The 65th running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 13th October 1979 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Lady Beaverbrook, trained by Major Dick Hern and ridden by Willie Carson. The winner won £22,909, winning by 10 lengths in 3 minutes 11.7 seconds, with 3 lengths back to the third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1979

NINISKI (Bay horse by Nijinsky out of Virginia Hills) SR 1914

The winning owner won £22,909 (The equivalent of £113,900 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

GN1907.JPG (8122 bytes)

GN1908.JPG (8001 bytes)

GN1910.JPG (7999 bytes)
Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 NINISKI 3 9st 0lbs Willie Carson Lady Beaverbrook Major Dick Hern
2 TORUS 3 9st 0lbs John Reid Dr J Hobby F Johnson Houghton
3 HYPERMETRIC 3 9st 0lbs Declan Gillespie   Curtin
4 COCOA 3 9st 0lbs M J Kinane   M Kauntze
5 GAY GEORGE 3 9st 0lbs Ray Carroll   J Oxx
6 BOHEMIAN GROVE 3 9st 0lbs Tony Murray Mr William McDonald Adrian Maxwell
7 AMMUNITION 3 9st 0lbs T Murphy   Noel Murless
8 PARVA STELLA 3 9st 0lbs Wally Swinburn   D Weld
9 CORYANA 3 9st 0lbs Christy Roche   Adrian Maxwell
10 STEP TOGETHER 3 9st 0lbs D Hogan   Geraghty
  Betting Niniski raced 14 times, winning 6 races and being placed second in 3, including wins in the Geoffrey Freer Stakes, the John Porter Stakes and the Ormonde Stakes. Niniski was 3rd in the Doncaster St Leger beaten a short head and 2 1/2 lengths by Son of Love (SR 1952). Bohemian Grove was 3rd in the Irish Derby beaten 6 1/2 lengths by Troy (SR 2122).
11/10 fav Niniski
9/2 Torus
16/1 Hypermetric

ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3

652 pages

774 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0

352 pages

400 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7

180 pages

140 former courses

ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4

264 pages

235 former courses
Copies of the above books are only available by emailing johnwslusar@gmail.com stating your requirements, method of payment (cheque payable to W.Slusar) or Bank transfer, and the address where the book(s) should be sent.
ORDER FORM
Download an order form
  Quantity Cost
Volume 1 North of Hatfield £19.99 + £4 postage    
Volume 2 South of Hatfield £14.99 + £3 postage    
Volume 3 Wales & Scotland £9.99 + £3 postage    
Volume 4 Ireland £9.99 + £3 postage    
Volumes 1 - 4 £54.96 + £5 postage    
Postage & Packaging    
Total    
Email order form to johnwslusar@gmail.com