New Sponsor For St Leger

Bookmakers William Hill have been unveiled as the new sponsors of the G1 St Leger at Doncaster in September. Britain's oldest Classic, won last year by the Laura Mongan trained Harbour Law (GB) (Lawman {Fr}), has been sponsored for the last number of years by Ladbrokes and the new arrangement also encompasses William Hill's backing of the festival's G2 May Hill S., the Mallard S. and the Portland H. Announcing the sponsorship William Hill CEO, Philip Bowcock, said, “William Hill is one of the best known brands in betting – with a long history of horseracing sponsorship. We are delighted to sponsor the oldest Classic and we will work closely with ARC to continue to build the profile and popularity of the William Hill St Leger Festival.” Arena Racing Company's chief executive, Martin Cruddace, added, “We are delighted William Hill have become the new sponsors of the St Leger. We really enjoy working with their team and look forward to extending this to our feature racing festival of the year. William Hill have the brand, vision and team to help build on the success of both the four-day festival and the feature race, the St Leger, which continues to be one of the most important races in the British Racing calendar.”