| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1844 | |||
The 69th winner of the St Leger, held on Tuesday 17th September 1844 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Foig-A-Ballagh, a brown colt by Sir Hercules out of Guiccioli, owned by Mr Edward John Irwin. A field of 9 runners contested the race, although there were 108 subscriptions of 50 sovereigns each, which was worth 5400 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £2,625. (Equivalent to £307,200 in 2017) FOIG-A-BALLAGH SR 1907 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FOIG-A-BALLAGH | Henry Bell | John Forth | Mr Edward J Irwin 7/2 |
| THE CURE | Job Marson |  |
Mr Salvin 5/4 fav |
| THE PRINCESS | F Butler | Colonel Anson 4/1 | |
| GODFREY | Sim Templeman | Mr Meiklam 20/1 | |
| LITTLEHAMPTON | Francis | Mr Standish 20/1 | |
| UNNAMED BAY COLT BY VELOCIPEDE | J Holmes | Lieut. Glasgow 20/1 | |
| BAY MOMUS | Nat Flatman | M J Scott 20/1 | |
| LIGHTNING | Tommy Lye | Mr J Hampson 20/1 | |
| RED DEER | Jem Robinson | Duke of Richmond 7/2 | |
| In a race without incident The Cure got home by a length in 3 minutes 28 seconds, with half a length back to The Princess. The winner later won the Cesarewitch in the same season before being exported to France. | Over Round 133% | ||
| Note:The image above is in the public domain being by John Frederick Herring who died over 150 years ago in 1865. | |||
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