St Leger Collection

Diamond Jubilee, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Persimmon, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. Artist: Harris
Race for the Great St Leger Stakes, 1836. First held in 1776, the St Leger is the oldest of the five classic English horse races

The Doncaster Winners: St. Leger - "Knight of St. George"; Doncaster Cup - "Virago", 1854. At the end of the racing season of last year

Doncaster Race-Course, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Doncaster Race-Course, 1850. Horse racing in Yorkshire. The influx [of spectators] was continuous and immense, and we venture to say that what Doncaster has lost in the grade of its supporters was

Doncaster Races - the Dead-Heat for the St. Leger Stakes... 1850. Creator: Unknown
Doncaster Races - the Dead-Heat for the St. Leger Stakes, between "Voltigeur" and "Russborough" - "Bolingbroke" third, 1850

Doncaster Races - the Road to the Course, 1850. Creator: Edmund Evans
Doncaster Races - the Road to the Course, 1850. Horse racing in Yorkshire. The Meeting attracted an immense and very respectable assemblage

Race for the Great St. Leger Stakes, 1836. Approbation - Off in good Style, (1837). Jockeys and their horses taking part in the St Leger Stakes flat horse race at Doncaster

La Fleche, multiple Classic winning racehorse owned by Baron Maurice de Hirsch (litho)
6014098 La Fleche, multiple Classic winning racehorse owned by Baron Maurice de Hirsch (litho) by Beer, John (1860-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Fleche)

Galtee More, winner of the derby, the two thousand guineas and the St Leger, 1897 (colour litho)
5202558 Galtee More, winner of the derby, the two thousand guineas and the St Leger, 1897 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Galtee More)

The St Leger (b / w photo)
1628346 The St Leger (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The St Leger. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 September 1901)

Horseracing (engraving)
1607753 Horseracing (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horseracing. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 23 September 1854)

Doncaster Races, 1846 (engraving)
1617349 Doncaster Races, 1846 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doncaster Races, 1846. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 September 1846)

Petrarch, the Winner of the St Leger (engraving)
1616082 Petrarch, the Winner of the St Leger (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Petrarch, the Winner of the St Leger)

"Nutwith, "the Winner of the St Leger (engraving)
1100761 " Nutwith, " the Winner of the St Leger (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Nutwith, " the Winner of the St Leger)

Diamond Jubilee, the Winner of the St Leger, owned by the Prince of Wales (b / w photo)
1600186 Diamond Jubilee, the Winner of the St Leger, owned by the Prince of Wales (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diamond Jubilee)

Caller Ou, the Winner of the St Leger (engraving)
1619799 Caller Ou, the Winner of the St Leger (engraving) by Hall, Harry (1814-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caller Ou, the Winner of the St Leger)

"Lord Clifden, "Winner of the St Leger (engraving)
1102772 " Lord Clifden, " Winner of the St Leger (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Lord Clifden, " Winner of the St Leger)

The Race for the St Leger, the Scene on the Course just before the Start (engraving)
1047882 The Race for the St Leger, the Scene on the Course just before the Start (engraving) by Green, Charles (1840-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Race for the St Leger)

Gamester, the Winner of the St Leger (engraving)
1098228 Gamester, the Winner of the St Leger (engraving) by Hall, Harry (1814-82) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gamester, the Winner of the St Leger)

Thoroughbred Sire "Blair Athol, "Winner of the Derby and St Leger, 1864 (colour litho)
6029227 Thoroughbred Sire " Blair Athol, " Winner of the Derby and St Leger, 1864 (colour litho) by English School

King Edward VII at the races on St Leger day, Doncaster, Yorkshire (b / w photo)
5999744 King Edward VII at the races on St Leger day, Doncaster, Yorkshire (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Doncaster Races, 1846 (engraving)
1617350 Doncaster Races, 1846 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doncaster Races, 1846. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 26 September 1846)

The News of the Leger, despatching the Pigeons (engraving)
1616077 The News of the Leger, despatching the Pigeons (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The News of the Leger, despatching the Pigeons)

Childeric II has St Leger exiled, 673 (chromolitho)
1093821 Childeric II has St Leger exiled, 673 (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Childeric II has St Leger (Leodegar) exiled, 673

The Race for the St Leger, Defeat of Lord Roseberys Colt "Ladas"by Lord Alingtons Filly "Throstle"
1107642 The Race for the St Leger, Defeat of Lord Roseberys Colt " Ladas" by Lord Alingtons Filly " Throstle" (litho) by Berkeley, Stanley (fl.1878-1902)

St Leger, Eveque d Autun, 670 (coloured engraving)
2799604 St Leger, Eveque d Autun, 670 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Leger, Eveque d Autun, 670)

The Race for the St Leger, 1874 (engraving)
1589509 The Race for the St Leger, 1874 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Race for the St Leger, 1874)

Doncaster Races (engraving)
1625116 Doncaster Races (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Doncaster Races. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 21 September 1844)

"Stockwell, "Winner of the St Leger, returning to Weigh (engraving)
1618448 " Stockwell, " Winner of the St Leger, returning to Weigh (engraving) by Herring, Benjamin (1830-71); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Stockwell)

Envy and charity (colour litho)
3095593 Envy and charity (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Envy and charity. Envie et charite)

Foigh-a-Ballagh, the winner of the Great St. Leger... 1844. Creator: Unknown
Foigh-a-Ballagh, the winner of the Great St. Leger and Grand Duke Michael Stakes, drawn by Herring, 1844. The racehorse Faugh-a-Ballagh was the first Irish-bred horse to win the St Leger Stakes at

The Baron, the winner of the Great St. Leger 1845 - drawn by Herring, 1845. Racehorse and jockey Frank Butler:a portrait of the winner of " the Doncaster St

Doncaster Races, the St. Leger, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Doncaster Races, the St. Leger, 1844. Crowded track for the horse racing at Doncaster in Yorkshire. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Velocipede, Winner of the St. Leger, 1828, c1828, (1929). Artists: Edward Duncan, J Webb
Velocipede, Winner of the St. Leger, 1828, c1828, (1929). After John E. Ferneley (1782-1860). From The Story of British Sporting Prints, by Captain Frank Siltzer

The St. Leger of 1828, c1829, (1922). Artist: John Frederick Hering
The St. Leger of 1828, c1829, (1922). From British Sporting Artists: From Barlow to Herring, by Walter Shaw Sparrow [John Lane The Bodley Head, Limited, London, 1922]

Scottish Union, Jockey: B. Carslake, 1939. Winner of The St Leger and second in the Epsom Derby in 1938. From Racehorses & Jockeys, 1938 - A Series of 40. [W. D. & H. O. Wills, Bristol, 1939]

Voltigeur and the Flying Dutchman, 1847-1874, (1911). Voltigeur (1847-1874) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1

Sir Tatton Sykes, 1842-1860, (1911). Sir Tatton Sykes (1843-1860), who also raced under the name Tibthorpe, was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1

Euclid, second in the St. Leger, 1839, after a dead-heat with Charles XII, c1839, (1911). From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Saucebox, c1840-1880, (1911). Saucebox. St Leger Winner, 1855. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Race for the St. Leger, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Galtee More, 1894-1917, (1911)
Galtee More, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

La Fleche, 1889-1911, (1911)
La Fleche, 1911. La Fleche (1889-1916) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Donovan, 1886-1905, (1911)
Donovan, 1911. Donovan (1886-1905) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

Blair Athol, 1861-1882, (1911)
Blair Athol, 1911. Blair Athol (1861-1882) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

The Rt. Hon. The Earl of Lichfields Elis. Winner of the St. Leger 1836, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

The Start for the St. Leger, 1851, 1911. From British Sports and Sportsmen Part 1. [British Sports and Sportsmen, London, 1911]

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"St Leger: A Glorious Legacy of Equestrian Excellence" Step back in time to the Diamond Jubilee of 1911, where Persimmon triumphed as the victor of the St. Leger, etching his name into racing history. Delve even further into the annals of time and witness a captivating scene from 1836 - an artist's depiction capturing the intensity and excitement of the Race for the Great St. Leger Stakes. Intriguingly, it was Approbation who stole hearts in 1837 with an impeccable display on that fateful day at Doncaster Races. La Fleche, a magnificent racehorse owned by Baron Maurice de Hirsch, left spectators awe-struck with her multiple Classic victories. Galtee More stands tall as a legend in horseracing folklore - winner not only of the Derby but also conquering both The Two Thousand Guineas and The St. Leger in 1897; a feat that remains unparalleled to this day. Through black-and-white photographs and engravings, we catch glimpses of timeless moments at The St. Leger - an event steeped in tradition and grandeur since its inception. From Petrarch's triumphant gallop across the finish line to Nutwith's unforgettable victory engrained forever within our memories. One cannot overlook Diamond Jubilee, proudly owned by none other than Prince of Wales himself; he too basked in glory as he claimed victory at The St. Leger amidst thunderous applause. The allure and prestige surrounding this prestigious race have endured through centuries past – each year bringing forth new tales woven into its rich tapestry. As hooves thunder down Doncaster's hallowed turf once more, let us celebrate this remarkable legacy that is "St Leger, " forever etched upon equestrian excellence for all generations to cherish and admire.