The Doncaster Winners: St. Leger - "Knight of St. George"; Doncaster Cup - "Virago", 1854. 'At the end of the racing season of last year, [Knight of Saint George] came into the possession of Mr. Morris, the present hailed with hearty cheers, on account of Mr. Morris's very meritorious and straightforward conduct in always running his horses to Knight of Saint George is the third Irish horse which has won, within the last few years, the Great Saint Leger [Virago was] '...the property of Mr. Henry Padwick, whose turf nom de guerre
The Doncaster Winners: St. Leger - "Knight of St. George"; Doncaster Cup - "Virago", 1854. 'At the end of the racing season of last year, [Knight of Saint George] came into the possession of Mr. Morris, the present hailed with hearty cheers, on account of Mr. Morris's very meritorious and straightforward conduct in always running his horses to Knight of Saint George is the third Irish horse which has won, within the last few years, the Great Saint Leger [Virago was] '...the property of Mr. Henry Padwick, whose turf nom de guerre is Mr. Howard [and was] bred by Mr. Jacques, of Easby Hall, this year commenced her performances by winning both the Suburban and Metropolitan Handicaps; thereby throwing enormous stakes into the pockets of the owner and trainer - the latter being the famous John Day'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.
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