Editing St Leger Stakes (section)

===Post-1900===
The St Leger Stakes was closed to geldings in 1906. It was transferred to [[Newmarket Racecourse|Newmarket]] during World War I, and the substitute event was called the September Stakes. It was cancelled in 1939 because of the outbreak of World War II, and the following year's edition was held at [[Thirsk Racecourse|Thirsk]] in November. For the remainder of this period it was staged at [[Manchester Racecourse|Manchester]] (1941), Newmarket (1942–44) and [[York Racecourse|York]] (1945).

The race was switched to [[Ayr Racecourse|Ayr]] in 1989 after the scheduled running at Doncaster was abandoned due to subsidence. The 2006 race took place at York because its regular venue was closed for redevelopment.

The St Leger Stakes has inspired a number of similar events around the world, although many are no longer restricted to three-year-olds. European variations include the [[Irish St. Leger]], the [[Prix Royal-Oak]], the [[Deutsches St. Leger]] and the [[St. Leger Italiano]]. Other national equivalents include the [[Kikuka-shō]], the [[New Zealand St. Leger]] and the [[VRC St Leger]].