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First running at Cantley Common

When: 24 September 1776
Where: Cantley Common, Doncaster
Part of: First St Leger Stakes

The race later called the St Leger Stakes was first run at Cantley Common on 24 September 1776, won by an unnamed filly owned by the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham.

The inaugural running was held at Cantley Common on 24 September 1776. The first winner was an unnamed filly owned by the event's organiser, the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham. The event had been devised by Anthony St Leger, an army officer and politician who lived near Doncaster. The race was established in 1776 and later became recognised as the oldest of Britain's five Classic races.

Sources

St Leger Stakes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24

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