Famous Horse Races
Irish St Leger
 A Brief History Of Irish St Leger The Irish St Leger is a Group 1 flat horse race for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres) at the Curragh in September. It was first run in 1915 and was originally contested by three-year-olds only, until opening up to older horses in 1983. Year 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 Winner Yeats Kastoria Collier Hill Vinnie Roe Vinnie Roe Vinnie Roe Vinnie Roe Arctic Owl Kayf Tara Kayf Tara Oscar Schindler Oscar Schindler Strategic Choice Vintage Crop Vintage Crop Mashaallah Turgeon Ibn Bey Petite Ile Dark Lomond Eurobird Authaal Leading Counsel Opale Mountain Lodge Touching Wood Protection Racket Gonzales Niniski M Lolshan Transworld Meneval Caucasus Mistigri Conor Pass Pidget Parnell Allangrange Reindeer Giolla Mear Dan Kano White Gloves Craighouse Biscayne Christmas Island Arctic Vale Vimadee Lynchris Barclay Royal Highway Ommeyad Magnetic North Diamond Slipper Zarathustra Sea Charger Judicate Do Well Morning Madam Brown Rover Beau Sabreur Esprit de France Cassock Spam Water Street Solferino Windsor Slipper Etoile de Lyons Harvest Feast Skoiter Ochiltree Owenstown Battle Song Museum Primero Harinero Hill Song Beaudelaire Sol de Terre Trigo Law Suit Ballyvoy Sunny View Spelthorne Zodiac O'Dempsey Royal Lancer Kircubbin Kirk Alloway Cheap Popularity Dionysos Double Scotch Captive Princess La Poloma Age 6 5 7 6 5 4 3 6 5 4 5 4 4 7 6 4 5 6 3 3 Jockey Kieren Fallon Michael Kinane Dean McKeown Pat Smullen Pat Smullen Pat Smullen Pat Smullen David Harrison Frankie Dettori John Reid Stephen Craine Stephen Craine Richard Quinn Michael Kinane Michael Kinane Steve Cauthen Tony Cruz Richard Quinn Ron Quinton Declan Gillespie Trainer Aidan O'Brien John Oxx Alan Swinbank Dermot Weld Dermot Weld Dermot Weld Dermot Weld James Fanshawe Saeed bin Suroor Saeed bin Suroor Kevin Prendergast Kevin Prendergast Paul Cole Dermot Weld Dermot Weld John Gosden Jonathan Pease Paul Cole John Oxx Vincent O'Brien Owner Sue Magnier HH Aga Khan IV Russell Hall Seamus Sheridan Seamus Sheridan Seamus Sheridan Seamus Sheridan The Owl Society Godolphin Stables Godolphin Stables Oliver Lehane Oliver Lehane Martyn Arbib Dr Michael Smurfit Dr Michael Smurfit Ahmed Al Maktoum George Strawbridge Yasutane Sohma J-F Malle Stavros Niarchos Time 3:03.4 3:01.0 3:01.2 3:03.9 2:58.9 2:59.0 2:58.4 3:02.2 3:12.5 3:05.7 3:06.4 2:59.1 3:00.9 3:07.3 3:06.7 3:02.1 3:05.3 3:00.6 3:05.0 3:15.0 |