St Leger Stakes
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.
| Group 1 race | |
Doncaster Racecourse is host to the St Leger Stakes. | |
| Location | Doncaster Racecourse Doncaster, England |
|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||
| Eldar Eldarov | New London | Giavellotto |
| 2021 | ||
| Hurricane Lane | Mojo Star | The Mediterranean |
| 2020-2011 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ||
| Galileo Chrome | Berkshire Rocco | Pyledriver |
| 2019 | ||
| Logician | Sir Ron Priestley | Nayef Road |
| 2018 | ||
| Kew Gardens | Lah Ti Dar | Southern France |
| 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 |
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.