Doncaster Racecourse
Traditionally the British Flat racing season begins and ends at Doncaster, the home of the world's oldest classic race, the St Leger. The racetrack is a left-handed, flat track of roughly one mile, seven and a half furlongs long. The level run-in of four and a half furlongs extends to a straight mile.
St Leger
The St Leger at Doncaster's Town Moor in September is the last chance of classic glory for many entries these days. No horse since the great Nijinsky has completed the "Triple Crown" of Guineas, Derby and Leger, and the marathon 1m 6f 132yards and glamorous alternatives such as the Arc and Breeders' Cup lead Derby and Guineas winners' connections to set their sights elsewhere.
United Kingdom Classic Races
In United Kingdom horse racing, The Classics are a series of horse races run over the flat (i.e. without jumps). Each classic is run once each year and is restricted to horses that are three years old.The five races are:
- Two Thousand Guineas Stakes
- One Thousand Guineas Stakes
- Oaks Stakes
- Epsom Derby Stakes
- St. Leger Stakes
