Jerry (St Leger winner) (Oaks). Gascoigne sent his colt into training with James Croft at East Wilton near Middleham. Jerry did not run as a two-year-old and began his racing career on 22 April 1824 at Catterick Bridge Racecourse in Yorkshire. He started at odds of 2/1 for the two mile race and finished second of the five runners behind Lord Sligo's colt Canteen. Jerry next appeared at York Racecourse on 24 May when he contested a "St Leger Stakes". The success of the St Leger at Doncaster had led other major courses, including York and Newmarket to use the name for their own
Deutsches St. Leger was Königsstuhl in 1979. The Deutsches St. Leger was relegated to Group 3 level in 2005, and opened to older horses in 2007. Most successful horse (2 wins): Leading jockey (6 wins): Leading trainer (11 wins): Cassis finished first in 1985, but he was relegated to second place following a stewards' inquiry. ---- Deutsches St. Leger The Deutsches St. Leger is a Group 3 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Dortmund over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year