Scorpion
Frankie Dettori
Aidan O'Brien
Magnier / Tabor
3:19.01
2006
Sixties Icon [f]
Frankie Dettori
Jeremy Noseda
Susan Roy
2:57.29
2007
Lucarno
Jimmy Fortune
John Gosden
George Strawbridge
3:01.90
2008
Conduit
Frankie Dettori
Sir Michael Stoute
Ballymacoll Stud
3:07.92
2009
Mastery
Ted Durcan
Saeed bin Suroor
Godolphin
3:04.81
2010
Arctic Cosmos
William Buick
John Gosden
Hood / Geffen
3:03.12
2011
Masked Marvel
William Buick
John Gosden
Bjorn Nielsen
3:00.44
2012
Encke
Mickael Barzalona
Mahmood Al Zarooni
Godolphin Racing
3:03.81
2013
Leading Light
Joseph O'Brien
Aidan O'Brien
Smith / Magnier / Tabor
3:09.20
2014
Kingston Hill
Andrea Atzeni
Roger Varian
Paul Smith
3:05.42
2015
Simple Verse [g]
Andrea Atzeni
Ralph Beckett
QRL / Al Thani / Al Kubaisi
3:07.12
2016
Harbour Law
George Baker
Laura Mongan
Jackie Cornwell
3:05.48
2017
Capri
Ryan Moore
Aidan O'Brien
Smith / Magnier / Tabor
3:04.04
2018
Kew Gardens
Ryan Moore
Aidan O'Brien
Smith / Magnier / Tabor
a The 1789 race was awarded to Pewett after the first-placed Zanga was disqualified for jostling.
b The 1839 outcome was a dead-heat, but Charles the Twelfth beat Euclid in a run-off.
c The 1850 race finished as a dead-heat, but Voltigeur defeated Russborough in a run-off.
d The 1939 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II .
e The 1989 running took place at Ayr over 1-mile, 6 furlongs and 127 yards.
f The 2006 edition was contested at York over 1-mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards.
g 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.[ 3]
Wartime races
1915–18: The September Stakes at Newmarket (Rowley Mile) over 1-mile and 6 furlongs.
1940: The Yorkshire St Leger Stakes at Thirsk over 1-mile and 7 furlongs.
1941: The New St Leger Stakes at Manchester over 1-mile and 6 furlongs.
1942–44: The New St Leger Stakes at Newmarket (Summer Course) over 1-mile, 6 furlongs and 150 yards.
1945: The St Leger Stakes at York over 1-mile and 6 furlongs.
In popular culture
As the last of the classics , the race marks the end of summer in England.[ 4] 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.[ 5]
The Agatha Christie novel The ABC Murders has the St Leger as a plot point near the end of the novel.
See also
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