Post by Neco on Sept 1, 2020 23:16:30 GMT -5
- 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.
This race is restricted to 3-year-old COLTS AND FILLIES only!
If your colt competed in any 3yo race (the Triple Crown/Tiara series, UAE Derby, British Classics) from 2011 - 2019, he is ineligible this year. You can check this post and this one to ensure your horse has not previously participated.
Please check this thread for a list of horses that are eligible to compete in the St. Leger!
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.
Winnings
1st: +7 points to 1 stat, $6000 SS
2nd: +6 points to 1 stat, $3400 SS
3rd: +5 points to 1 stat, $2000 SS
4th: +4 points to 1 stat, $1000 SS
5th: +3 points to 1 stat, $400 SS
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Race Replay
A month ago, it was War Axe who pulled the plug on Mokuso's bid for Triple Crown glory, stunning the field at 6 to 1 and setting a new stakes record to boot. While the fillies who won the 1000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks step to the sidelines today, it's a rubber match between 2000 Guineas winner Mokuso and Epsom Derby winner War Axe - two battle tested and swift-footed red colts that don't have an inch of give in them.
Invader Eight Seconds is the favorite today despite the presence of two Classic winners, but the flashy son of Empire City has impressed in his last few races, leading our punters to speculate he has what it takes to lead them gate to wire. 2000 Guineas winner Mokuso will have something to say about that, and while he has disappointed in his last few races, he may have been compromised by soft ground and could have a better time of it today with a firm, dry course. Bandit came closest to War Axe in the Epsom Derby, but was still eight lengths behind him at the wire, and will have to use the ground-saving trip at the rail to get himself in good position to pounce in the final turn. Triple Crown veteran Yokai returns to the British classic stage after a long absence and while his latest resume has been questionable, he has yet to quit and danced all the dances asked of him. Brazen is the lone filly in the field and looms large against the boys, having run a huge second in the Grand Prix de Paris to Bandit and scoring over older mares to earn her spot in the Breeders' Cup. War Axe is double digits and the longest shot on the board, and after his stunning upset in the Epsom Derby,he's in good position to do it again to throw the whole male turf division into disarray.
The sun is blazing after days of rain, and the turf course is bone dry and hoof-rattling firm as our six turf specialists take to the track. It's a long 13 furlongs from start to finish, the longest that these horses have ever run in their classic careers, and the championship implications for the end of the year are huge with two Classic winners vying for honors. It's a rubber match between Mokuso and War Axe, but the other four in the race all have good odds of upending the fairy tale ending, leaving us with nothing left to do but to open the gates.
The St. Leger Stakes beings NOW on Seeing Stars!
A month ago, it was War Axe who pulled the plug on Mokuso's bid for Triple Crown glory, stunning the field at 6 to 1 and setting a new stakes record to boot. While the fillies who won the 1000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks step to the sidelines today, it's a rubber match between 2000 Guineas winner Mokuso and Epsom Derby winner War Axe - two battle tested and swift-footed red colts that don't have an inch of give in them.
Invader Eight Seconds is the favorite today despite the presence of two Classic winners, but the flashy son of Empire City has impressed in his last few races, leading our punters to speculate he has what it takes to lead them gate to wire. 2000 Guineas winner Mokuso will have something to say about that, and while he has disappointed in his last few races, he may have been compromised by soft ground and could have a better time of it today with a firm, dry course. Bandit came closest to War Axe in the Epsom Derby, but was still eight lengths behind him at the wire, and will have to use the ground-saving trip at the rail to get himself in good position to pounce in the final turn. Triple Crown veteran Yokai returns to the British classic stage after a long absence and while his latest resume has been questionable, he has yet to quit and danced all the dances asked of him. Brazen is the lone filly in the field and looms large against the boys, having run a huge second in the Grand Prix de Paris to Bandit and scoring over older mares to earn her spot in the Breeders' Cup. War Axe is double digits and the longest shot on the board, and after his stunning upset in the Epsom Derby,he's in good position to do it again to throw the whole male turf division into disarray.
The sun is blazing after days of rain, and the turf course is bone dry and hoof-rattling firm as our six turf specialists take to the track. It's a long 13 furlongs from start to finish, the longest that these horses have ever run in their classic careers, and the championship implications for the end of the year are huge with two Classic winners vying for honors. It's a rubber match between Mokuso and War Axe, but the other four in the race all have good odds of upending the fairy tale ending, leaving us with nothing left to do but to open the gates.
The St. Leger Stakes beings NOW on Seeing Stars!
