| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1873 | |||
The 98th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 11th September 1873 over the 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Marie Stuart, a chestnut filly by Scottish Chief out of Morgan la Faye, owned by Mr James Merry. A field of 8 runners contested the race, although there were 189 subscriptions of 25 sovereigns each, which was worth 4725 sovereigns. The value to the winner was £4,400 (Equivalent to £457,600 in 2017) MARIE STUART SR 1962 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MARIE STUART | Tom Osborne | Robert Peck | Mr James Merry 9/4 |
| DONCASTER | F Webb |  |
Mr Merry 100/30 |
| KAISER | Maidment | Mr H Savile 6/4 | |
| CHANDOS | Custance | Mr F R Hemmings 20/1 | |
| ANDRED | Tom Chaloner | Lord Falmouth 20/1 | |
| NEGRO | Jennings | M Lefevre 66/1 | |
| MERRY SUNSHINE | Hopper | Mr Merry 1000/1 | |
| MESTIZO | Morris | Mr Radcliffe 66/1 | |
| The winner won by a head in 3 minutes 22 seconds, completing an Oaks/St Leger double and defeating the Derby winner by 3 further heads. | Over Round 107% | ||
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