St Leger

The St Leger is one of the five British flat Classic races and is open to three year old thoroughbreds. The race takes place at Doncaster racecourse once a year, normally around the middle of September and is run over a distance of one mile and six furlongs. The prize money is in excess of £475,000.

Doncaster Course Description

Doncaster is a left-handed, pear shaped course, just under two miles long.

The St Leger Trends

The only jockey to ride more than one St Leger winner in the last ten years is Frankie Dettori having ridden two winners.

Saeed Bin Suroor and Aidan O'Brien are the most successful trainers of the last ten years with three winners each.

Favourites have a superb record in the St Leger with seven winners in the last ten years including one joint favourite. No winner has been priced bigger than 7/1 in that period.

St Leger Ten Year Winners

2007 St Leger Winner – 14241 Lucarno 7/2 (8) – J Fortune – J Gosden

2006 St Leger Winner – 61731 Sixties Icon 11/8f (11) – L Dettori – J Noseda

2005 St Leger Winner – 12(16)21 Scorpion 10/11f (2) – L Dettori – A O'Brien

2004 St Leger Winner – 32241 Rule of Law 3/1jf (9) – K McEvoy – S Bin Suroor

2003 St Leger Winner – 13(16)42 Brian Boru 5/4f (9) – J Spencer – A O'Brien

2002 St Leger Winner – 32233 Bollin Eric 7/1 (3) – K Darley – T Easterby

2001 St Leger Winner – 23541 Milan 13/8f (7) – M Kinane – A O'Brien

2000 St Leger Winner – 51181 Millenary 11/4f (5) – T Quinn – J Dunlop

1999 St Leger Winner – 11154 Mutafaweq 11/2 (6) – R Hills – S Bin Suroor

1998 St Leger Winner – 131 Nedawi 5/2f (1) – J Reid – S Bin Suroor

St Leger Draw Bias

The last ten renewals of this event show no significant draw bias.

Doncaster St Leger Resources

St Leger Tips – Get tips on the St Leger from the EBA Horse Racing Forum.

Free bet on the St Leger – Visit our free bets page to get a free bet of up to £150 on the Doncaster St Leger.