Flat horse race in Britain
"St Leger" redirects here. For other uses, see
Saint-LΓ©ger.
Horse race
| Previous years
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| 2024
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π Maroon, royal blue hoop and sleeves, quartered cap
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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π Yellow, white sleeves
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| Jan Brueghel
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Illinois
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Sunway
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| 2023
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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π Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
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| Continuous
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Arrest
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Desert Hero
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| 2022
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π Yellow and black stripes, halved sleeves
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π Royal blue
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π White, light blue stripe, sleeves and cap
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| Eldar Eldarov
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New London
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Giavellotto
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| 2021
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π Royal blue
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π Violet, white quartered cap
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π Purple, White seams, Striped sleeves, White cap
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| Hurricane Lane
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Mojo Star
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The Mediterranean
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| 2020-2011
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| 2020
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π Red, yellow stripe, striped sleeves, hooped cap
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π Red, white epaulets, diabolo on sleeves
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π Emerald green, white disc and sleeves, red cap
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| Galileo Chrome
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Berkshire Rocco
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Pyledriver
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| 2019
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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π Yellow, red chevrons, red sleeves, yellow diamonds, black cap
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π Royal blue, red epaulets, striped cap
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| Logician
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Sir Ron Priestley
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Nayef Road
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| 2018
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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π Pink, grey sash
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, white cap
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| Kew Gardens
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Lah Ti Dar
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Southern France
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| 2017
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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π Dark blue, yellow cap
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π Black, yellow cap
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| Capri
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Crystal Ocean
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Stradivarius
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| 2016
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π Purple and orange diabolo, orange sleeves, purple stars, orange cap, purple star
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π Light blue, orange epaulets
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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| Harbour Law
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Ventura Storm
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Housesofparliament
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| 2015
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π Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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π Brown and white (quartered), brown sleeves, white cap
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| Simple Verse
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Bondi Beach
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Fields of Athenry
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| 2014
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π Light blue, dark blue hoop, sleeves and cap
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π Emerald green, black chevrons on sleeves
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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| Kingston Hill
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Romsdal
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Snow Sky
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| 2013
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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π Grey and white stripes, red cap
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π Yellow, red chevrons, hooped cap
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| Leading Light
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Talent
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Galileo Rock
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| 2012
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π Royal blue
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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π Black, yellow cap
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| Encke
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Camelot
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Michelangelo
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| 2011
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π Black, yellow cap
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π Dark blue, grey triple diamond
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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| Masked Marvel
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Brown Panther
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Sea Moon
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| 2010β2001
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| 2010
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π Dark blue, white sash and sleeves, quartered cap
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π Dark blue
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π Dark green, red cap, dark green diamond
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| Arctic Cosmos
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Midas Touch
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Corsica
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| 2009
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π Royal blue, white cap
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π Royal blue
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π White, emerald green star, emerald green sleeves, white stars, white cap, emerald green star
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| Mastery
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Kite Wood
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Monitor Closely
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| 2008
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π Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
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π ROYAL BLUE, yellow star, light blue sleeves, yellow stars, light blue cap, yellow star
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π Bottle Green, White cap, Lime Green star
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| Conduit
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Unsung Heroine
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Look Here
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| 2007
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π White, emerald green hoop
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π Dark blue
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π Purple, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap
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| Lucarno
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Mahler
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Honolulu
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| 2006
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π Mauve
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π Red, green hoops, yellow cap, green hoop
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π White, purple hoop, purple sleeves, white armlets, purple cap
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| Sixties Icon
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The Last Drop
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Red Rocks
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| 2005
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π Dark blue
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π Purple, light blue chevron, light blue cap
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π Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
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| Scorpion
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The Geezer
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Tawqeet
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| 2004
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π Royal blue
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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π Dark blue
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| Rule of Law
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Quiff
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Tycoon
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| 2003
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π Dark blue
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π Rose pink, navy blue sleeves, gold cap
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π Purple, Maroon braces, Light Blue sleeves, Maroon stars, Light Blue cap, Maroon star
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| Brian Boru
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High Accolade
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Phoenix Reach
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| 2002
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π Red, White sleeves, Black and Yellow quartered cap
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π Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap
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π Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
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| Bollin Eric
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Highest
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Bandari
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| 2001
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π Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap
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π Orange, maroon disc and cap
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π Black and white diamonds, black cap
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| Milan
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Demophilos
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Mr Combustible
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| 2000β1991
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| 2000
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π Grey, red cross of lorraine, hooped sleeves, quartered cap
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π Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
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π MAROON and WHITE DIABOLO, white sleeves, maroon cap
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| Millenary
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Air Marshall
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Chimes at Midnight
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| 1999
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π Royal blue
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π Dark green
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π Royal blue, white cap
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| Mutafaweq
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Ramruma
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Adair
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| 1998
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π Royal blue
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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π Red and grey stripes, grey sleeves, red cap
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| Nedawi
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High And Low
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Sunshine Street
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| 1997
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π Red and blue (quartered), white sleeves, black cap
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π Royal Blue, Light Blue cap
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π Royal blue, silver striped sleeves, red and royal blue hooped cap
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| Silver Patriarch
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Vertical Speed
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The Fly
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| 1996
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π Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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π Royal blue, white diabolo on sleeves, star on cap
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| Shantou
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Dushyantor
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Samraan
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| 1995
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π Royal blue
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π Dark blue, light blue cross belts, striped sleeves, white cap
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π Royal blue, white epaulets, striped cap
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| Classic Cliche
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Minds Music
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Istidaad
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| 1994
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π Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
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π Red and yellow halved, chevrons on sleeves, quartered cap
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π Emerald green, red stripe, halved sleeves, emerald green and red striped cap
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| Moonax
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Broadway Flyer
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Double Trigger
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| 1993
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π Dark blue, yellow epaulets, yellow sleeves, dark blue armlets, quartered cap
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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π Orange, black sleeves, quartered cap
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| Bob's Return
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Armiger
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Edbaysaan
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| 1992
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π Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap
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π Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
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π Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
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| User Friendly
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Sonus
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Bonny Scot
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| 1991
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π Green, pink epaulets, white sleeves, pink cap
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π Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
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π Black, white chevron hoop, white cap
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| Toulon
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Saddlers' Hall
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Micheletti
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| 1990β1981
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| 1990
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π Yellow, royal blue cross of lorraine, armlets and cap
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π Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
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π Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
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| Snurge
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Hellenic
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River God
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| 1989
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π Black, white chevron hoop, white cap
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π Red, green hooped cap
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π Scarlet, blue collar, white cap
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| Michelozzo
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Sapience
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Roseate Tern
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| 1988
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π Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap
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π Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
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π Sky blue, Scarlet quartered cap
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| Minster Son
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Diminuendo
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Sheriff's Star
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| 1987
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π Yellow, black spots, yellow sleeves and cap
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π Grey, royal blue stripes on body, royal blue cap
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π Crimson, silver braid
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| Reference Point
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Mountain Kingdom
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Dry Dock
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| 1986
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π Sky blue, scarlet quartered cap
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π Royal Blue, yellow sash, spots on sleeves, quartered cap
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π Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
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| Moon Madness
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Celestial Storm
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Untold
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| 1985
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π Maroon, white sleeves and star on cap
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π White, maroon braces and armlets, striped cap
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π Black, white chevron hoop, white cap
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| Oh So Sharp
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Phardante
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Lanfranco
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| 1984
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π Red, two light blue vees
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π GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap
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π Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
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| Commanche Run
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Baynoun
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Alphabatim
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| 1983
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π Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap
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π Grey, lemon sleeves, orange cap
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π Maroon, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
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| Sun Princess
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Esprit du Nord
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Carlingford Castle
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| 1982
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π Royal blue, white chevron, light blue cap
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π Black, white spots on body and sleeves
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π Black, gold cross and stripe on cap
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| Touching Wood
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Zilos
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Diamond Shoal
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| 1981
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π Light blue, pink sash
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π Black, gold cross and stripe on cap
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π Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap
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| Cut Above
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Glint of Gold
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Bustomi
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| 1980β1971
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| 1980
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π Black, scarlet cap
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π Light blue, white sleeves, quartered cap
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π Red and white hoops, green sleeves, red cap
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| Light Cavalry
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Water Mill
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World Leader
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| 1979
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π Mauve, orange chevron, sleeves and cap
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π Dark blue, yellow cap
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π Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap
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| Son of Love
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Soleil Noir
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Niniski
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| 1978
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π Royal blue, white hoop on body, striped cap
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π Red and white hoops, green sleeves, red cap
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π Orange, black sleeves, quartered cap
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| Julio Mariner
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Le Moss
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M-Lolshan
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| 1977
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π Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
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π Mr J R Fluor; White, orange stars, white sleeves, orange cap edit SVG ORANGE STARS ON BODY please
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π White, scarlet V and cap
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| Dunfermline
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Alleged
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Classic Example
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| 1976
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π Royal blue, light blue cap
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π Green, light blue cross-belts, light blue sleeves and cap
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π Champagne blue, old rose and french grey cross-belts, scarlet cap
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| Crow
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Secret Man
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Scallywag
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| 1975
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π Black, white chevron hoop, white cap
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π Green, white sash, orange cap
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π White, emerald green braces, striped sleeves, quartered cap
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| Bruni
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King Pellinore
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Libra's Rib
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| 1974
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π Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap
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π Black, white chevron hoop, white cap
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π Beaver brown, maple leaf green cross belts and cap
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| Bustino
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Giacometti
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Riboson
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| 1973
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π Dark blue, chocolate sleeves, white cap
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π Crimson, silver braid
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π Primrose and rose hoops, rose cap
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| Peleid
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Buoy
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Duke of Ragusa
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| 1972
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π Black, red sleeves, black cap, red spots
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π Royal blue, white diamond and hooped sleeves, orange cap
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π Black, white chevron hoop, white cap
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| Boucher
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Our Mirage
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Ginevra
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| 1971
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π Navy blue, pink and green sash and hooped cap
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π Pale blue, yellow and white check cap
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π Apricot
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| Athens Wood
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Homeric
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Falkland
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| 1970β1961
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| 1970
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π Forest Green, yellow sleeves, scarlet sash
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π Green, red sleeves, light blue cap
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π Old rose, yellow facings and braid on collar
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| Nijinsky
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Meadowville
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Politico
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| 1969
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π White and chocolate hoops, white cap
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π Forest Green, yellow sleeves, scarlet sash
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π Black, scarlet cap
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| Intermezzo
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Ribofilio
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Prince Consort
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| 1968
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π Forest Green, yellow sleeves, scarlet sash
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π Red, yellow double X, red and yellow striped sleeves, red cap
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π Primrose, flame collar and cuffs, quartered cap
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| Ribero
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Canterbury
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Cold Storage
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| 1967
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π Forest Green, yellow sleeves, scarlet sash
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π Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
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π White, red cross and cap with gold tassel
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| Ribocco
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Hopeful Venture
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Ruysdael
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| 1966
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π Light blue, green sash, striped sleeves
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π Green and yellow (halved), sleeves reversed, yellow cap
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π Mr Jack Fisher; Red, white spots and sleeves, white cap, red peak
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| Sodium
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Charlottown
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David Jack
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| 1965
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π Light blue, pink sash
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π Powder blue and scarlet hoops, powder blue cap with scarlet spots
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π Forest Green, yellow sleeves, scarlet sash
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| Provoke
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Meadow Court
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Solstice
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| 1964
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π Forest Green, yellow sleeves, scarlet sash
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π Black, red stars and cap
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π Sky blue and white hoops, white sleeves and cap
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| Indiana
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Patti
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Soderini
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| 1963
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π White, Robertson tartan sash and cap
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π Copper, silver hoop, armlets and cap
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π Primrose and rose hoops, rose cap
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| Ragusa
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Star Moss
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Fighting Ship
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| 1962
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π White, maroon hoop, armlets and cap
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π Gold, green sleeves, grey and gold quartered cap
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π White and chocolate hoops, white cap
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| Hethersett
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Monterrico
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Miralgo
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| 1961
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π Scarlet, white 'V' and cap'
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π Royal blue and scarlet (quartered), scarlet sleeves, white cap
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π White, red hoops, white sleeves and cap
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| Aurelius
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Bounteous
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Dicta Drake
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| 1960β1950
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| 1960
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π Peacock blue, old gold hoops and sleeves
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π White, red old english 'b', cuffs, cap and striped sleeves, black armlets
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π Pink, chocolate sleeves and cap
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| St. Paddy
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Die Hard
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Vienna
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| 1959
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π Maroon, pale blue and maroon hooped sleeves, quartered cap
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π White and chocolate hoops, white cap
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π Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
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| Cantelo
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Fidalgo
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Pindari
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| 1958
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π Scarlet and white (quartered)
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π White, maroon hoop, armlets and cap
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π Light blue, scarlet spots
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| Alcide
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None Nicer
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Nagami
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| 1957
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π White, red 'B', cuffs, cap and striped sleeves, black armlets
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π White, Robertson tartan sash and cap
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π Light blue, two dark blue hoops, gold cap
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| Ballymoss
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Court Harwell
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Brioche
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| 1956
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π Yellow, light blue cross-belts, dark blue sleeves, yellow cap
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π Light blue, pink sash and cap
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π Red and cream hoops, red cap
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| Cambremer
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Hornbeam
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French Beige
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| 1955
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π Green and yellow (halved), yellow cap
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π Blue, yellow hoop, yellow cap with blue hoop
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π Dark blue, light blue cap
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| Meld
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Nucleus
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Beau Prince
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| 1954
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π Cerise and grey stripes, quartered cap, blue sash
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π Peacock blue, old gold hoops and sleeves
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π Orange, grey cap
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| Never Say Die
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Elopement
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Estremadur
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| 1953
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π Olive green and old gold hoops, olive green cap
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π Grey, pink cap
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π Purple, gold braid, scarlet sleeves, black velvet cap, gold fringe
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| Premonition
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Northern Light
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Aureole
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| 1952
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π Green and chocolate hoops, chocolate cap
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π Claret, light blue sleeves and cap
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π Orange, grey cap
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| Tulyar
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Kingsfold
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Alcinus
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| 1951
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π Orange, grey cap
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π Green and chocolate hoops, chocolate cap
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π Blue, cerise and black hoop and armlets, cerise cap
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| Talma
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Fraise du Bois
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Medway
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| 1950
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π Orange, grey cap
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π Dark blue, yellow cap
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π Apricot
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| Scratch
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Vieux Manoir
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Sanlinea
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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 (2,921 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September.
Established in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of Britain's five Classic races. 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. The St Leger has rarely featured Triple Crown contenders in recent decades, with the only one in recent years being the 2012 2,000 Guineas and Derby winner Camelot, who finished second in the St Leger.
The event was devised by Anthony St Leger, an army officer and politician who lived near Doncaster. It was initially referred to as "A Sweepstake of 25 Guineas", and its original distance was two miles. The rules stipulated that colts and geldings were to carry 8 st, and fillies would receive an allowance of 2 lb.
The inaugural running was held at Cantley Common on 24 September 1776. The first winner was an unnamed filly owned by the event's organiser, the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham. The filly was later named Allabaculia.
The title St Leger Stakes was decided at a dinner party held in 1778 at the Red Lion Inn located in the Market Place, Doncaster, to discuss the coming year's race. It was suggested that it should be called the Rockingham Stakes in honour of the host, the Marquess of Rockingham, but the Marquess proposed that it should be named instead after Anthony St Leger.[1] That year the event was moved to its present location, Town Moor, in 1778.[2]
The race came to national prominence in 1800, when a horse called Champion registered the first DerbyβSt Leger double. Its length was cut to 1 mile, 6 furlongs and 193 yards in 1813, and despite some minor alterations has remained much the same ever since. The victory of West Australian in 1853 completed the first success in the Triple Crown.
The St Leger Stakes was closed to geldings in 1906. It was transferred to Newmarket during World War I, and the substitute event was called the September Stakes. It was cancelled in 1939 because of the outbreak of World War II, and the following year's edition was held at Thirsk in November. For the remainder of this period it was staged at Manchester (1941), Newmarket (1942β44) and York (1945).
The race was switched to Ayr in 1989 after the scheduled running at Doncaster was abandoned due to subsidence.[3] The 2006 race took place at York because its regular venue was closed for redevelopment.
The St Leger Stakes has inspired a number of similar events around the world, although many are no longer restricted to three-year-olds. European variations include the Irish St. Leger, the Prix Royal-Oak, the Deutsches St. Leger and the St. Leger Italiano. Other national equivalents include the Kikuka-shΕ, the New Zealand St. Leger and the VRC St Leger.
Leading jockey (9 wins):
- Bill Scott β Jack Spigot (1821), Memnon (1825), The Colonel (1828), Rowton (1829), Don John (1838), Charles the Twelfth (1839), Launcelot (1840), Satirist (1841), Sir Tatton Sykes (1846)
Leading trainer (16 wins):
- John Scott β Matilda (1827), The Colonel (1828), Rowton (1829), Margrave (1832), Touchstone (1834), Don John (1838), Charles the Twelfth (1839), Launcelot (1840), Satirist (1841), The Baron (1845), Newminster (1851), West Australian (1853), Warlock (1856), Imperieuse (1857), Gamester (1859), The Marquis (1862)
Leading owner (7 wins):
- Archibald Hamilton, 9th Duke of Hamilton β Paragon (1786), Spadille (1787), Young Flora (1788), Tartar (1792), Petronius (1808), Ashton (1809), William (1814)
- Fastest winning time (at Doncaster) β Logician (2019), 3m 00.27s
- Widest winning margin β Never Say Die (1954), 12 lengths
- Longest odds winner β Theodore (1822), 200/1
- Shortest odds winner β Galtee More (1897), 1/10
- Most runners β 30, in 1825
- Fewest runners β 3, in 1917
- ^ The 1789 race was awarded to Pewett after the first-placed Zanga was disqualified for jostling
- ^ The 1839 outcome was a dead-heat, but Charles the Twelfth beat Euclid in a run-off
- ^ The 1850 race finished as a dead-heat, but Voltigeur defeated Russborough in a run-off
- ^ The 1939 race was cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II
- ^ The 1989 running took place at Ayr over 1-mile, 6 furlongs and 127 yards
- ^ The 2006 edition was contested at York over 1-mile, 5 furlongs and 197 yards
- ^ The 2015 race was initially awarded to Bondi Beach after the first-placed Simple Verse was disqualified, but the decision was reversed on 23 September 2015 after an appeal by Simple Verse's connections.[5]
| Wartime races
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- 1915β18: The September Stakes at Newmarket (Rowley Mile) over 1-mile and 6 furlongs.
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- 1940: The Yorkshire St Leger Stakes at Thirsk over 1-mile and 7 furlongs.
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- 1941: The New St Leger Stakes at Manchester over 1-mile and 6 furlongs.
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- 1942β44: The New St Leger Stakes at Newmarket (Summer Course) over 1-mile, 6 furlongs and 150 yards.
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- 1945: The St Leger Stakes at York over 1-mile and 6 furlongs.
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As the last of the classics, the race marks the end of summer in England.[6] The popular adage "sell in May and go away, come back on St Leger Day" suggests investors should sell their shares in May and buy again after the race.[7]
The Agatha Christie novel The A.B.C. Murders has the St Leger as a plot point near the end of the novel.
- Racing Post:
- 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
- 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
- Abelson, Edward; Tyrrel, John (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 175β181. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
- Cawthorne, George James; Herod, Richard S. (1902). Royal Ascot, Its History & Its Associations (PDF). London: A Treherne & Co. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- Randall, John; Morris, Tony (1985). Horse Racing: The Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 56β68. ISBN 0-85112-446-1.
- Ruffs Guide to the Turf, Winter Edition, 1920
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