Naming as the St Leger Stakes
- When
- 1778
- Where
- Red Lion Inn, Market Place, Doncaster
- Part of
- First St Leger Stakes
In 1778, at a dinner at the Red Lion Inn in Doncaster's Market Place, the race received the title St Leger Stakes after the Marquess of Rockingham declined the honour.
The title St Leger Stakes was decided at a dinner party held in 1778 at the Red Lion Inn in the Market Place, Doncaster, to discuss the coming year's race. It was suggested that the race be called the Rockingham Stakes in honour of the host, the Marquess of Rockingham, but the Marquess proposed instead that it be named after Anthony St Leger. That same year the event moved from Cantley Common to its present location, Town Moor.
Sources
- St Leger Stakes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
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