St Leger Stakes St Leger Stakes The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards (2,921 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. Established in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of Britain's five Classics. It is the last of the five to be run each year, and its distance is longer than any of the other four. The St Leger is the final leg of the English Triple
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