{"id":9508,"date":"2022-09-11T15:52:30","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T15:52:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/2022\/09\/11\/st-leger-racing-honours-the-queen-as-eldar-eldarov-wins-at-doncaster\/"},"modified":"2022-09-11T15:52:30","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T15:52:30","slug":"st-leger-racing-honours-the-queen-as-eldar-eldarov-wins-at-doncaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusefornews.com\/?p=9508","title":{"rendered":"St Leger: Racing honours the Queen as Eldar Eldarov wins at Doncaster"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A special racecard honoured the Queen at Doncaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eldar Eldarov won the rescheduled St Leger at Doncaster as British horse racing resumed and paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The world’s oldest Classic had been put back 24 hours and a two-minute silence was observed before racing began.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jockeys and trainers bowed their heads before a rendition of the national anthem.<\/span><\/p>\n

“There is an emptiness as we lost a great friend and ambassador in the Queen,” said jockey Frankie Dettori.<\/span><\/p>\n

David Egan partnered Eldar Eldarov, trained by Roger Varian, to victory in his first ride in the St Leger.<\/span><\/p>\n

Racing resumed in Britain on Sunday, having been called off as a mark of respect following the Queen’s death on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Queen was a leading racehorse owner and breeder, who won the Leger with the filly Dunfermline in her silver jubilee year of 1977.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chepstow’s fixture also went ahead, while Musselburgh was called off with the Queen lying in state in nearby Edinburgh.<\/span><\/p>\n

No meetings will take place<\/span><\/a> on the day of the Queen’s funeral, which will take place on Monday, 19 September.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Jockeys pay tribute before racing at Doncaster<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

‘A great loss’<\/h3>\n

Dettori won the opening Champagne Stakes on Chaldean and followed up with Kinross in the Park Stakes – but there was no sign of his famous flying dismount.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I didn’t jump off out of respect. We’re carrying on, but it’s still fresh in the memory,” said the Italian.<\/span><\/p>\n

Asked for his recollections of the Queen, he said: “I’ve got loads, we’d be here all day. <\/span><\/p>\n

“We have to deal with it and we’re going to miss her a lot.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Chaldean’s trainer Andrew Balding’s winners for the Queen included Tactical in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot two years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s been a tough week. This result will maybe lift the mood a little bit at home (Park House Stables in Kingsclere), but it’s a big hole to fill,” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

“My father trained for her and my grandfather before that.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We’ve been so privileged to have worked for her and known her so long. It’s a great loss.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Balding’s Coltrane beat favourite Trueshan to win the Doncaster Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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