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The St. Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run over a distance of 1 mile 6 furlongs and 132 yards (2,937 metres) at Doncaster Racecourse, and it takes place annually in September. First held in 1776, it has eclipsed the earlier established Doncaster Cup as the most important race run at the course.
It is the oldest of the five British Classic Races and also the final leg of both the colts' and fillies' Triple Crowns. Unlike the earlier Classics, the St. Leger in recent years has not always been contested by the most highly regarded three-year-olds in training. These have instead tended to be aimed towards the more glamorous and rewarding all-aged Group 1 races over shorter distances, such as the Irish Champion Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. However, the St. Leger can often be won by a good late-maturing three-year-old with the potential to improve in the following seasons
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