St. Leger family historical importance was Gen. Anthony St. Leger. He was born in 1731, probably in Kildare, Ireland. He was one of a group of noblemen and gentlemen who in 1778 gathered for a private dinner party in an upper room of the Red Lion Inn, which stands in the market square in Doncaster. A horse race, which was to set the pattern for classic racing throughout the world, had been christened the St. Leger at the suggestion of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham. The race, a sweepstake for three-year-olds, had been born two years earlier in 1776, at the suggestion
Norman (horse) Signorinetta. In September he was fancied to run well in the St Leger but made no impact as he came home last of the ten runners behind Your Majesty. In October, the colt returned to winning form when he took the Newmarket St Leger over one and three-quarter miles. Norman remained in training for at least two more years but failed to win any more major races. In March 1910 he finished third behind Cinderella and Forerunerr in the Lincolnshire Handicap. Later that month he a second when favourite for the Newark Plate at Nottingham Racecourse. In their book, "A