St Leger Stakes Crown, which begins with the 2000 Guineas and continues with the Derby. It also completes the Fillies' Triple Crown, following on from the 1000 Guineas and the Oaks. The St Leger has rarely featured Triple Crown contenders in recent decades, with the only one in recent years being the 2012 2,000 Guineas and Derby winner Camelot, who finished second in the St Leger. The event was devised by Anthony St Leger, an army officer and politician who lived near Doncaster. It was initially referred to as "A Sweepstake of 25 Guineas", and its original distance was two miles. The rules
Stradbroke Handicap track record is 1:20.2 established by Toledo in 1998. Between 1982 and 1988 the race was known as the Elders Handicap. In 1890 the Stradbroke Handicap was a Principal race run over six furlongs (~1,200m), when it was won by Pyrrhus. The distance was changed in 1953 to 7 furlongs and in 1972 to the current distance of 1,400 metres. Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event is transferred to Doomben Racecourse over a slightly shorter distance of 1350 metres. Stradbroke Handicap The Stradbroke Handicap is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 1