VRC St Leger Cummings set the record for most victories by a trainer when he won the race for the seventh time. † Dead heat The VRC St. Leger is one of a number of similar events around the world, although many are no longer restricted to three-year-olds. European variations include the Irish St. Leger, the Prix Royal-Oak, the Deutsches St. Leger and the St. Leger Italiano. Other national equivalents include the Kikuka Shō, the New Zealand St. Leger and the English St. Leger Stakes held at Doncaster. VRC St Leger The VRC St Leger is a Listed Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds,
Frederick York St Leger Frederick York St Leger Frederick York St Leger was the Irish born founder of the Cape Times newspaper in South Africa, and Anglican priest. He was born in Limerick, Ireland on 20 March 1833. He married Christiana Emma Mudelle of Maidstone, Kent, England, in 1856, and they moved to South Africa, they went on to have eight children, their eldest being Frederick Luke St Leger (1857 - 1938), another son Colonel Stratford Edward St Leger (1867-1935) was a member of the Royal Irish Regiment. His granddaughter was the artist and poet Joan St Leger Lindbergh. The Revd F.Y. St. Leger