# Canonical recap data for St. Leger Stakes Established (1776)
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slug: st-leger-stakes
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1776/st-leger-stakes"
title: St. Leger Stakes Established
subtitle: The St. Leger Stakes became one of thoroughbred racing's classic races and a cornerstone of the British sporting calendar for nearly 250 years.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1776-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1776
decade: 1770
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards, and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
summaryLong: The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance of 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 115 yards, and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "St Leger Stakes"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leger_Stakes"
  title: St. Leger Stakes
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: "The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run at Doncaster over a distance "
wikidataQid: Q3495279
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260527224505/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leger_Stakes"
  capturedAt: 2026-05-27
  label: St. Leger Stakes
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Leger_Stakes"
