The St Leger Festival – Doncaster – 11th – 14th September 2025

Doncaster Racecourse plays host to one of the most prestigious race weeks of the British horse racing calendar, the St. Leger Festival. You can enjoy a unique blend of history, top-class horse racing and fabulous live entertainment during the four day September extravaganza.

For the first time in 2023, the BetFred St Leger Festival kicked off with a bang on Ladies Day. This year is no different the ultimate in glitz and glamour, this is Yorkshire’s biggest social occasion. The day attracts the finest in fashion, and the stakes are set high with the Style Awards and huge £1000 cash prize to be won.

The second day of the iconic BetFred St Leger Festival attracts some of the most prestigious racing of the week with the Doncaster Cup, the oldest race currently run under the rules of horse racing and final leg of the Stayer’s Triple Crown, taking centre-stage.

This is also THE day to celebrate all things great about Doncaster and is affectionately known as ‘Donny’s Day’

The BetFred St Leger Festival’s flagship day brings a dramatic climax. The biggest day of the week and home to the World’s oldest Classic and final of the season, the BetFredSt Leger Stakes. The showpiece race consistently attracts leading stables across the country and boasts a glittering roll of honour with some of the most acclaimed horses in history.

Leger Legends Day ends the 4 day festival on Sunday. Retired celebrities of the saddle dust off their breeches and return to action in the feature event competing in the charity race, a contest run on the straight mile.

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