| DONCASTER ST LEGER 1932 | |||
The 157th winner of the St Leger, held on Wednesday 7th September 1932 over 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards of Town Moor, was Firdaussi, a chestnut colt by Pharos out of Brownhylda, owned by HH Aga Khan III. A field of 19 runners contested the race which was worth £6,500. (Equivalent to £407,600 in 2017) The Youtube link below, supplied by British Pathe, is a 2 minute 39 second clip of the 1932 race FIRDAUSSI SR 1889 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FIRDAUSSI | Freddie Fox | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III 20/1 |
| DASTUR | Michael Beary | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III 6/1 |
| SILVERMORE | R Dick | Walter Nightingall | Mrs C Rich 33/1 |
| HESPERUS | Charlie Elliott | B Jarvis | M Marcel Boussac 35/1 |
| CELEBRATOR | Tommy Burns | Ireland | Mr R Coker 25/1 |
| VIOLATOR | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | Mr J Dewar 6/1 |
| ROYAL DANCER | Henri Jelliss | Jack Jarvis | Mr E Esmond 33/1 |
| TOTAIG | Brownie Carslake | Duller | Mr V Emanuel 40/1 |
| TAJ KASRA | J Taulor | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III 40/1 |
| BENEFICIAL | S Wragg | O Bell | Lord Londonderry 40/1 |
| LOANINGDALE | Joe Childs | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Dowager Lady Nunburnholme 100/8 |
| GAVELKIND | R Perryman | T Cannon | Mr A de Rothschild 33/1 |
| FOG HORN II | Bouillon | France | Baron E de Rothschild 100/8 |
| GAINSLAW | Lowrey | F Leader | Mr H Simms 25/1 |
| ORWELL | R A Jones | Lawson | Mr Washington Singer 4/1 fav |
| APRIL THE FIFTH | F Lane | Mr T Walls | Mr T Walls 100/6 |
| LEIGHON | C Ray | Lawson | Mr Washington Singer 100/1 |
| UDAIPUR | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters | HH Aga Khan III 9/1 |
| WILL O'THE WISP | Steve Donoghue | Fred Darling | Lord Woolavington 100/1 |
| The winner won by a neck in 3 minutes 4.4 seconds, with 4 lengths between second and third. | Over Round 114% | ||
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