St Leger Winners 1776 – 1899

St Leger Winners: 1776–1899

St Leger winners from 1776 to 1899, with jockey, trainer, owner, starting price, field size and winning time where available. The race is traditionally held at Doncaster; exceptional venues and unusual renewals are identified in the Notes column.

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	SP	Runners	Winning time	Notes
1899	Flying Fox	Morny Cannon	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	—	—	3:15.60
1898	Wildfowler	Charles Wood	Sam Darling	Henry Greer	—	—	3:13.00
1897	Galtee More	Charles Wood	Sam Darling	John Gubbins	—	—	3:31.20
1896	Persimmon	John Watts	Richard Marsh	Prince of Wales	—	—	3:20.00
1895	Sir Visto	Sam Loates	Mathew Dawson	5th Earl of Rosebery	—	—	3:18.40
1894	Throstle	Morny Cannon	John Porter	1st Baron Alington	—	—	3:12.20
1893	Isinglass	Tommy Loates	James Jewitt	Harry McCalmont	—	—	3:13.40
1892	La Fleche	John Watts	John Porter	Maurice de Hirsch	—	—	3:14.60
1891	Common	George Barrett	John Porter	Sir Frederick Johnstone	—	—	3:14.40
1890	Memoir	John Watts	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	—	—	3:13.60
1889	Donovan	Fred Barrett	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	—	—	3:13.00
1888	Seabreeze	Jack Robinson	James Jewitt	5th Baron Calthorpe	—	—	3:11.8
1887	Kilwarlin	Jack Robinson	James Jewitt	7th Baron Rodney	—	—	3:26.00
1886	Ormonde	Fred Archer	John Porter	1st Duke of Westminster	—	—	3:21.4
1885	Melton	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	20th Baron Hastings	—	—	3:15.60
1884	The Lambkin	John Watts	Mathew Dawson	Robert Vyner	—	—	3:14.00
1883	Ossian	John Watts	Richard Marsh	12th Duke of Hamilton	—	—	3:19.00
1882	Dutch Oven	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	—	—	3:16.00
1881	Iroquois	Fred Archer	Jacob Pincus	Pierre Lorillard	—	—	3:20.60
1880	Robert the Devil	Tom Cannon Sr.	Charles Blanton	Charles Brewer	—	—	3:32.00
1879	Rayon d’Or	Jem Goater	Tom Jennings	Frédéric de Lagrange	—	—	3:21.00
1878	Jannette	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	—	—	3:20.50
1877	Silvio	Fred Archer	Mathew Dawson	6th Viscount Falmouth	—	—	3:27.00
1876	Petrarch	Jem Goater	John Dawson	Viscount Dupplin	—	—	3:19.50
1875	Craig Millar	Tom Chaloner	Alec Taylor Sr.	William Stuart Stirling-Crawfurd	—	—	3:20.00
1874	Apology	John Osborne Jr.	William Osborne	John King	—	—	3:16.00
1873	Marie Stuart	Tom Osborne	Robert Peck	James Merry	—	—	3:22.00
1872	Wenlock	Charlie Maidment	Tom Wadlow	2nd Earl of Wilton	—	—	3:21.50
1871	Hannah	Charlie Maidment	Joseph Hayhoe	Mayer de Rothschild	—	—	3:22.00
1870	Hawthornden	Jemmy Grimshaw	Joseph Dawson	Thomas Vaughan Morgan	—	—	3:18.50
1869	Pero Gomez	John Wells	John Porter	Sir Joseph Hawley	—	—	3:21.50
1868	Formosa	Tom Chaloner	Henry Woolcott	William Graham	—	—	3:19.50
1867	Achievement	Tom Chaloner	James Dover	Mark Pearson	—	—	3:17.00
1866	Lord Lyon	Harry Custance	James Dover	Richard Sutton	—	—	3:23.00
1865	Gladiateur	Harry Grimshaw	Tom Jennings	Frédéric de Lagrange	—	—	3:20.00
1864	Blair Athol	Jim Snowden	William I’Anson	William I’Anson	—	—	3:19.50
1863	Lord Clifden	John Osborne Jr.	Edwin Parr	3rd Viscount St Vincent	—	—	3:17.50
1862	The Marquis	Tom Chaloner	John Scott	Stanhope Hawke	—	—	3:22.00
1861	Caller Ou	Tom Chaloner	William I’Anson	William I’Anson	—	—	3:16.20
1860	St Albans	Luke Snowden	Alec Taylor Sr.	2nd Marq. of Ailesbury	—	—	3:20.00
1859	Gamester	Tom Aldcroft	John Scott	Sir Charles Monck	—	—	3:25.00
1858	Sunbeam	Luke Snowden	John Prince	James Merry	—	—	3:20.00
1857	Imperieuse	Nat Flatman	John Scott	John Scott	—	—	3:25.00
1856	Warlock	Nat Flatman	John Scott	Anthony Nichol	—	—	3:25.00
1855	Saucebox	John Wells	Tom Parr	Tom Parr	—	—	3:22.00
1854	Knight of St George	Robert Basham	R. Longstaff	J. B. Morris	—	—	3:32.00
1853	West Australian	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Bowes	—	—	3:20.00
1852	Stockwell	John Norman	William Harlock	2nd Marquess of Exeter	—	—	3:21.00
1851	Newminster	Sim Templeman	John Scott	Anthony Nichol	—	—	3:20.00
1850	Voltigeur	Job Marson	Robert Hill	2nd Earl of Zetland	—	—	3:24.00
1849	The Flying Dutchman	Charles Marlow	John Fobert	13th Earl of Eglinton	—	—	3:20.00
1848	Surplice	Nat Flatman	Robert Stephenson Jr.	3rd Viscount Clifden	—	—	3:19.00
1847	Van Tromp	Job Marson	John Fobert	13th Earl of Eglinton	—	—	3:20.00
1846	Sir Tatton Sykes	Bill Scott	William Oates	Bill Scott	—	—	3:16.00
1845	The Baron	Frank Butler	John Scott	George Watts	—	—	3:25.00
1844	Faugh-a-Ballagh	Henry Bell	John Forth	Edward John Irwin	—	—	3:28.00
1843	Nutwith	Job Marson	Bob Johnson	Samuel Wrather	—	—	3:20.00
1842	Blue Bonnet	Tommy Lye	Tom Dawson	13th Earl of Eglinton	—	—	3:19.00
1841	Satirist	Bill Scott	John Scott	1st Marq. of Westminster	—	—	3:22.00
1840	Launcelot	Bill Scott	John Scott	1st Marq. of Westminster	—	—	3:40.00
1839	Charles the Twelfth	Bill Scott	John Scott	Major Yarburgh	—	—	3:25.00
1838	Don John	Bill Scott	John Scott	6th Earl of Chesterfield	—	—	3:17.00
1837	Mango	Sam Day Jr.	Montgomery Dilly	Charles Greville	—	—	3:23.00
1836	Elis	John Barham Day	John Doe	Lord George Bentinck	—	—	3:20.00
1835	Queen of Trumps	Tommy Lye	John Blenkhorn	Edward Lloyd-Mostyn	—	—	3:20.00
1834	Touchstone	George Calloway	John Scott	1st Marq. of Westminster	—	—	3:22.00
1833	Rockingham	Sam Darling	Richard Shepherd	Richard Watt	—	—	3:28.00
1832	Margrave	Jem Robinson	John Scott	John Gully	—	—	—
1831	Chorister	John Barham Day	John Smith	1st Marq. of Cleveland	—	—	—
1830	Birmingham	Patrick Conolly	Thomas Flintoff	John Beardsworth	—	—	—
1829	Rowton	Bill Scott	John Scott	Edward Petre	—	—	—
1828	The Colonel	Bill Scott	John Scott	Edward Petre	—	—	—
1827	Matilda	Jem Robinson	John Scott	Edward Petre	—	—	3:24.00
1826	Tarrare	George Nelson	Sam King	6th Earl of Scarbrough	—	—	3:25.00
1825	Memnon	Bill Scott	Richard Shepherd	Richard Watt	—	—	3:23.00
1824	Jerry	Ben Smith	James Croft	Richard Oliver Gascoigne	—	—	3:29.00
1823	Barefoot	Tom Goodisson	Richard Shepherd	Richard Watt	—	—	3:23.00
1822	Theodore	John Jackson	James Croft	Edward Petre	—	—	3:23.0
1821	Jack Spigot	Bill Scott	Isaac Blades	Thomas Orde-Powlett	—	—	—
1820	St Patrick	Bob Johnson	John Lonsdale	Sir Edward Smith	—	—	3:26.0
1819	Antonio	Tom Nicholson	John Lonsdale	James Ferguson	—	—	3:18.00
1818	Reveller	Bob Johnson	John Lonsdale	Henry Peirse	—	—	3:15.00
1817	Ebor	Bob Johnson	John Lonsdale	Henry Peirse	—	—	—
1816	The Duchess	Ben Smith	James Croft	Sir Bellingham Graham	—	—	—
1815	Filho da Puta	John Jackson	James Croft	Sir William Maxwell	—	—	—
1814	William	John Shepherd	William Theakston	9th Duke of Hamilton	—	—	—
1813	Altisidora	John Jackson	Tommy Sykes	Richard Watt	—	—	—
1812	Otterington	Bob Johnson	W. Hessletine	Ralph Robb	—	—	3:31.00
1811	Soothsayer	Ben Smith	Tommy Sykes	Richard Oliver Gascoigne	—	—	—
1810	Octavian	Bill Clift	Frank Jordan	6th Duke of Leeds	—	—	3:30.00
1809	Ashton	Ben Smith	William Theakston	9th Duke of Hamilton	—	—	—
1808	Petronius	Ben Smith	William Theakston	9th Duke of Hamilton	—	—	—
1807	Paulina	Bill Clift	Christopher Scaife	4th Earl Fitzwilliam	—	—	—
1806	Fyldener	Tom Carr	—	John Clifton	—	—	—
1805	Staveley	John Jackson	Bartle Atkinson	Harry Mellish	—	—	—
1804	Sancho	Frank Buckle	Bartle Atkinson	Harry Mellish	—	—	—
1803	Remembrancer	Ben Smith	J. Smith	10th Earl of Strathmore	—	—	—
1802	Orville	John Singleton Jr.	Christopher Scaife	4th Earl Fitzwilliam	—	—	—
1801	Quiz	John Shepherd	George Searle	Gilbert Crompton	—	—	—
1800	Champion	Frank Buckle	Tom Perren	Christopher Wilson	—	—	—
1799	Cockfighter	Tom Fields	Tom Fields	Sir Henry Tempest Vane	—	—	—
1798	Symmetry	John Jackson	Sam King	Sir Thomas Gascoigne	—	—	—
1797	Lounger	John Shepherd	George Searle	Gilbert Crompton	—	—	—
1796	Ambrosio	John Jackson	Frank Neale	Joseph Cookson	—	—	—
1795	Hambletonian	Dixon Boyce	John Hutchinson	Sir Charles Turner	—	—	—
1794	Beningbrough	John Jackson	John Hutchinson	John Hutchinson	—	—	—
1793	Ninety-three	Bill Peirse	—	John Clifton	—	—	—
1792	Tartar	John Mangle	John Mangle	Lord Archibald Hamilton	—	—	—
1791	Young Traveller	John Jackson	John Hutchinson	John Hutchinson	—	—	—
1790	Ambidexter	George Searle	George Searle	Mr Dealtry	—	—	—
1789	Pewett	William Wilson	Christopher Scaife	4th Earl Fitzwilliam	—	—	—	Awarded to Pewett after first-past-the-post Zanga was disqualified for jostling
1788	Young Flora	John Mangle	John Mangle	Lord Archibald Hamilton	—	—	—
1787	Spadille	John Mangle	John Mangle	Lord Archibald Hamilton	—	—	—
1786	Paragon	John Mangle	John Mangle	Lord Archibald Hamilton	—	—	—
1785	Cowslip	George Searle	George Searle	Richard Hill	—	—	—
1784	Omphale	John Kirton	M. Mason	John Coates	—	—	—
1783	Phoenomenon	Anthony Hall	Isaac Cape	Sir John Lister Kaye	—	—	—
1782	Imperatrix	George Searle	George Searle	Henry Goodricke	—	—	—
1781	Serina	Richard Foster	J. Lowther	William Radcliffe	—	—	—
1780	Ruler	John Mangle	—	William Bethell	—	—	—
1779	Tommy	George Lowry	Joseph Rose	Thomas Stapleton	—	—	—
1778	Hollandoise	George Herring	Joseph Rose	Sir Thomas Gascoigne	—	—	—
1777	Bourbon	John Cade	—	William Sotheron	—	—	—
1776	Allabaculia	John Singleton	Christopher Scaife	2nd Marq. of Rockingham	—	—	—

Starting prices and field sizes are not consistently available for this period, so unavailable values are shown as “—”. The St Leger is traditionally held at Doncaster; exceptional venues or unusual renewals are identified in Notes.

Sources: St Leger Stakes winners chronology; RacingBetter roll of honour/results; Doncaster Racecourse history.