The final British Classic of the season takes place at Doncaster on Saturday 12th September and the St Leger remains the ultimate test of stamina for the three-year-old class.
The St Leger Stakes is the world’s oldest classic horse race. Run over a tough and demanding one-mile-six-and-a-half-furlong trip, the St Leger will force its participants to dig deep into their reserves to taste Classic glory, going a full quarter of a mile further than in The Derby at Epsom.
Alongside the main event, the Festival’s showpiece day also features top-class races including the Group 2 Champagne Stakes, the Group 2 Park Stakes and the fast and furious, ultra-competitive sprint – the Portland Handicap.
The St Leger is of course the third and final leg of the Classic ‘Triple Crown’ in Britain’s calendar – following on from the 2,000 Guineas and The Derby or (for the fillies’) the 1,000 Guineas and The Oaks.
The Triple Crown hasn’t been completed since Nijinsky in 1970, with 2012 St Leger runner-up Camelot coming closest, only to be denied by outside Encke at Doncaster.
MansionBet players can watch every race from Doncaster’s St Leger Festival via live streaming when logged into MansionBet UK.
The full second day programme is below.
| TIME | RACE | DISTANCE | CONDITIONS/PRIZEMONEY |
| 1.15pm | HANDICAP STAKES | 1m | 3YO+ £40,000.00 |
| 1.50pm | CHAMPAGNE STAKES (Group 2) | 7f | 2YO £60,000.00 |
| 2.25pm | PORTLAND HANDICAP STAKES | 5½f | 3YO+ £50,000.00 |
| 2.00pm | PARK STAKES (Group 2) | 7f | 3YO+ £80,000.00 |
| 3.35pm | ST LEGER STAKES (Group 1) | 1m6½f | 3YO £350,000.00 |
| 4.05pm | NURSERY HANDICAP STAKES | 1m | 2YO £20,000.00 |
| 4.40pm | HANDICAP STAKES | 1m4f | 3YO+ £35,000.00 |
St Leger Festival Day 4: St Leger Day Racecard September 12th 2020
A look at the make-up of the final afternoon at Doncaster’s St Leger Festival with information on all seven races and some previous winners of the feature events on St Leger Day.
Race 1 – 1.15pm – HANDICAP STAKES (1m)
St Leger Day is full of valuable handicaps on the card and this mile event for horses aged three-years and up kicks things off to launch a Classic afternoon on the Yorkshire turf.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Qaysar | Richard Hannon | Pat Dobbs | 13/8 |
| 2018 | Ostilio | Simon Crisford | Andrea Atzeni | 6/4fav |
| 2017 | Kryptos | John Berry | Nicola Currie | 9/2 |
Race 2 – 1.50pm – CHAMPAGNE STAKES (Group 2, 7f)
A Group 2 contest for two-year-olds the Champagne Stakes is run over seven-furlongs and can often act as a stepping stone towards the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket and a shot at becoming the champion two-year-old in Britain. Too Darn Hot in 2018 was the most recent colt to complete the Doncaster/Newmarket double.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Threat | Richard Hannon | Pat Dobbs | 6/5fav |
| 2018 | Too Darn Hot | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori | 4/11fav |
| 2017 | Seahenge | Aidan O’Brien | Donnacha O’Brien | 8/1 |
Race 3 – 2.25pm – PORTLAND HANDICAP STAKES (5½f)
The Portland Handicap is a tough and demanding sprint across Doncaster open to horses aged three-years and up. It tends to attract a large field and is something of a cavalry charge. This prestigious event was landed in 2019 by Oxted, Roger Teal’s charge showing his class in 2020 by winning the Group 1 July Cup at Newmarket.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Oxted | Roger Teal | Cieren Fallon | 14/1 |
| 2018 | A Momentofmadness | Charles Hills | William Buick | 25/1 |
| 2017 | Spring Loaded | Paul D’Arcy | Joey Haynes | 12/1 |
Race 4 – 3.00pm – PARK STAKES (Group 2, 7f)
The Group 2 Park Stakes precedes the St Leger and is a seven-furlong test open to horses aged three-years and up. The trip on this track means it can often attract speedy sports, with Group 1-winning sprinter Limato taking the prize in 2015.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Sir Dancealot | David Elsworth | Gerald Mosse | 11/4 |
| 2018 | Mustashry | Sir Michael Stoute | Jim Crowley | 5/2fav |
| 2017 | Aclaim | Martyn Meade | Oisin Murphy | 3/1 |
Race 5 – 3.35pm – ST LEGER STAKES (Group 1, 1m6½f)
The most exacting test of stamina that the Classic generation face, the St Leger will test the resolve of the three-year-olds as they go into unchartered waters over an extended mile-and-three-quarters trip. The St Leger is the oldest of Britain’s five Classics and it is the last to be run each year.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Logician | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori | 5/6fav |
| 2018 | Kew Gardens | Aidan O’Brien | Ryan Moore | 3/1 |
| 2017 | Capri | Aidan O’Brien | Ryan Moore | 3/1fav |
Race 6 – 4.05pm – NURSERY HANDICAP STAKES (1m)
A one-mile nursery contest follows up the main dish of the afternoon on St Leger Day at Doncaster. This race can throw up some promising juveniles and is one to pay attention to with the future in mind.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Lucander | Ralph Beckett | Rob Hornby | 9/1 |
| 2018 | Leroy Leroy | Richard Hannon | Andrea Atzeni | 4/1 |
| 2017 | Westerland | John Gosden | Frankie Dettori | 13/8fav |
Race 7 – 4.40pm – HANDICAP STAKES (1m4f)
The final act of the St Leger Festival is a handicap over the mile-and-a-half journey and this contest is open to horses aged three-years and up. A competitive end to four days of brilliant Flat racing on one of the north’s outstanding venues.
| YEAR | WINNER | TRAINER | JOCKEY | ODDS |
| 2019 | Kitaabaat | David Simcock | Andrea Atzeni | 6/4 |
| 2018 | Byron Flyer | Ian Williams | William Buick | 9/2 |
| 2017 | Game Starter | Saeed bin Suroor | Oisin Murphy | 5/6fav |
Betting on St Leger Festival Day 4 with MansionBet UK
Aidan O’Brien’s Irish Derby winner Santiago has been popular in the ante-post betting to give the trainer a third St Leger success in four years, while bargain purchase Pyledriver could give trainer William Muir a big chance of Classic success on the back of his impressive Great Voltigeur win at York.
Look out for MansionBet’s special offers and promotions for the St Leger Festival at Doncaster. We’ll have extra-place races, best odds guaranteed, new customer offers and our Beaten by a Head or Less money-back offer on selected races.
Also be sure to check out the racing section of our blog for daily tipping advice from our racing experts and brand ambassador Hayley Turner on the St Leger Day 4 racecard.