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,
Newcastle Newmarket Handicap race card on Golden Slipper Stakes Day at Rosehill Racecourse. Newcastle Newmarket Handicap The Newcastle Newmarket Handicap is a Newcastle Jockey Club Group 3 Thoroughbred open quality handicap horse race over a distance of 1,400 metres, held annually at Broadmeadow Racecourse in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia in March. Total prize money for the race is A$150,000. † Originally the race was scheduled to be run on the Beaumont Track. Due to the configuration of the racetrack the starting distance of the race was reduced. Race meeting was abandoned due to the being unsafe for racing after prolonged rain and