DONCASTER ST LEGER 1968 | |||
The 182nd winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 11th September 1968 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Ribero, a bay colt by Ribot out of Libra, owned by Charles Engelhard. A field of 8 runners contested the race which was worth £33,437. (Equivalent to £558,400 in 2017) The Youtube link below is a 43 second clip of the 1968 race RIBERO SR 1997 |
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Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
RIBERO | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Charles Engelhard 100/30 |
CANTERBURY | Bill Williamson | Paddy Prendergast | John M Olin 100/8 |
COLD STORAGE | H J Greenaway | W Elsey | C Hetherton 66/1 |
ALIGNMENT | Edward Hide | W Elsey | Lord Allendale |
RIBOCCARE | Brian Taylor | Jeremy Tree | Charles W Engelhard |
CONNAUGHT | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Mr H J Joel |
SCIPIO | Bill Rickaby | Noel Murless | Mrs Noel Murless |
MOUNT ATHOS | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | Mr A J Struthers |
The winner won by a short head in 3 minutes 19.8 seconds with 6 lengths back to the third. In a 12 race career Ribero won 3 times and was second once. | Over Round N/A |
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