St Leger Stakes - 13F Turf Classic - Finished!

• Up to 3 entries per person, 14 horses total.
• Please double-check your horse's distance and surface preferences to make sure you want to enter them. All British Classics and trials are run on turf tracks!
• Horses of any grade level are welcome! Impost weight will increase the higher grade they are. 
• Horses competing in this race will be considered 3 years old in the year 2019 and will not be eligible to compete in any 3yo races in future years.
• A horse must compete in at least one trial/prep this year before entering a Classic race. If your horse isn't listed here, it is ineligible.

If your horse competed in any 3yo race (the Triple Crown/Tiara series, UAE Derby, British Classics) from 2011 - 2018, it is ineligible this year. You can check this post and this one to ensure your horse has not previously participated.

The St Leger Stakes is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs (14F*) and is scheduled to take place each year in September**. Established in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of Britain's five Classics. It is the last of the five to be run each year and its distance is longer than any of the other four. The St Leger is the final leg of the English Triple Crown, which begins with the 2000 Guineas and continues with the Derby. It also completes the Fillies' Triple Crown, following on from the 1000 Guineas and the Oaks. However, the St Leger has rarely featured Triple Crown contenders in recent decades - the only one in recent years being the 2012 2,000 Guineas and Derby winner, Camelot, who finished second in the St Leger.

*Gallop Racer doesn't have a 14F race, so our version has been shortened to 13F.
**We're not going to have such a large break between the Derby and the St Leger, so it will be run earlier in the year.

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Today, just five colts and fillies load into the gate at Doncaster for the long-awaited St Leger. The winner of this race will take the final British Classic of the year! These five remain as some of the top 3-year-old turf horses and stayers on the forum.

Rhapsody's Thanos takes the lead in the betting odds today after narrowly winning the Derby in June over rivals General Disarray and Vain. Stalemate Vain sits just behind in odds after prevailing in the most recent trial, the Grand Prix de Paris. Rhapsody's Purity hasn't won a trial this year but the well-bred, persistent filly hopes to wear down her rivals today. Hard Tack's General Disarray hasn't had much luck in his American races this year but has had a much better run in Britain. The colt won the Sandown Classic in April then earned a close third place in the 2000 Guineas and an even more valiant second place in the Derby. While he doesn't relish longer distances like some of the other runners, he may well turn out to surprise us with an extra burst of stamina. Hard Tack's Noble Hierarch is last in line with bettors, though her odds aren't all that low. She has been one of the most impressive runners of the season as she won three trials, two against both colts and fillies, as well as the Oaks.