The 61st running of the Irish St Leger was held on Saturday 20th September 1975 over 1 mile 6 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner was owned by Mrs Jane Engelhard, trained by M Vincent O'Brien and ridden by Lester Piggott. The winner won £13,965, winning by 2 lengths in 3 minutes 2.4 seconds, with 2 1/2 lengths back to the third.

IRISH ST LEGER 1975

CAUCASUS (Bay horse by Nijinsky out of Quill) SR 1976

The winning owner won £13,965 (The equivalent of £115,100 in 2018 terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

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Pos. Horse Age/Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 CAUCASUS 3 9st 0lbs Lester Piggott Mrs Jane Engelhard M Vincent O'Brien
2 QUIET FLING 3 9st 0lbs     Jeremy Tree
3 SHANTALLAH 3 9st 0lbs     Harry Wragg
4 CZAR PRINCE 3 9st 0lbs Frankie Durr   Ben Hanbury
5 MUSICVILLE 3 8st 11lbs     Paddy Prendergast
6 NUTHATCH 3 9st 0lbs   Mrs P Lowe John Oxx
7 CHARLES STEWART 3 9st 0lbs     Seamus McGrath
8 LANE COURT 3 9st 0lbs     Weld
9 RADIANT BOY 3 9st 0lbs Johnny Roe   Weld
10 SIR DANIEL 3 9st 0lbs     M V O'Brien
11 YANKEE GOLD 3 9st 0lbs     John Oxx
12 TOWER BIRD 3 9st 0lbs     Weld
13 LAVANNA 3 8st 11lbs     H Nugent
  Betting In a career spanning 22 races Caucasus won 9 times and was second on 4 occasions. Nuthatch was unplaced in the Epsom Derby behind Grundy (SR 2123).
5/2 fav Nuthatch
3/1 Caucasus
7/2 Shantallah
25/1 Quiet Fling

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