| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1864 | |||
The 89th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 14th September 1864 over the 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Blair Athol, a chestnut colt by Stockwell out of Blink Bonny, owned by Mr William L'Anson. A field of 10 runners contested the race, although there were 217 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 5425 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £5300 (Equivalent to £614,800 in 2017) BLAIR ATHOL SR 2079 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| BLAIR ATHOL | Jim Snowden | William L'Anson | Mr William L'Anson 2/1 |
| GENERAL PEEL | Wells |  |
Lord Glasgow 3/1 |
| CAMBUSCAN | Edwards | Lord Stamford 100/6 | |
| THE MINER | J Osborne | Mr Launde 6/1 | |
| BLACK ROCK | George Fordham | Duke of Beaufort 50/1 | |
| CLAREMONT | J Goater | Mr Bowes 25/1 | |
| BARAGAH | Ashmall | Mr Bowes 7/1 | |
| ELY | Custance | Mr W S Cartwright 25/1 | |
| KNIGHT OF SNOWDON | Aldcroft | Mr Pardoe 30/1 | |
| BRINDISI | F Adams | Duke of St Albans 1000/15 | |
| The winner won by 2 lengths in 3 minutes 19.5 seconds. In a career spanning 7 races, the winner won 5 of them including the Epsom Derby and St Leger. Prior to his St Leger win he ran second in the Grand Prix de Paris; won the Triennial Stakes at Ascot, the Gratwicke Stakes at Goodwood and was then beaten a length by Parson King's Miner in the Great Yorkshire Stakes at York. | Over Round 105% | ||
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