When the St
Leger comes along it is usually a sign that summer has ended, in the same way that regaining consciousness in a strange place while clutching a kebab is a sign you should stop drinking.
FAMOUS FIVE Five facts about the St
Leger, the oldest Classic in the world 1 Frankie Dettori has won the St
Leger five times with five different trainers Ninety-three won the St
Leger in 1793 2 3 1997 winner Silver Patriarch gave the legendary Pat Eddery his 4000th career win Lester Piggott rode eight St
Leger winners 4 5 Fastest winning time (at Doncaster) was Masked Marvel (2011), 3m 00.44s
Leger, 37, of Gardner followed his opening-round 73 at Kettle Brook GC on Saturday with another 73 in the final round at Wachusett CC for a two-day total of 2-over-par 146.
"It's been a slow start in Georgia."
Leger said that the slow start has made for high prices, but, more worrisome, it will likely mean that less of this year's crop will be in stores before the Fourth of July.
Where the Parisian producer is at the mainstream end of the market,
Leger leans more towards the house heartlands of Detroit and Chicago, influenced by the likes of Laurent Garnier and Etienne de Crecy.
The latest of those came in a Group Three over the
Leger trip at the Curragh last month.
Five new battlefields tours take the total number of key war sites covered by
Leger to 35.
Godolphin's Rewilding, who dominated the headlines in the build up to the
Leger, failed to fire and could only finish sixth of the ten runner field.
TWO of the leading fancies for the Ladbrokes St
Leger, Harbinger and Father Time, bid to cement their place in the final Classic of the campaign in today's Great Voltigeur Stakes at York.
MARK Johnston's exciting prospect Urban Poet could be heading for next month's Ladbrokes St
Leger at Doncaster.
This month the Fondation Beyeler unveils a comprehensive special exhibition on Fernand
Leger. Principally based on his paintings, it will present the French artist's main creative phases, and will in addition focus on the American dimension of his work.
PoliticalBastards.com (which can also be accessed at the more mildly titled PoliticalBleep.com) is the creation of Jocelyne
Leger and Mike Shelton, who both worked at The Orange County (Calif.) Register before taking buyouts in November 2006.
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LEGER Holidays offer a four-day Paris Weekend coach break to Paris.
