| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1866 | |||
The 91st winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 12th September 1866 over the 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Lord Lyon, a bay colt by Stockwell out of Paradigm, owned by Mr Richard Sutton. A field of 11 runners contested the race, although there were 238 subscriptions of 25 guineas each, which was worth 5950 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £5,825. (Equivalent to £675,700 in 2017) LORD LYON SR 2031 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| LORD LYON | Harry Custance | James Dover | Mr Richard Sutton 4/7 |
| SAVERNAKE | T Chaloner |  |
Lord Ailesbury 9/2 |
| KNIGHT OF THE CRESCENT | Norman | Lord Exeter 25/1 | |
| WESTWICK | George Fordham | Mr Bowes 100/7 | |
| HAREFIELD | J Mann | Mr W C Brown 200/1 | |
| UNNAMED BAY COLT BY YOUNG MELBOURNE | T French | Lord Glasgow 2000/15 | |
| EMIGRANT | Lynch | Sir W Booth 200/1 | |
| CAITHNESS | Parry | Mr J Palmer 40/1 | |
| STRATHCONAN | Jim Snowden | Mr Watts 100/7 | |
| PODARGUS | J Osborne | Lord Zetland 40/1 | |
| SEALSKIN | J Goater | Mr Savile 100/1 | |
| The winner won by an ever diminishing head in 3 minutes 23.5 seconds to complete the Triple Crown. In a career of 21 races Lord Lyon was victorious in 17 of them. | Over Round 106% | ||
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