St. Leger Stakes
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| Group One race | |
|---|---|
| St. Leger Stakes | |
| Location | Doncaster Racecourse, Doncaster, England |
| Inaugurated | 1776 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | Doncaster Racecourse |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile 6 furlongs 132 yards |
| Track | Turf, left-handed |
| Qualification | 3-y-o's (excluding geldings) |
| Weight | Colts: 9 stone (57.2 kg) Fillies: 8 st 11 lbs (55.8 kg) |
| Purse | £475,000 (2006) |
The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 m) at Doncaster Racecourse in September. First held in 1776, it has eclipsed the earlier established Doncaster Cup as the most important race run at the course.
It is the oldest of the five British Classic Races and also the final leg of both the colts' and fillies' Triple Crowns. Unlike the earlier Classics, the St. Leger in recent years has not always been contested by the most highly regarded three-year-olds in training. These have instead tended to be aimed towards the more glamorous and rewarding all-aged Group 1 races over shorter distances, such as the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. However, the St. Leger can often be won by a good late-maturing three-year-old with the potential to improve in the following seasons.
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[edit] History
A sweepstake of 25 Guineas was held over two miles (3 km) on Cantley Common, two miles (3 km) east of the current racecourse, on 24 September 1776. The rules stipulated that colts should carry eight stone (50.8 kg) of weight, and fillies seven stone twelve pounds (49.9 kg).
The event was organised by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (a prominent politician and former Prime Minister) and was the idea of Lieutenant Colonel Anthony St. Leger (a former MP). On the day, the winning horse (from a field of five) was owned by Rockingham, with a horse owned by St. Leger following in second.
The event didn't receive its name until a meeting held between the 1777 and 1778 meets. When it was suggested that the race should be called the Rockingham Stakes, the Marquess is said to have replied, "No it was my friend St. Leger who suggested the thing to me - call it after him".
Local legend suggests that Anthony St. Leger may have staged a fore-runner of the 1776 race at his private racecourse in Firbeck, eight miles (13 km) south of Doncaster. In 1779, the race moved from Cantley to a new course on the Town Moor, where it remains to this day.
The race was run as the September Stakes at Newmarket from 1915 to 1918, and during the World War II it was run at Thirsk in 1940, Manchester in 1941, on the July Course at Newmarket from 1942 to 1944 and at York in 1945. The 1939 running was cancelled due to the outbreak of war. The 1989 race was transferred to Ayr after the scheduled running at Doncaster was abandoned due to subsidence. The 2006 race took place at York while Doncaster was closed for redevelopment.
[edit] Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
| 1776 | Allabaculia | John Singleton | Christopher Scaife | 2nd Marquess of Rockingham | |
| 1777 | Bourbon | John Cade | William Sotheron | ||
| 1778 | Hollandaise | George Herring | Joseph Rose | Sir Thomas Gascoigne | |
| 1779 | Tommy | George Lowry, Sr. | Joseph Rose | Thomas Stapleton | |
| 1780 | Ruler | John Mangle | William Bethell | ||
| 1781 | Serina | R. Foster | J. Lowther | Colonel William Radcliffe | |
| 1782 | Imperatrix | Searle | George Searle | Rev Henry Goodricke | |
| 1783 | Phoenomenon | Anthony Hall | Isaac Cape | Sir John Lister Kaye | |
| 1784 | Omphale | J. Kirton | M. Mason | John Coates | |
| 1785 | Cowslip | Searle | George Searle | Richard Hill | |
| 1786 | Paragon | John Mangle | John Mangle | 9th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1787 | Spadille | John Mangle | John Mangle | 9th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1788 | Young Flora | John Mangle | John Mangle | 9th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1789 | Pewett | Wilson | Christopher Scaife | 4th Earl Fitzwilliam | |
| 1790 | Ambidexter | George Searle | George Searle | Rev Henry Goodricke | |
| 1791 | Young Traveller | John Jackson | John Hutchinson | John Hutchinson | |
| 1792 | Tartar | John Mangle | John Mangle | 9th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1793 | Ninety-Three | Bill Peirse | John Clifton | ||
| 1794 | Beningbrough | John Jackson | John Hutchinson | John Hutchinson | |
| 1795 | Hambletonian | Dixon Boyce | John Hutchinson | Sir Charles Turner | |
| 1796 | Ambrosio | John Jackson | F. Neale | Joseph Cookson | |
| 1797 | Lounger | Shepherd | George Searle | Rev Henry Goodricke | |
| 1798 | Symmetry | John Jackson | Sam King | Sir Thomas Gascoigne | |
| 1799 | Cockfighter | Tom Fields | Tom Fields | Sir Henry Tempest Vane | |
| 1800 | Champion | Francis Buckle | T. Perren | Christopher Wilson | |
| 1801 | Quiz | John Shepherd | George Searle | Rev Henry Goodricke | |
| 1802 | Orville | John Singleton, Jr. | Christopher Scaife | 4th Earl Fitzwilliam | |
| 1803 | Remembrancer | Ben Smith | J. Smith | 10th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne | |
| 1804 | Sancho | Francis Buckle | Bartle Atkinson | Harry Mellish | |
| 1805 | Stavely | John Jackson | Bartle Atkinson | Harry Mellish | |
| 1806 | Fyldener | Tom Carr | John Clifton | ||
| 1807 | Paulina | Bill Clift | Christopher Scaife | 4th Earl Fitzwilliam | |
| 1808 | Petronius | Ben Smith | William Theakston | 9th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1809 | Ashton | Ben Smith | William Theakston | 9th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1810 | Octavian | Bill Clift | 6th Duke of Leeds | ||
| 1811 | Soothsayer | Ben Smith | Tommy Sykes | Richard Gascoigne | |
| 1812 | Otterington | Bob Johnson | W. Hessletine | Mr Robb | |
| 1813 | Altisidora | John Jackson | Tommy Sykes | Squire Watt of Bishop Burton | |
| 1814 | William | John Shepherd | William Theakston | 9th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1815 | Filho da Puta | John Jackson | James Croft | Sir William Maxwell | |
| 1816 | The Duchess | Ben Smith | James Croft | Sir Bellingham Graham | |
| 1817 | Ebor | Bob Johnson | John Lonsdale | Henry Peirse of Bedale | |
| 1818 | Reveller | Bob Johnson | John Lonsdale | Henry Peirse of Bedale | |
| 1819 | Antonio | Tom Nicholson | John Lonsdale | Tom Ferguson | |
| 1820 | St. Patrick | Bob Johnson | John Lonsdale | Sir Edward Smith | |
| 1821 | Jack Spigot | Bill Scott | I. Blades | Hon Thomas Orde-Powlett | |
| 1822 | Theodore | John Jackson | James Croft | Hon Edward Petre | |
| 1823 | Barefoot | 'Dick' Goodison | Richard Shepherd | Squire Watt of Bishop Burton | |
| 1824 | Jerry | Ben Smith | James Croft | Richard Gascoigne | |
| 1825 | Memnon | Bill Scott | Richard Shepherd | Squire Watt of Bishop Burton | |
| 1826 | Tarrare | George Nelson | Sam King | 6th Earl of Scarbrough | |
| 1827 | Matilda | Jem Robinson | John Scott | Hon Edward Petre | |
| 1828 | The Colonel | Bill Scott | John Scott | Hon Edward Petre | |
| 1829 | Rowton | Bill Scott | John Scott | Hon Edward Petre | |
| 1830 | Birmingham | Patrick Connolly | T. Flintoff | John Beardsworth | |
| 1831 | Chorister | John Barham Day | John Smith | 1st Duke of Cleveland | |
| 1832 | Margrave | Jem Robinson | John Scott | John Gully | |
| 1833 | Rockingham | Sam Darling | Richard Shepherd | Squire Watt of Bishop Burton | |
| 1834 | Touchstone | George Calloway | John Scott | 1st Marquess of Westminster | |
| 1835 | Queen of Trumps | Tommy Lye | J. Blenkhorn | Hon Edward Mostyne | |
| 1836 | Elis | John Barham Day | J. Doe | Lord George Bentinck | |
| 1837 | Mango | Sam Day, Jr. | M. Dilly | Charles Cavendish Fulke Greville | |
| 1838 | Don John | Bill Scott | John Scott | 6th Earl of Chesterfield | |
| 1839 | Charles XII | Bill Scott | John Scott | Major Yarburgh | |
| 1840 | Launcelot | Bill Scott | John Scott | 1st Marquess of Westminster | |
| 1841 | Satirist | Bill Scott | John Scott | 1st Marquess of Westminster | |
| 1842 | Blue Bonnet | Tommy Lye | Tom Dawson | 13th Earl of Eglinton | |
| 1843 | Nutwith | Job Marson | Bob Johnson | Samuel Wrather | |
| 1844 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | Henry Bell | J. Forth | E. J. Irwin | |
| 1845 | The Baron | Frank Butler | John Scott | Squire Watt of Bishop Burton | |
| 1846 | Sir Tatton Sykes | Bill Scott | W. Oates | Bill Scott | |
| 1847 | Van Tromp | Job Marson | John Fobert | Lord Eglinton | |
| 1848 | Surplice | Nat Flatman | R. Stephenson, Jr. | 3rd Viscount Clifden | |
| 1849 | The Flying Dutchman | Charlie Marlow | John Fobert | 13th Earl of Eglinton | |
| 1850 | Voltigeur | Job Marson | R. Hill | 2nd Earl of Zetland | |
| 1851 | Newminster | Sim Templeman | John Scott | Anthony Nichol | |
| 1852 | Stockwell | John Norman | W. Harlock | 2nd Marquess of Exeter | |
| 1853 | West Australian | Frank Butler | John Scott | John Bowes | |
| 1854 | Knight of St. George | Robert Basham | R. Longstaff | J. B. Morris | |
| 1855 | Saucebox | John Wells | Tom Parr | Tom Parr | |
| 1856 | Warlock | Nat Flatman | John Scott | Anthony Nichol | |
| 1857 | Imperieuse | Nat Flatman | John Scott | John Scott | |
| 1858 | Sunbeam | Luke Snowden | Mathew Dawson | James Merry | |
| 1859 | Gamester | Tom Aldcroft | John Scott | Sir Charles Monck | |
| 1860 | St. Albans | Luke Snowden | Alec Taylor, Sr. | 2nd Marquess of Ailesbury | |
| 1861 | Caller Ou | Tom Chaloner | William I'Anson | William I'Anson | |
| 1862 | The Marquis | Tom Chaloner | John Scott | Stanhope Hawke | |
| 1863 | Lord Clifden | Johnny Osbourne | E. Parr | 3rd Viscount St Vincent | |
| 1864 | Blair Athol | Jim Snowden | William I'Anson | William I'Anson | |
| 1865 | Gladiateur | Harry Grimshaw | Tom Jennings, Sr. | Comte Frederic de Lagrange | |
| 1866 | Lord Lyon | Harry Custance | James Dover | Richard Sutton | |
| 1867 | Achievement | Tom Chaloner | James Dover | Mark Pearson | |
| 1868 | Formosa | Tom Chaloner | H. Woolcott | William Graham | |
| 1869 | Pero Gomez | John Wells | John Porter | Sir Joseph Hawley | |
| 1870 | Hawthornden | Jemmy Grimshaw | Jos Dawson | Vaughan Morgan | |
| 1871 | Hannah | Charlie Maidment | J. Hayhoe | Baron Mayer de Rothschild | |
| 1872 | Wenlock | Charlie Maidment | T. Wadlow | 2nd Earl of Wilton | |
| 1873 | Marie Stuart | Tom Osborne | Robert Peck | James Merry | |
| 1874 | Apology | John Osbourne | W. Osbourne | John King | |
| 1875 | Craig Millar | Tom Chaloner | Alec Taylor, Sr. | William Stirling Crawfurd | |
| 1876 | Petrarch | Jem Goater | John Dawson, Sr. | Viscount Dupplin | |
| 1877 | Silvio | Fred Archer | Mat Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | |
| 1878 | Jannette | Fred Archer | Mat Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | |
| 1879 | Rayon d'Or | Jem Goater | Tom Jennings, Sr. | Comte Frederic de Lagrange | |
| 1880 | Robert the Devil | Tom Cannon | Tom Jennings, Sr. | Charles Brewer | |
| 1881 | Iroquois | Fred Archer | Jacob Pincus | Pierre Lorillard IV | |
| 1882 | Dutch Oven | Fred Archer | Mat Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth | |
| 1883 | Ossian | Jack Watts | Richard Marsh | 12th Duke of Hamilton | |
| 1884 | The Lambkin | Jack Watts | Mat Dawson | Robert Vyner | |
| 1885 | Melton | Fred Archer | Mat Dawson | 20th Baron Hastings | |
| 1886 | Ormonde | Fred Archer | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | |
| 1887 | Kilwarlin | Jack Robinson | James Jewitt | 7th Baron Rodney | |
| 1888 | Seabreeze | Jack Robinson | James Jewitt | 5th Baron Calthorpe | |
| 1889 | Donovan | Fred Barrett | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | |
| 1890 | Memoir | Jack Watts | George Dawson | 6th Duke of Portland | |
| 1891 | Common | George Barrett | John Porter | Sir Frederick Johnstone | |
| 1892 | La Flèche | Jack Watts | John Porter | Baron Maurice de Hirsch | |
| 1893 | Isinglass | Tommy Loates | James Jewitt | Harry L. B. McCalmont | |
| 1894 | Throstle | Morny Cannon | John Porter | 1st Baron Alington | |
| 1895 | Sir Visto | Sam Loates | Mat Dawson | 5th Earl of Rosebery | |
| 1896 | Persimmon | Jack Watts | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales, later Edward VII | |
| 1897 | Galtee More | Charlie Wood | Sam Darling | John Gubbins | |
| 1898 | Wildfowler | Charlie Wood | Sam Darling | Henry Greer | |
| 1899 | Flying Fox | Morny Cannon | John Porter | 1st Duke of Westminster | |
| 1900 | Diamond Jubilee | Herbert Jones | Richard Marsh | Prince of Wales, later Edward VII | |
| 1901 | Doricles | Kempton Cannon | Alfred Hayhoe | Leopold de Rothschild | |
| 1902 | Sceptre | Fred Hardy | Bob Sievier | Bob Sievier | |
| 1903 | Rock Sand | Danny Maher | George Blackwell | Sir James Miller | |
| 1904 | Pretty Polly | Willie Lane | Peter Gilpin | Eustace Loder | |
| 1905 | Challacombe | Otto Madden | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Washington Singer | |
| 1906 | Troutbeck | George Stern | Willie Waugh | 2nd Duke of Westminster | |
| 1907 | Wool Winder | Bill Halsey | Harry Enoch | Ned Baird | |
| 1908 | Your Majesty | Wal Griggs | Charles Morton | Jack B. Joel | |
| 1909 | Bayardo | Danny Maher | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred W. Cox | |
| 1910 | Swynford | Frank Wootton | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | |
| 1911 | Prince Palatine | Frank O'Neill | Henry Beardsley | Thomas Pilkington | |
| 1912 | Tracery | George Bellhouse | John Watson | August Belmont, Jr. | |
| 1913 | Night Hawk | Elijah Wheatley | Jack Robinson | William Walker | |
| 1914 | Black Jester | Wal Griggs | Charles Morton | Jack B. Joel | |
| 1915 | Pommern | Steve Donoghue | Charley Peck | Solly Joel | |
| 1916 | Hurry On | Charlie Childs | Fred Darling | James Buchanan | |
| 1917 | Gay Crusader | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Alfred W. Cox | |
| 1918 | Gainsborough | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor, Jr. | Lady James Douglas | |
| 1919 | Keysoe | Brownie Carslake | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | |
| 1920 | Caligula | Arthur Smith | Jack Leader | Mathradas Goculdas | |
| 1921 | Polemarch | Joe Childs | Tom Green | 7th Marquess of Londonderry | |
| 1922 | Royal Lancer | Bobby Jones | Alf Sadler | 5th Earl of Lonsdale | |
| 1923 | Tranquil | Tommy Weston | Charles Morton | 17th Earl of Derby | |
| 1924 | Salmon-Trout | Brownie Carslake | Dick Dawson | HH Aga Khan III | |
| 1925 | Solario | Joe Childs | Reg Day | Sir John Rutherford | |
| 1926 | Coronach | Joe Childs | Fred Darling | 1st Baron Woolavington | |
| 1927 | Book Law | Henri Jelliss | Alec Taylor, Jr. | 2nd Viscount Astor | |
| 1928 | Fairway | Tommy Weston | Frank Butters | 17th Earl of Derby | |
| 1929 | Trigo | Michael Beary | Dick Dawson | William Barnett | |
| 1930 | Singapore | Gordon Richards | Tommy Hogg | 1st Baron Glanely | |
| 1931 | Sandwich | Harry Wragg | Jack Jarvis | 6th Earl of Rosebery | |
| 1932 | Firdaussi | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III | |
| 1933 | Hyperion | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | 17th Earl of Derby | |
| 1934 | Windsor Lad | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | Martin H. Benson | |
| 1935 | Bahram | Charlie Smirke | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III | |
| 1936 | Boswell | Pat Beasley | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | William Woodward, Sr. | |
| 1937 | Chulmleigh | Gordon Richards | Tommy Hogg | 1st Baron Glanely | |
| 1938 | Scottish Union | Brownie Carslake | Noel Cannon | Jimmy Rank | |
| no race 1939 | |||||
| 1940 | Turkhan | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III | |
| 1941 | Sun Castle | George Bridgland | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1st Viscount Portal | |
| 1942 | Sun Chariot | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | King George VI | |
| 1943 | Herringbone | Harry Wragg | Walter Earl | 17th Earl of Derby | |
| 1944 | Tehran | Gordon Richards | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III | |
| 1945 | Chamossaire | Tommy Lowrey | Dick Perryman | Stanhope Joel | |
| 1946 | Airborne | Tommy Lowrey | Dick Perryman | John Ferguson | |
| 1947 | Sayajirao | Edgar Britt | Sam Armstrong | HH Maharaja of Baroda | |
| 1948 | Black Tarquin | Edgar Britt | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | William Woodward, Sr. | |
| 1949 | Ridge Wood | Michael Beary | Noel Murless | Geoffrey Smith | |
| 1950 | Scratch | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac | 3:08.8 |
| 1951 | Talma | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac | 3:13.8 |
| 1952 | Tulyar | Charlie Smirke | Marcus Marsh | HH Aga Khan III | 3:07.8 |
| 1953 | Premonition | Eph Smith | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Wilfred Wyatt | 3:06.8 |
| 1954 | Never Say Die | Charlie Smirke | Joe Lawson | Robert Sterling Clark | 3:10.6 |
| 1955 | Meld | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Lady Zia Werner | 3:14.6 |
| 1956 | Cambremer | Freddie Palmer | Georges Bridgland | Ralph B. Strassburger | 3:12.2 |
| 1957 | Ballymoss | Tommy Burns | Vincent O'Brien | John McShain | 3:15.6 |
| 1958 | Alcide | Harry Carr | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Sir Humphrey de Trafford | 3:06.4 |
| 1959 | Cantelo | Eddie Hide | Charles Elsey | William Hill | 3:04.6 |
| 1960 | St. Paddy | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon | 3:13.2 |
| 1961 | Aurelius | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Vera Lilley | 3:06.6 |
| 1962 | Hethersett | Harry Carr | Dick Hern | Lionel Holiday | 3:10.8 |
| 1963 | Ragusa | Garnie Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Jim Mullion | 3:05.4 |
| 1964 | Indiana | Jimmy Lindley | Jack Watts | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. | 3:05.4 |
| 1965 | Provoke | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Jakie Astor | 3:18.6 |
| 1966 | Sodium | Frankie Durr | George Todd | Radha Sigtia | 3:09.8 |
| 1967 | Ribocco | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. | 3:05.4 |
| 1968 | Ribero | Lester Piggott | Fulke Johnson Houghton | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. | 3:19.8 |
| 1969 | Intermezzo | Ron Hutchinson | Harry Wragg | Gerry Oldham | 3:11.8 |
| 1970 | Nijinsky | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. | 3:06.4 |
| 1971 | Athens Wood | Lester Piggott | Harry Thomson Jones | Eileen Rogerson | 3:14.9 |
| 1972 | Boucher | Lester Piggott | Vincent O'Brien | Ogden Phipps | 3:28.71 |
| 1973 | Peleid | Frankie Durr | Bill Elsey | William E. Behrens | 3:08.21 |
| 1974 | Bustino | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Lady Beaverbrook | 3:09.02 |
| 1975 | Bruni | Tony Murray | Ryan Price | Charles St. George | 3:09.02 |
| 1976 | Crow | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna, Sr. | Daniel Wildenstein | 3:13.17 |
| 1977 | Dunfermline | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Queen Elizabeth II | 3:05.17 |
| 1978 | Julio Mariner | Eddie Hide | Clive Brittain | Marcus Lemos | 3:04.94 |
| 1979 | Son of Love | Alain Lequeux | Robert Collet | Alexis Rolland | 3:09.02 |
| 1980 | Light Cavalry | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Jim Joel | 3:11.48 |
| 1981 | Cut Above | Joe Mercer | Dick Hern | Sir Jackie Astor | 3:11.60 |
| 1982 | Touching Wood | Paul Cook | Harry Thomson Jones | Maktoum Al Maktoum | 3:03.53 |
| 1983 | Sun Princess | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Sir Michael Sobell | 3:16.65 |
| 1984 | Commanche Run | Lester Piggott | Luca Cumani | Ivan Allan | 3:09.93 |
| 1985 | Oh So Sharp | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:07.13 |
| 1986 | Moon Madness | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | Duchess of Norfolk | 3:05.03 |
| 1987 | Reference Point | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Louis Freedman | 3:05.91 |
| 1988 | Minster Son | Willie Carson | Neil Graham | Lady Beaverbrook | 3:06.80 |
| 1989 | Michelozzo * | Steve Cauthen | Henry Cecil | Charles St. George | 3:20.72 |
| 1990 | Snurge | Richard Quinn | Paul Cole | Martyn Arbib | 3:08.78 |
| 1991 | Toulon | Pat Eddery | André Fabre | Khalid Abdullah | 3:03.12 |
| 1992 | User Friendly | George Duffield | Clive Brittain | Bill Gredley | 3:05.48 |
| 1993 | Bob's Return | Philip Robinson | Mark Tompkins | Mrs Jackie Smith | 3:07.85 |
| 1994 | Moonax | Pat Eddery | Barry Hills | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:04.19 |
| 1995 | Classic Cliche | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 3:09.74 |
| 1996 | Shantou | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | Sheikh Mohammed | 3:05.10 |
| 1997 | Silver Patriarch | Pat Eddery | John Dunlop | Peter Winfield | 3:06.92 |
| 1998 | Nedawi | John Reid | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 3:05.61 |
| 1999 | Mutafaweq | Richard Hills | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 3:02.75 |
| 2000 | Millenary | Richard Quinn | John Dunlop | Neil Jones | 3:02.58 |
| 2001 | Milan | Michael Kinane | Aidan O'Brien | Michael Tabor & Sue Magnier | 3:05.16 |
| 2002 | Bollin Eric | Kevin Darley | Tim Easterby | Sir Neil Westbrook | 3:02.92 |
| 2003 | Brian Boru | Jamie Spencer | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier | 3:04.64 |
| 2004 | Rule of Law | Kerrin McEvoy | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin | 3:06.29 |
| 2005 | Scorpion | Frankie Dettori | Aidan O'Brien | Sue Magnier & Michael Tabor | 3:19.01 |
| 2006 | Sixties Icon * | Frankie Dettori | Jeremy Noseda | Susan Roy | 2:57.29 |
| 2007 | Lucarno | Jimmy Fortune | John Gosden | George Strawbridge | 3:01.90 |
* The 1989 race was run at Ayr Racecourse after having been postponed at Doncaster a week earlier.
* The 2006 race was run at York Racecourse over the slightly shorter distance of 1 mile 5 furlongs 197 yards (2,795 m).
