St. Leger family historical importance was Gen. Anthony St. Leger. He was born in 1731, probably in Kildare, Ireland. He was one of a group of noblemen and gentlemen who in 1778 gathered for a private dinner party in an upper room of the Red Lion Inn, which stands in the market square in Doncaster. A horse race, which was to set the pattern for classic racing throughout the world, had been christened the St. Leger at the suggestion of Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham. The race, a sweepstake for three-year-olds, had been born two years earlier in 1776, at the suggestion
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