Charles the Twelfth year in succession. At the Doncaster St Leger meeting Charles the Twelfth finished unplaced under top weight of 138 pounds in the Great Yorkshire Handicap and ran second to Bee's-wing in the Doncaster Cup. Later that month Charles the Twelfth ran at Kelso where he finished second to Cabrerea in the Roxburgh Gold Cup and was beaten when attempting to concede 40 pounds to the three-year-old Whistle Blinkie in a two and a half-mile handicap. On 7 October at the Royal Caledonian Hunt meeting at Perth Racecourse Charles the Twelfth retained the Challenge Whip by beating Foxberry over two miles.
St. Leger Italiano 2002. It regained Group 3 status in 2010. Most successful horse (3 wins): Leading jockey since 1988 (3 wins): Leading trainer since 1988 (4 wins): The 2008 running was cancelled because of a strike. ---- St. Leger Italiano The St. Leger Italiano is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Milan over a distance of 2,800 metres (about 1¾ miles), and it is scheduled to take place each year in October. It is Italy's equivalent of the St. Leger Stakes, a famous race in England. The St.