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St. Leger Stakes Race Guide
St Leger StakesRacecourse: Doncaster Racecourse
Distance: 1 mile 6 furlongs 132 yards
Prize Money: £475,000
Qualification: 3 year old colts and fillies
First Run: 1776
Status: Group One (Classic)
The St. Leger Stakes is the last of the Group One Classics run in England every year. The St. Leger Stakes is also the last race in the Triple Crowns for both fillies and colts, and traditionally draws a field of late maturing 3-year old runners.
Run at Doncaster Racecourse in September, the St. Leger Stakes
is open to 3-year old thoroughbred colts and fillies. The race is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards, making it the longest of the Classics.
The season’s final Classic dates back to 1776 when a 25-Guinea sweepstakes was first hosted at Cantley Common by Charles Watson-Wentworth, the 2nd Marquis of Rockingham. The race only acquired its name during the 1778 meeting when the Marquis decided to name the race after his friend Lieutenant Colonel Anthony St. Leger.
The St. Leger has had something of a nomadic past. The race was run at Newmarket in the early 1900s before being moved to Thirsk during the Second World War. During the war the race was also run in Manchester and York before moving back to Doncaster in 1946.
St. Leger Stakes Betting
As a major flat racing betting highlight, the St. Leger Stakes not only attracts interest in its own right, but Triple Crown bets can also hinge on the outcome of the St. Leger. Ante-post betting markets on the St. Leger Stakes tend to open after the Epsom Derby and the Epsom Oaks have been run.
The St. Leger Stakes does not attract a large selection of runners from the other Classics. Form 3-year olds are generally targeted at shorter late season Group One races, with Triple Crown contenders the exception to this trend. Horses entering the race with Triple Crown aspirations are always an interesting bet, however, punters need to keep their eyes open for Group One winners with experience over longer distances.
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St. Leger Stakes Winners
A number of thoroughbred racehorses have made names for themselves at the St. Leger Stakes by winning the race to capture the Triple Crown. Nijinsky is one of the most famous St. Leger Stakes winners, capturing the Triple Crown in 1970 as part of a clean sweep of the Classics for colts.
In recent years Aidan O’Brien and Saeed bin Surroor have emerged as the two most successful trainers of St. Leger Stakes winners. The two trainers have won six of the St. Leger Stakes races run during the last decade.
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