| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1796 | |||
The 21st winner of the St Leger, held on Tuesday 27th September 1796 over the 2 miles of Town Moor, was Ambrosio, a bay colt by Sir Peter out of Tulip, owned by Mr Joseph Cookson. A field of 7 runners contested the race, although there were 15 subscriptions of 25 guineas each, which was worth 375 Guineas. (Equivalent to £41,300 in 2017) AMBROSIO SR 2008 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| AMBROSIO | John Jackson | Frank Neale | Mr Joseph Cookson 4/5 fav |
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Mr G Crompton | |
| ROSOLIO | Mr Peirse | ||
| ORPHAN | Sir Henry Vane Tempest | ||
| OPPOSITION | Sit T Gascoigne | ||
| HARRY ROWE | Mr Wentworth | ||
| CECILIA | Earl Fitzwilliam | ||
| After his odds on victory in the St Leger, securing a first Classic for owner Mr Cookson, Ambrosio contested the Doncaster Cup the next day but was beaten into third place behind Hambletonian and Sober Robin. In a career consisting of 23 races he won 15, although he suffered a number of defeats at Newmarket later in his career. | Over Round N/A | ||
| Note that the image shown above is by George Stubbs who died in 1806 and therefore it is in the public domain. | |||
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