Legendary jockeys return once more to the saddle for today's annuial Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes at the St Leger Festival (3:35pm UK time).
The Ladbrokes St Leger Festival kicks off today in Doncaster for four days packed with horse racing action. The St Leger Stakes is one of Britain's five classics, having been inaugurated back in 1776. It's a Group 1 flat horse race taking place over a distance of a 1-mile, 6-furlongs and 132 yards (2,397 metres).
Legends Back in the Saddle
The stakes are high for today's opening races and the headline chase for today is the annual Clipper Logistics Leger Legends Classified Stakes taking place 3:35pm UK time. The stake which serves as a fund raiser for the Injured Jockeys Fund and Northern Racing College, sees an impressive line-up of legendary contestants.
Winners of Derby, Cheltenham Gold Cup and the Grand National will all be standing on the starting line today; the jockeys consist of 16 ex-pros who are getting back on the saddle once again for charity. Big names like Willie Supple, Carl Llewellyn, Michael Hills, George Duffield and Jim Culloty will take part in the 1m stake.
Odds at bet365 Sports
A prime spot for connoisseur of fine horse races, bet365 Sports will provide full coverage for the races at the St Leger Festival. In pre-race odds, the four year old Tiger Jim jockeyed by George Duffield was the sportsbook's favorite horse to win with 4/1 in odds, followed by the five year old Dansili Dutch jockeyed by Michael Hills at 11/2. Three year old Comanchero jockeyed by Kevin Darley received 8/1 while five year old Kuwait Star jockeyed by Jimmy McCarthy got 9/1.Willie Supple who is set to jockey Mixed Message is considered a big favorite, even though he received only 14/1.
Tune-in bet365 today and enjoy the Best Odds Guaranteed offer which pays out at bigger odds if the SP is bigger on the punter's selection.
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