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
Toorak Handicap follow up by entering the G1 Emirates Stakes later in the Spring Carnival. Some of the classier thoroughbreds do extend in distance and are successful. Thoroughbreds that have won the Toorak Handicap – Caulfield Cup double: † Dead heat ‡ Run in divisions Toorak Handicap The Toorak Handicap is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race run as an open handicap race, over a distance of 1,600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Currently, the prizemoney is A$500,000. The race is held annually in October on Caulfield Guineas day, the first day of the MRC Spring Carnival. During