Saint Leger

British  

/ ˈlɛdʒə /

noun

1. an annual horse race run at Doncaster since 1776: one of the classics of the flat-racing season

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Example Sentences

“Then they sent Saint Leger, the Irishman,” continued Moyse, “who kept his hand in every man’s pocket, whether black or white.”

From The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance by Martineau, Harriet

After this George Saint Leger departed for home with a light step and a still lighter heart, to tell his mother the good news.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John

“Well, madam, and Mr Garge, there ain’t so very much to tell,” answered Dyer, seating himself in the chair which Saint Leger had indicated.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John

Meanwhile, the consciousness gradually forced itself upon Richard Saint Leger that he was wounded unto death, and that time would soon be for him no more.

From The Cruise of the "Esmeralda" by Overend, William Heysham

George Saint Leger, aged twenty, stood five feet ten inches in his stockings, though he did not look anything like that height, so broad were his shoulders and so robustly built was his frame.

From The Cruise of the Nonsuch Buccaneer by Williamson, John