- mile ▁swe ep st akes ▁for ▁three - year - olds . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁Str ath more ' s ▁col t , ▁finished ▁second ▁to ▁Don c aster , ▁but ▁ahead ▁of ▁William ▁Walker ' s ▁col t , ▁when ▁the ▁three ▁met ▁in ▁a ▁swe ep st akes ▁over ▁one ▁and ▁three ▁quarter ▁miles ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁ven ue . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁next ▁appearance , ▁Str ath more ' s ▁col t ▁ran ▁at ▁Richmond ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 7 ▁September , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Sax oni ▁in ▁a ▁swe ep st akes . ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁September , ▁Str ath more ' s ▁col t ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁eight ▁run ners ▁to ▁contest ▁the ▁twenty - e ighth ▁running ▁of ▁the ▁St ▁Leg er ▁over ▁two ▁miles ▁at ▁Don c aster . ▁His ▁riv als ▁included ▁Lord ▁Grey ' s ▁bay ▁col t ▁and ▁Sir ▁Frank ▁Stand ish ' s ▁brother ▁to ▁St am ford , ▁horses ▁which ▁had ▁finished ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁to ▁Dit to ▁in ▁The ▁Derby . ▁R idden ▁by ▁Ben ▁Smith , ▁Str ath more ' s ▁col t ▁started ▁ 5 / 2 ▁favour ite ▁and ▁won ▁from ▁Mac man us , ▁with ▁Lord ▁Grey ' s ▁col t ▁in ▁third ▁place . ▁On ▁the ▁following ▁afternoon ▁the ▁Leg er ▁winner ▁ran ▁in ▁the ▁four ▁mile ▁Gold ▁Cup ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁weight - for - age ▁contest ▁from ▁Mr ▁Gar for th ' s