Lincoln Handicap was established at Lincoln in 1849. It was run over a distance of 2 miles in August. The venue introduced the Lincoln Spring Handicap at a new fixture in March 1853. The first two runnings were over 1½ miles, and it was shortened to a mile in 1855. The summer race ended when the meeting was temporarily discontinued in the 1850s. The spring version was renamed the Lincolnshire Handicap in 1860. The race continued to be held at Lincoln until 1964. It was transferred to Doncaster in 1965, following the closure of its former venue. From this point it was
St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile St Leger St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile (born St Leger Aldworth; died 15 May 1787), was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. He was the son of Richard Aldworth and the Hon. Elizabeth St Leger. Through his mother, he was a grandson of Arthur St Leger, 1st Viscount Doneraile. He was given the name of St Leger Aldworth at birth, but he legally changed his surname to St Leger on 9 May 1767, when he succeeded to the Doneraile estates upon the death of his uncle, Hayes St Leger, 4th Viscount Doneraile (1702–1767). Like