The Irish St Leger is a

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horse race in Ireland open to

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s aged three years or older. It is run at the

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over a distance of 1 mile and 6 furlongs (2,816 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in September. It is Ireland's equivalent of the

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, a famous race in England (although unlike the English race, it is open to both horses above age three and geldings).

History

The event was established in 1915, and it was originally restricted to three-year-olds. The first horse to win both the English and Irish St Legers was Royal Lancer in 1922. The first Irish St. Leger winner to complete a

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(having previously won the

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and the

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) was Museum in 1935. The only subsequent horse to win all three races was Windsor Slipper in 1942. The Irish St Leger became an open-age race in 1983, and there have been several repeat winners since then. The most successful has been Vinnie Roe, with four consecutive victories from 2001 to 2004. The leading horses from the Irish St Leger sometimes go on to compete in the

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. The race has been sponsored by the

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since 2014. It takes place on the second day of Irish Champions Weekend.

Records

Most successful horse (4 wins): * Vinnie Roe – ''2001, 2002, 2003, 2004'' Leading jockey (7 wins): * Morny Wing – ''Kirk-Alloway (1920), O'Dempsey (1923), Sol de Terre (1930), Ochiltree (1938), Windsor Slipper (1942), Spam (1945), Esprit de France (1947)'' Leading trainer (9 wins): *

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– ''Barclay (1959), White Gloves (1966), Reindeer (1969), Caucasus (1975), Meneval (1976), Transworld (1977), Gonzales (1980), Leading Counsel (1985), Dark Lomond (1988)'' *

Dermot Weld Dermot K. Weld (born 29 July 1948), a former jockey is one of Ireland's most successful racehorse trainers. He holds the record for the most winners trained in Ireland (2,578 set in August 2000). Weld maintains his stable, Rosewell House, in ...

- ''Vintage Crop (1993, 1994), Vinnie Roe (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004), Voleuse de Coeurs (2013), Search for A Song (2019, 2020) Leading owner since 1960 (6 wins) (includes part ownership): * Susan Magnier - ''Yeats (2007), Septimus (2008), Order of St George (2015, 2017), Flag of Honour (2018), Kyprios (2022) ''

Winners since 1972

Earlier winners

* 1915: La Paloma * 1916: Captive Princess * 1917: Double Scotch * 1918: Dionysos * 1919: Cheap Popularity * 1920: Kirk-Alloway * 1921: Kircubbin * 1922:

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* 1923: O'Dempsey * 1924: Zodiac * 1925: Spelthorne * 1926: Sunny View * 1927: Ballyvoy * 1928: Law Suit * 1929: Trigo * 1930: Sol de Terre * 1931: Beaudelaire * 1932: Hill Song * 1933: Harinero * 1934: Primero * 1935: Museum * 1936: Battle Song * 1937: Owenstown * 1938: Ochiltree * 1939: Skoiter * 1940: Harvest Feast * 1941: Etoile de Lyons * 1942: Windsor Slipper * 1943: Solferino * 1944: Water Street * 1945: Spam * 1946: Cassock * 1947: Esprit de France * 1948: Beau Sabreur * 1949: Brown Rover * 1950: Morning Madam * 1951: Do Well * 1952: Judicate * 1953: Sea Charger * 1954:

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* 1955: Diamond Slipper * 1956: Magnetic North * 1957: Ommeyad * 1958: Royal Highway * 1959: Barclay * 1960: Lynchris * 1961: Vimadee * 1962: Arctic Vale * 1963: Christmas Island * 1964: Biscayne * 1965: Craighouse * 1966: White Gloves * 1967: Dan Kano * 1968: Giolla Mear * 1969: Reindeer * 1970: Allangrange * 1971: Parnell

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History

Records

Winners since 1972

Earlier winners

See also

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