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Tom Marquand riding Galileo Chrome (R) win The Pertemps St Leger Stakes

Galileo Chrome wins St Leger for Joseph O'Brien

Galileo Chrome provided jockey Tom Marquand with a remarkable first Classic victory in the Pertemps St Leger at Doncaster.

Racing • 12 Sep 20

Indigo Girl won despite showing signs of inexperience

Logician and Indigo Girl give Dettori Doncaster double

Indigo Girl defied a slow start and signs of greenness to triumph in the bet365 May Hill Stakes at Doncaster under Frankie Dettori.

Racing • 10 Sep 20

Racegoers attending Wednesday's St Leger meeting at Doncaster

St Leger Festival forced to go behind closed doors

Doncaster will stage the final three days of the St Leger Festival behind closed doors after the local council called a halt to the crowd pilot scheme at the track.

Racing • 09 Sep 20

The Kerry jockey will be absent for the final Classic of the season in the UK

Murphy opts against appeal and will miss Leger meeting

Oisin Murphy will miss the Pertemps St Leger Festival at Doncaster after deciding not to appeal against a seven-day suspension.

Racing • 28 Aug 20

Trainer Nicky Henderson and jockey Nico de Boinville at Cheltenham 2019

Doncaster double for De Boinville and Henderson

Nico de Boinville and Nicky Henderson teamed up for a double at a wet and murky Doncaster

Racing • 14 Jan 20

If racing does go ahead, expect dark, dank conditions at Donny

Prospect of deluge at Doncaster prompts inspection

Doncaster's card on Saturday featuring the final Group One of the British season - the Vertem Futurity Trophy - must survive a 7.30am precautionary inspection, while Newbury is also subject to a precautionary inspection at 8am due to the threat of further rain.

Racing • 25 Oct 19

Mogul is a best-price 4-7 to score at Doncaster

O'Brien long odds-on to equal Cecil's Trophy record

Mogul will lead a five-strong Aidan O'Brien team into battle in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.

Racing • 25 Oct 19

Frankie Dettori celebrates in his trademark manner

Logician justifies St Leger odds to maintain record

Logician maintained his unbeaten record with an emphatic victory under Frankie Dettori in the William Hill St Leger at Doncaster.

Racing • 14 Sep 19

Frankie Dettori is flying higher than ever at the age of 48

Stradivarius and A'Ali earn Dettori Doncaster double

Frankie Dettori recorded a short-price double in the two Group Two races at Doncaster this afternoon, with star stayer Stradivarius scoring in the Magners Rose Doncaster Cup and A'Ali bouncing back to form in the Wainwright Flying Childers Stakes.

Racing • 13 Sep 19

Logician going on to win the Voltigeur Stakes at York

O'Brien trio among those to tackle Logician in Leger

Logician will face seven rivals when he puts his unbeaten record on the line in the William Hill St Leger at Doncaster.

Racing • 12 Sep 19

Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore have teamed up to win the last two editions of Britain's oldest Classic

O'Brien focus on Leger logistics rather than Logician

Aidan O'Brien has suggested Ryan Moore could stay in Britain to partner Sir Dragonet in a bid to overturn short-priced favourite Logician in the William Hill St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday week, on what will be a busy afternoon on both sides of the Irish Sea for the Ballydoyle team.

Aidan OBrien • 04 Sep 19

Madhmoon winning at Leopardstown last time ourt

Prendergast's Madhmoon in line for Doncaster prize

Madhmoon appears increasingly likely to put his unbeaten record on the line in the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster next month - provided conditions are in his favour.

Racing • 29 Sep 18

Jockey Ryan Moore rode Kew Gardens to victory in the St. Leger at Doncaster

Kew Gardens gives O'Brien victory in the St. Leger

Kew Gardens gave Aidan O'Brien a sixth success in the William Hill St Leger at Doncaster in holding off the late challenge of favourite Lah Ti Dar.

Racing • 15 Sep 18

Some Arsenal fans are not happy with Arsenal fan TV

Calm down Arsenal fans - 10 clubs whose fans can moan

As Arsenal suffer another miserable defeat and their fans despair, Rob Wright casts his eye over clubs with real problems.

Soccer • 02 Mar 18

O'Brien names likely runners for record attempt

Aidan O'Brien has nominated Saxon Warrior and The Pentagon as his likely runners in the Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday, when he could attempt to break the late Bobby Frankel's record for number of Group One wins in a year.

Racing • 22 Oct 17

Ryan Moore riding Capri (C, purple) win The William Hill St Leger Stakes

Capri fun for Ryan Moore in the St Leger

Capri gave Ryan Moore a first victory in the William Hill St Leger as Aidan O'Brien's grey held Crystal Ocean in the world's oldest Classic at Doncaster.

Racing • 16 Sep 17

Ricci hopes Annie Power returns to action at Punchestown

Rich Ricci's Cheltenham Countdown Column

As spells of bad news goes, these few days have been pretty concentrated to say the least. It was tough, it's part of the game - we all know that - but it doesn't make it any easier.

Opinion and Analysis • 01 Feb 17

Vroum Vroum Mag labours to Doncaster win

Vroum Vroum Mag was made to pull out all the stops to justify short odds in the olbg.com Doncaster Mares' Hurdle.

Racing • 28 Jan 17

Prize Money took the spoils in the feature race at Doncaster

Prize Money takes the cash in November Handicap

Prize Money took the cash with a gutsy success in the Betfred November Handicap, the feature race at Doncaster on the final day of the turf Flat season.

Racing • 05 Nov 16

Rivet found plenty for pressure to repel his rivals at Doncaster

Rivet triumphs in Racing Post Trophy

Andrea Atzeni won the Racing Post Trophy for a fourth successive year as 11-4 shot Rivet made nearly all the running at Doncaster.

Racing • 22 Oct 16

Aidan O'Brien has 21 Group One winners so far this season

O'Brien has six in for Racing Post Trophy

Aidan O'Brien has six horses left in the Racing Post Trophy as he seeks to win the Group One for two-year-olds for an eighth time at Doncaster on Saturday.

Racing • 17 Oct 16

Idaho is a best-price 4-5 favourite for the St Leger

Idaho faces eight rivals in St Leger

Ante-post favourite Idaho heads a final field of nine that will contest this year's Ladbrokes St Leger at Doncaster on Saturday.

Racing • 08 Sep 16

Joseph O'Brien is back in the plate at Doncaster

Joseph O'Brien back in the saddle for charity race

Joseph O'Brien is looking forward to returning to the saddle for a good cause in the Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes at Doncaster on Wednesday.

Racing • 06 Sep 16

Bondi Beach (L) and Simple Verse in the closing stages of the St Leger at Doncaster

Bondi Beach wins St Leger after stewards' inquiry

There has been drama in Doncaster as the winner of the Ladbrokes St Leger, the final Classic of the British season, was decided by stewards' inquiry.

Racing • 12 Sep 15

Retired legendary jockey AP McCoy made a one-off return to the saddle to win charity race

McCoy wins in one-off return to the saddle

Tony McCoy made a triumphant one-off return to the saddle with victory aboard Gannicus in the Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes at Doncaster.

Racing • 09 Sep 15