Doncaster St Leger Winners
The St Leger has been won by some legendary horses through the decades and jubilant crowds watch on to see a little piece of horse racing history each year. Doncaster Racecourse St Leger Festival is one of the most prestigious race weeks of the British horse racing calendar and an experience not to be missed! The St Leger is without a doubt the biggest race of the campaign, being the oldest Classic of the season. The namesake festival in September has a whole host of good races too: Sceptre Stakes (Group 3) Park Hill Stakes (Group 2) Flying Childers Stakes (Group 2) Doncaster Cup (Group 2) May Hill Stakes (Group 2) St Leger (Group 1) Champagne. Feb 26, 2021 Logician (Left) ridden by Frankie Dettori wins the William Hill St Leger Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse - Credit: PA DID YOU KNOW? The first horse racing track in Doncaster was established in 1614.
Doncaster St Leger Winners Results
St Leger winners in the 2000s
In 2008, Conduit won the Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes, earning Frankie Dettori and trainer Sir Michael Stoute a fantastic victory over Unsung Hero, Look Here and Aidan O’Brien’s Hindu Kush.
Doncaster St Leger Winners 2020
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Time |
| 2000 | Millenary | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | Neil Jones | 3:02.58 |
| 2001 | Milan | Michael Kinane | Aidan O’Brien | Sue Magnier; Michael Tabor | 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 | Sue Magnier; Michael Tabor | 3:19.01 |
| 2006* | Sixties Icon | 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 |
*The 2006 race was run at York Racecourse (over 1 mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards) because Doncaster Racecourse was undergoing redevelopment.
St Leger winners in the 1900s
Doncaster St Leger Winners 2020
Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| 1900 | Diamond Jubilee | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales (Edward VII) |
| 1901 | Doricles | Kempton Cannon | Alfred Hayhoe | Leopold de Rothschild |
| 1902 | Sceptre | Fred Hardy | Bob Sievier | Bob Sievier |
| 1903 | Rock Sand | Danny Maher | George Blackwell | Sir James Miller |
| 1904 | Pretty Polly | Willie Lane | Peter Gilpin | Eustace Loder |
| 1905 | Challacombe | Otto Madden | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Washington Singer |
| 1906 | Troutbeck | George Stern | Willie Waugh | 2nd Duke of Westminster |
| 1907 | Wool Winder | Bill Halsey | Harry Enoch | Ned Baird |
| 1908 | Your Majesty | Wal Griggs | Charles Morton | Jack B. Joel |
| 1909 | Bayardo | Danny Maher | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred W. Cox |
| 1910 | Swynford | Frank Wootton | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby |
| 1911 | Prince Palatine | Frank O’Neill | Henry Beardsley | Thomas Pilkington |
| 1912 | Tracery | George Bellhouse | John Watson | August Belmont, Jr. |
| 1913 | Night Hawk | Elijah Wheatley | Jack Robinson | William Walker |
| 1914 | Black Jester | Wal Griggs | Charles Morton | Jack B. Joel |
| 1915 | Pommern | Steve Donoghue | Charley Peck | Solly Joel |
| 1916 | Hurry On | Charlie Childs | Fred Darling | James Buchanan |
| 1917 | Gay Crusader | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred W. Cox |
| 1918 | Gainsborough | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Lady James Douglas |
| 1919 | Keysoe | Brownie Carslake | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby |
| 1920 | Caligula | Arthur Smith | Jack Leader | Mathradas Goculdas |
| 1921 | Polemarch | Joe Childs | Tom Green | 7th Marquess of Londonderry |
| 1922 | Royal Lancer | Bobby Jones | Alf Sadler | 5th Earl of Lonsdale |
| 1923 | Tranquil | Tommy Weston | Charles Morton | 17th Earl of Derby |
| 1924 | Salmon-Trout | Brownie Carslake | Dick Dawson | HH Aga Khan III |
| 1925 | Solario | Joe Childs | Reg Day | Sir John Rutherford |
| 1926 | Coronach | Joe Childs | Fred Darling | 1st Baron Woolavington |
| 1927 | Book Law | Henri Jelliss | Alec Taylor, Jr. | 2nd Viscount Astor |
| 1928 | Fairway | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 17th Earl of Derby |
| 1929 | Trigo | Michael Beary | Dick Dawson | William Barnett |
| 1930 | Singapore | Gordon Richards | Tommy Hogg | 1st Baron Glanely |
| 1931 | Sandwich | Harry Wragg | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery |
| 1932 | Firdaussi | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III |
| 1933 | Hyperion | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby |
| 1934 | Windsor Lad | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Martin H. Benson |
| 1935 | Bahram | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III |
| 1936 | Boswell | Pat Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | William Woodward, Sr. |
| 1937 | Chulmleigh | Gordon Richards | Tommy Hogg | 1st Baron Glanely |
| 1938 | Scottish Union | Brownie Carslake | Noel Cannon | Jimmy Rank |
| 1939 | no race (World War II) | |||
| 1940 | Turkhan | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III |
| 1941 | Sun Castle | George Bridgland | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1st Viscount Portal |
| 1942 | Sun Chariot | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | King George VI |
| 1943 | Herringbone | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | 17th Earl of Derby |
| 1944 | Tehran | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III |
| 1945 | Chamossaire | Tommy Lowrey | Dick Perryman | Stanhope Joel |
| 1946 | Airborne | Tommy Lowrey | Dick Perryman | John Ferguson |
| 1947 | Sayajirao | Edgar Britt | Sam Armstrong | HH Maharaja of Baroda |
| 1948 | Black Tarquin | Edgar Britt | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | William Woodward, Sr. |
| 1949 | Ridge Wood | Michael Beary | Noel Murless | Geoffrey Smith |
| 1950 | Scratch | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac |
| 1951 | Talma | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac |
| 1952 | Tulyar | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | HH Aga Khan III |
| 1953 | Premonition | Eph Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Wilfred Wyatt |
| 1954 | Never Say Die | Charlie Smirke | Joe Lawson | Robert Sterling Clark |
| 1955 | Meld | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Lady Zia Werner |
| 1956 | Cambremer | Freddie Palmer | Georges Bridgland | Ralph B. Strassburger |
| 1957 | Ballymoss | Tommy Burns | Vincent O’Brien | John McShain |
| 1958 | Alcide | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Sir Humphrey de Trafford |
| 1959 | Cantelo | Eddie Hide | Charles Elsey | William Hill |
| 1960 | St. Paddy | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon |
| 1961 | Aurelius | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Vera Lilley |
| 1962 | Hethersett | Harry Carr | Dick Hern | Lionel Holiday |
| 1963 | Ragusa | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Jim Mullion |
| 1964 | Indiana | Jimmy Lindley | Jack Watts | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. |
| 1965 | Provoke | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Jakie Astor |
| 1966 | Sodium | Frankie Durr | George Todd | Radha Sigtia |
| 1967 | Ribocco | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. |
| 1968 | Ribero | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. |
| 1969 | Intermezzo | Ron Hutchinson | Harry Wragg | Gerry Oldham |
| 1970 | Nijinsky | Lester Piggott | Vincent O’Brien | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. |
| 1971 | Athens Wood | Lester Piggott | Harry Thomson Jones | Eileen Rogerson |
| 1972 | Boucher | Lester Piggott | Vincent O’Brien | Ogden Phipps |
| 1973 | Peleid | Frankie Durr | Bill Elsey | William E. Behrens |
| 1974 | Bustino | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Lady Beaverbrook |
| 1975 | Bruni | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | Charles St. George |
| 1976 | Crow | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna, Sr. | Daniel Wildenstein |
| 1977 | Dunfermline | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Queen Elizabeth II |
| 1978 | Julio Mariner | Eddie Hide | Clive Brittain | Marcus Lemos |
| 1979 | Son of Love | Alain Lequeux | Robert Collet | Alexis Rolland |
| 1980 | Light Cavalry | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Jim Joel |
| 1981 | Cut Above | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Sir Jackie Astor |
| 1982 | Touching Wood | Paul Cook | Harry Thomson Jones | Maktoum Al Maktoum |
| 1983 | Sun Princess | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell |
| 1984 | Commanche Run | Lester Piggott | Luca Cumani | Ivan Allan |
| 1985 | Oh So Sharp | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1986 | Moon Madness | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | Duchess of Norfolk |
| 1987 | Reference Point | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Louis Freedman |
| 1988 | Minster Son | Willie Carson | Neil Graham | Lady Beaverbrook |
| 1989* | Michelozzo | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Charles St. George |
| 1990 | Snurge | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Martyn Arbib |
| 1991 | Toulon | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah |
| 1992 | User Friendly | George Duffield | Clive Brittain | Bill Gredley |
| 1993 | Bob’s Return | Philip Robinson | Mark Tompkins | Mrs Jackie Smith |
| 1994 | Moonax | Pat Eddery | Barry Hills | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1995 | Classic Cliche | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 1996 | Shantou | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed |
| 1997 | Silver Patriarch | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | Peter Winfield |
| 1998 | Nedawi | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
| 1999 | Mutafaweq | Richard Hills | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin |
*The 1989 race was run at Ayr Racecourse because of subsidence at Doncaster Racecourse.
In 1970, the legendary Nijinsky ridden by the equally legendary Lester Piggott won the English Triple Crown, joining only a total of 15 horses ever to have emerged as St Leger Stakes winners after having also won the 2000 Guineas and the Epsom Derby. Before Nijinsky, the last Triple Crown winner was Bahram, in 1935.
St Leger Homes
St Leger winners from 1776 to 1899
Doncaster St Leger Winners List
| 1776 – Allabaculia1777 – Bourbon 1778 – Hollandaise 1779 – Tommy 1780 – Ruler 1781 – Serina 1782 – Imperatrix 1783 – Phoenomenon 1784 – Omphale 1785 – Cowslip 1786 – Paragon 1787 – Spadille 1788 – Young Flora 1789 – Pewett 1790 – Ambidexter 1791 – Young Traveller 1792 – Tartar 1793 – Ninety-Three 1794 – Beningbrough 1795 – Hambletonian 1796 – Ambrosio 1797 – Lounger 1798 – Symmetry 1799 – Cockfighter 1800 – Champion 1801 – Quiz 1802 – Orville 1803 – Remembrancer 1804 – Sancho 1805 – Stavely 1806 – Fyldener 1807 – Paulina 1808 – Petronius 1809 – Ashton 1810 – Octavian 1811 – Soothsayer 1812 – Otterington 1813 – Altisidora 1814 – William 1815 – Filho da Puta 1816 – The Duchess 1817 – Ebor | 1818 – Reveller1819 – Antonio 1820 – St. Patrick 1821 – Jack Spigot 1822 – Theodore 1823 – Barefoot 1824 – Jerry 1825 – Memnon 1826 – Tarrare 1827 – Matilda 1828 – The Colonel 1829 – Rowton 1830 – Birmingham 1831 – Chorister 1832 – Margrave 1833 – Rockingham 1834 – Touchstone 1835 – Queen of Trumps 1836 – Elis 1837 – Mango 1838 – Don John 1839 – Charles XII 1840 – Launcelot 1841 – Satirist 1842 – Blue Bonnet 1843 – Nutwith 1844 – Faugh-a-Ballagh 1845 – The Baron 1846 – Sir Tatton Sykes 1847 – Van Tromp 1848 – Surplice 1849 – The Flying Dutchman 1850 – Voltigeur 1851 – Newminster 1852 – Stockwell 1853 – West Australian 1854 – Knight of St George 1855 – Saucebox 1856 – Warlock 1857 – Imperieuse 1858 Sunbeam | 1859 – Gamester1860 – St. Albans 1861 – Caller Ou 1862 – The Marquis 1863 – Lord Clifden 1864 – Blair Athol 1865 – Gladiateur 1866 – Lord Lyon 1867 – Achievement 1868 – Formosa 1869 – Pero Gomez 1870 – Hawthornden 1871 – Hannah 1872 – Wenlock 1873 – Marie Stuart 1874 – Apology 1875 – Craig Millar 1876 – Petrarch 1877 – Silvio 1878 – Jannette 1879 – Rayon d’Or 1880 – Robert the Devil 1881 – Iroquois 1882 – Dutch Oven 1883 – Ossian 1884 – The Lambkin 1885 – Melton 1886 – Ormonde 1887 – Kilwarlin 1888 – Seabreeze 1889 – Donovan 1890 – Memoir 1891 – Common 1892 – La Flèche 1893 – Isinglass 1894 – Throstle 1895 – Sir Visto 1896 – Persimmon 1897 – Galtee More 1898 – Wildfowler 1899 – Flying Fox |
St Leger Doncaster
Doncaster St Leger Winners 2019
In 1853, West Australian became the first ever Triple Crown winner, winning the 2000 Guineas, the Epsom Derby and the St Leger Stakes.