Betfred St Leger Festival

Doncaster Racecourse will stage a new Betfred St Leger Trials Day on Thursday, July 9, with a total prize fund of £175,000 on offer. The fixture will be headlined by the £80,000 Betfred St Leger Trial Novice Stakes, a Class 2 contest run over one mile and four furlongs. The winner will receive free entry at the initial entry stage to the 2026 Betfred St Leger, providing a valuable incentive for connections of potential Classic contenders. The race will also offer emerging staying prospects the opportunity to prove themselves at...

Betfred will sponsor the Betfred St Leger Festival after a multi-year partnership was reached between Betfred, Doncaster Racecourse, and the Arena Racing Company (ARC). Running from Sept. 14-17 in the autumn, the four-day festival will feature the final UK colts' Classic of the year--the G1 Betfred St Leger--as well as the G2 Betfred May Hill S., G2 Doncaster Cup, G2 Champagne S., and G2 Park S. Doncaster was granted city status as part of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022 which will be commemorated with the renamed...