Doncaster Racecourse its present location and in 1776 Colonel Anthony St. Leger founded a race in which five horses ran. This race has remained in existence and become the world's oldest classic horse race. During the first world war the racecourse was used for military purposes and substitute races were run at Newmarket from 1915 to 1918. Doncaster has the distinction of both starting and ending the flat season on turf. Every September, Doncaster hosts the prestigious four-day William Hill St. Leger Festival, which is acclaimed as the premier sporting occasion of the Autumn calendar. Doncaster has also taken over events whose
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