| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1894 | |||
The 119th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 12th September 1894 over the Old St Leger course on Town Moor, was Throstle, a bay filly by Petrarch out of Thistle, owned by Lord Alington. A field of 8 runners contested the race, although there were 202 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 5050 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £4,730. (Equivalent to £558,200 in 2017) THROSTLE SR 1786 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| THROSTLE | Morny Cannon | John Porter | Lord Alington 50/1 |
| LADAS | Tommy Loates |  |
Lord Rosebery 10/11 fav |
| MATCHBOX | John Watts | Baron de Hirsch 2/1 | |
| AMIABLE | W Bradford | Duke of Portland 10/1 | |
| NONE THE WISER | J T Calder | Mr Manton 20/1 | |
| HORNBEAM | F Allsopp | Lord Bradford 50/1 | |
| LEGAL TENDER | G Chaloner | Baron de Hirsch 500/1 | |
| GALSTON | Sam Loates | Duke of Portland 500/1 | |
| The flag fell first time allowing Throstle to set the early pace from Legal Tender and matchbox with Ladas held up 3 from the back. By the time they reached the Red House Matchbox took a slight lead from Legal Tender, a lead which was maintained until 2 from home when Ladas began to loom large. Ladas appeared to go clear in the final furlong until Throstle challenged on the whip hand and Ladas had no more to give. The surprise winner Throstle won by 3 parts of a length in 3 minutes 12.2 seconds, with 2 lengths dividing Ladas and Matchbox. As a 2 year old Throstle, who had defective looks, ran second in the Chesterfield Stakes at Newmarket and carried off the Coronation Stakes and Nassau Stakes at three. | Over Round 104% | ||
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