| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1838 | |||
The 63rd winner of the St Leger, held on Tuesday 18th September 1838 over the St Leger course on Town Moor, was Don John, a bay colt by Tramp out of a dam by Lepanto, owned by the 6th Earl of Chesterfield. A field of 7 runners contested the race, although there were 66 subscriptions of 50 sovereigns each, which was worth 3300 sovereigns. (Equivalent to £340,000 in 2017) DON JOHN SR 2026 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| DON JOHN | William (Bill) Scott | John Scott | 6th Earl of Chesterfield 13/8 |
| ION | A Pavis |  |
Colonel Peel 9/4 |
| LANERCOST | H Edwards | Mr Ramsay 9/2 | |
| SAINTFOIN | P Connolly | Mr Thornhill 9/1 | |
| COBHAM | Jem Robinson | Mr H Coombe 16/1 | |
| ALZIRA | John Day | Duke of Cleveland 20/1 | |
| THE HYDRA | S Chapple | Mr Fairlie 40/1 | |
| The winner won by 12 lengths in a common canter in a time of 3 minutes 17 seconds. In a career of 10 races he won 9, including the Doncaster Gold Cup of 1838. | Over Round 109% | ||
| I am very grateful to Andy Thrower for the image of the 1838 St Leger racecard shown below, part of his magnificent collection. |
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ISBN 978-0-9957632-0-3 652 pages 774 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-1-0 352 pages 400 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-2-7 180 pages 140 former courses |
ISBN 978-0-9957632-3-4 264 pages 235 former courses |
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