New Zealand St. Leger

New Zealand St. Leger
Listed race
	Dalray, 1952 winner
Location	Trentham Racecourse; Wellington, New Zealand
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.trentham.co.nz
Race information
Distance	2600 m (13 furlongs)
Surface	Turf
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Three- and four-year-olds
Weight	Set Weights
Purse	NZ$50,000

The New Zealand St. Leger is a major thoroughbred horse race run at Trentham Racecourse in New Zealand on New Zealand Oaks day in March each year.

It was run over 2500m up until 2018 and 2600m from 2019 onward, it is a test of a horse's staying ability.

Originally a race for three-year-old horses, it was later opened up to both three- and four-year olds and then from 2019 the race became an Open race with set weights and penalties.

Notable winners[]

Among the past winners are some of the great New Zealand racehorses:

Beau Vite (the winner in 1940) who won 31 races in New Zealand and Australia including both the 1940 and 1941 editions of the Cox Plate and Mackinnon Stakes and the 1940 Auckland Cup.
Dalray (1952) who, in a career cut short by injury, won the 1951 New Zealand Derby and in 1952 the Great Northern Derby, Metropolitan Handicap, Mackinnon Stakes and Melbourne Cup.
Kindergarten (1941) who won 25 of his 35 starts and one of five inaugural inductees to the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.
Mainbrace (1951) who won 23 of his 25 starts and was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame.
Silver Knight (1971) who went on to win the Melbourne Cup in the same year.

In recent years the New Zealand St. Leger has diminished in stature, however some well known stayers have been winners and place getters in the race:

Hail (2002): winner of the 2000 New Zealand Derby, 2002 Sandown Classic and 2003 Zabeel Classic.
Jacksstar (2016): winner of the 2019 Awapuni Gold Cup and 2016 Manawatu Cup.
Rock On (2017): winner of the 2018 Manawatu Cup.
Sampson (2019): winner of the 2017 Awapuni Gold Cup.
Waisake (2021): winner of the 2021 Wellington Cup

Race results[]

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Time
2021	Waisake	Hazel Schofer	Allan Sharrock	2:43.87
2020	Sergeant Blast	Lisa Allpress	Sam Lennox	2:44.97
2019 (2600m)	Sampson	Johnathan Parkes	Howie Mathews	2:44.15
2018	Daytona Red	Matthew Cameron	Shaun Ritchie	2:36.55
2017	Rock On	Jonathan Riddell	Gary Vile	2:37.60
2016	Jacksstar	Cameron Lammas	Gary Vile	2:38.09
2015	Iffwedance	Jonathan Riddell	Trina Riddell	2:38.01
2014	Sir Gus	Chris Johnson	Kevin Gray	2:36.35
2013	Serpent	Vinnie Colgan	Murray Baker/Andrew Forsman	2:39.08
2012	Guns At Five	Damian Browne	Chris Wood	2:37.54
2011	Vikja King	Buddy Lammas	Gary Freeman	2:34.98
2010	Mr Charlie	Leith Innes	Stephen McKee	2:34.50
2009	Valhalla	Lisa Allpress	Evan & J J Rayner	2:36.34
2008	Katy Keen	Opie Bosson	Stuart Manning	2:35.20
2007	Ritzy Lady	Stathi Katsidis	Roger James	2:40.09
2006	Ring Of Fire	Leith Innes	Donna & D Logan	2:33.65
2005	Aeroforce One	Andrew Calder	Roger James^[1]	2:38.50
2004	Arreviderci	Hayden Tinsley	Jeff Lynds	2:39.68
2003	Sunray	Noel Harris	Paul O'Sullivan	2:33.65
2002	Hail	Noel Harris	RB & SM Marsh	2:36.54
2001	Forfar	Noel Harris	Paul O'Sullivan	2:34.02
2000	Big Hustler	Michael Walker	Ray Peake, Pukekohe	2:35.55
1999	Narousa	David Walsh	B & S Anderton	2:35.05
1998	Beechwood Road	Hayden Tinsley	W Scott	2:35.08
1997	Interval	Lee Tiley	Stephen & Trevor McKee, Takanini	2:40.08
1996	Lady Dahar	Tony Allan	PW Lock	2:35.45
1995	Freequent	PJ Mercer	RR Hayward	2:32.41
1994	Sir Ailahtan	Damon Smith	JS Lobb	2:34.54
1993	Barbut Delcia	PG Tims	KS Cullen	2:36.99
1992	no race
1991	Halfmarks	Lance O'Sullivan	Dave & Paul O'Sullivan	2:38.60
1990	Enthuse	Lance O'Sullivan	Dave & Paul O'Sullivan	2:03.36
1989	Saveur	Tony Allan		2:38.72
1988	Mr Bunnythorpe	BE Griffin	ME Griffin, Awapuni	2:37.13
1987 (2500m)	Dungarven	Lance O'Sullivan	Jim Gibbs & Roger James	2:36.54
1986	Regimental March	Nigel Tiley	Frank Ritchie	3:00.93
1985	Sir Vigilant	Noel Harris	Murray Baker, Woodville	3:03.62
1984	Imaprince	Greg Childs	BAV Preston	2:59.01
1983	Secured Deposit	TG Williams	NG Atkins	2:55.40
1982	Velvet Dream	MR Campbell	CJ Bradley	2:54.50
1981	Benny	B Hibberd	CJ Cameron, Hastings	3:05
1980	Judena	MR Campbell	PG Hollonshead	3:03.50
1979	Tui's Lass	RE McAra	JS McKay	3:03.25
1978	Disraeli	GA Phillips	TL Jennings	2:59.5
1977	Lumley Lass	D Metcalfe	WC Winder, Te Rapa	2:54
1976	Happy Union	Bob Skelton	WC Winder, Te Rapa	2:57
1975	Kenann	Noel Harris	CR Cooksley, Takanini	2:58.5
1974 (2800m)	Guest Star	Bob Skelton	IJ & IR Tucker, Takanini	3:09.5
1973	Cradenly	AJ Tweedie		3:04
1972	Llananthony	GR Edge	JW Winder, Te Rapa	3:09
1971	Silver Knight	Bruce Marsh	E Temperton, Awapuni	2:54
1970	Not Again	Grenville Hughes		2:55.5
1969	Shantung	Grenville Hughes	WC Winder, Te Rapa	2:59
1968	Whiti Te Ra	JF Harris		2:58.25
1967	Jay Ay	RA Jenkins		2:58.25
1966	Terrific	Grenville Hughes	M & F Ritchie, Ellerslie	2:55.5
1965	Empyreus	RW Taylor	KH Qunlivan, Hastings	3:17.25
1964	Clayton King	PK Cathro
1963	Zinder	Bob Skelton
1962	Cracksman	LG Coles
1961	Bargoed	Grenville Hughes
1960	Howsie	J Walker
1959	Lawful	WA Smith
1958	Rover	JW Harris
1957	Passive	WJ Mudford
1956	Syntax	Norm Holland
1955	Hot Drop	CH Mackie
1954	Surprise Ending	DJ Thistoll
1953	Gold Scheme	Bill Broughton
1952	Dalray	K Nuttall
1951	Mainbrace	Grenville Hughes
1950	Tudor Prince	Bill Broughton
1949	Tauloch	WR Hooten
1948	Foxbay	J Williamson
1947	Desert Fox	A Midwood
1946	Western Front	WF Ellis
1945	no race
1944	no race
1943	no race
1942	Palfrey	A Messervy
1941	Kindergarten	HN Wiggins
1940	Beau Vite	AE Ellis
1939	Beaupatir	AE Ellis
1938	Royal Chief	LJ Ellis
1937	Wild Chase	G Humphries
1936	Entail	G Humphries
1935	Sproting Blood	A Tinker
1934	Spiral	LG Morris
1933	La Moderne	R Reed
1932	Peter Jackson	T Green
1931	Lady Pam	RW McTavish
1930	Vali	RS Bagby
1929	Concentrate	BH Morris
1928	Satrap	T Green
1927	Commendation	LG Morris
1926	Star Stranger	R Reed
1925	Quiescent	R Reed
1924	Ballymena	M McCarten
1923	Rapine	R Reed
1922	Kick Off	RS Bagby
1921	Duo	H Goldfinch
1920	Amythas	J Campbell
1919	Afterglow	B Deeley
1918	no race
1917	Kilboy	B Deeley
1916	Eligible	A Oliver
1915	Balboa	B Deeley
1914	Merry Roe	J Buchanen
1913	Bon Ton	A Oliver
1912	Counterfeit	FE Jones
1911	Danube	Hector Gray
1910	Ingoda	R Hatch
1909	Master	RE Brown
1908	Signor	R Cameron
1907	Volume	C Jenkins
1906	Isolt	LH Hewitt
1905	Nightfall	FD Jones
1904	Treadmill	LH Hewitt
1903	Kelburn	H Donovan
1902	Cruciform	LH Hewitt
1901	Beddington	J Gallagher
1900	Miss Delaval	T Taylor
1899	Altair	R Derrett

References[]

^ https://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/news/story/aeroforce-one-breaks-through-for-win-17037?section=NZ

PedigreeQuery.com

External links[]

New Zealand St. Leger winners

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Notable winners[]

Race results[]

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