DONCASTER ST LEGER 1976 | |||
The 200th winner of the St Leger, held on Saturday 11th September 1976 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Crow, a chestnut colt by Exbury out of Carmosina, owned by Daniel Wildenstein. A field of 15 runners contested the race which was worth £60,235. (Equivalent to £464,400 in 2017) The Youtube link below is a 50 second clip of the 1976 race CROW SR 2040 |
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Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
CROW | Yves Saint Martin | Angel Penna | Daniel Wildenstein 6/1 fav |
SECRET MAN | Philip Paquet | Francois Boutin | J Legardere |
SCALLYWAG | Geoff Lewis | Bruce Hobbs | Bruce Hobbs |
BLACK SABBATH | Richard Fox | Merrick Francis | P Meehan |
CAMPERO | J Pyers | Maurice Zilber | J Moreno |
COIN OF GOLD | Willie Carson | Clive Brittain | Mrs C Elliot |
FRENCH FRIEND | A Murray | R de Tarragon | Mrs M Parrish |
GENERAL IRONSIDE | Lester Piggott | Henry Cecil | G Weston |
MARQUIS DE SADE | Brian Taylor | H Ryan Price | Charles St George |
NORFOLK AIR | Ron Hutchinson | John Dunlop | Miss E Rigden |
OATS | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | A Oldrey |
SMUGGLER | Joe Mercer | W R Hern | Lord Porchester |
TIBS EVE | Edward Hide | S McGrath | S McGrath |
TIERRA FUEGO | M L Thomas | Clive Brittain | Marcos Lemos |
VITAL HUNTER | Frankie Durr | E Bartholomew | G Weston |
The winner won by 2 lengths in 3 minutes 13.17 seconds, with a neck back to the third. In a 17 race career Crow won 5 and was second 4 times. | Over Round N/A |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3 652 pages 774 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0 352 pages 400 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7 180 pages 140 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4 264 pages 235 former courses |
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