Graham Buddry remembers a hard-working, brilliant filly
TThere are five English Classics which resonate throughout the racing world. Their standing is such that a winner of any one of them increases its value at stud far more than the actual prize money won.
The Derby, the most famous Flat race in the world, has had its name added as a suffix to the top race in many countries as a mark of the prestige the race carries.
The oldest of the Classics is the St Leger, first run on 24 September 1776 for 25 guineas, having been devised by the MP for Grimsby, Major-General Anthony St Leger.
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