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SINGAPORE ST LEGER

The Singapore St Leger was staged for 13 years before it was discontinued after 1964. It was such a gruelling contest - being run over one-and-three quarter miles (about 2,820m) - that there was always a lack of entries.

The only horse to win the St Leger twice was DREAMBOAT, trained by Milton Sullivan, who was successful in 1960 and 1961.

In 1963, only six Class 1 stayers were entered and the Singapore Turf Club has to call for entries from Class 2 horses to make up a decent-sized field.

Eventually, 11 horses faced the starter. And as it turned out, Class 2 stayer AJNOS, trained by Eddie van Breukelen and ridden by "Mickey" Donnelly won the race in a blanket finish. AJNOS is the name of Eddie's wife, spelt backwards.

The final St Leger in 1964 was won by MOVIEGOER with Des Coleman astride.

(All races held at Bukit Timah)

Year	Horse	Owner	Wgt	Dist.	Time	Jockey	Trainer
1952	Parmiter	T Menzies	57	2011m	3:08.8	H Russell	M Sullivan
1953	Khor Mousa	Mesdames Tan Chin Tuan & Loke Wan Tho	4.75	2011M	3:07.6	G Woods	T Fox
1954	Kingport	J Mason	52.5	2011m	3:09.0	J Donnelly	N Hobbs
1955	Never A Blank	J Mason & Ms J Miller	47.5	2011m	3:20.0	A Baxter	T Y Yong
1956	Little Papa	United Stable	56	2011m	3:11.8	K Barratt	R Breukelen
1957	Straits Code	Mr & Mrs T H Teo	58	2011m	3:29.4	E Larkin	J R Rodgers
1958	On Stage	Shaw Sable	56	2011m	2:59.6	G Bougoure	J Spencer
1959	Peaceful King	Mr Biras	52.5	2011m	3:11.0	J Forte	K Y Lee
1960	Dreamboat	R Jansen & CKL Kongsi	48.5	2011m	3:12.0	C Franklin	M Sullivan
1961	Dreamboat	R Jansen & CKL Kongsi	57	2011m	3:06.6	C Franklin	M Sullivan
1962	Repulse Bay	Unity Stable	49	2011m	3:11.8	L Harbridge	J Martin
1963	Ajnos	Madame Offy Sable	48.5	2011m	3:04.0	J Donnelly	E Breukelen
1964	Moviegoer	Shaw Stable	53	2011m	3:08.6	D Coleman	C Tulloh

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