| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1850 | |||
The 75th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 18th September 1850 over the 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Voltigeur, a bay colt by Voltaire out of Martha Lynn, owned by Lord Zetland. A field of 8 runners contested the race, although there were 95 subscriptions of 50 Sovereigns each, which was worth 4750 Sovereigns. (Equivalent to £56,200 in 2017) VOLTIGEUR SR 2093 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| VOLTIGEUR | J Marson |  |
Lord Zetland 8/13 |
| RUSSBOROUGH | Robinson | Mr Mangan 20/1 | |
| BOLINGBROKE | William Boyce | Mr W Edwards 25/1 | |
| WINDISCHGRATZ | F Butler | Captain Archdall 12/1 | |
| THE BEE HUNTER | Nat Flatman | Lord Enfield 12/1 | |
| PITSFORD | A Day | Mr H Hill 5/2 | |
| THE ITALIAN | Sim Templeman | Mr Meiklam 40/1 | |
| CHATTERBOX | Foley | Mr Watt 20/1 | |
| The winner won by a length in 3 minutes 21 seconds, but only after a re-run, the initial race resulting in a dead heat. Voltigeur won 5 of his 10 races, including The Derby, the St Leger and the Doncaster Cup, although he was defeated in the famous Match against The Flying Dutchman. | Over Round 122% | ||
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