, ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 7 7 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁small ▁subscription ▁race ▁run ▁over ▁two ▁miles ▁at ▁Don c aster ▁for ▁ 2 5 ▁gu ine as ▁per ▁subscription . ▁None ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁cont enders ▁were ▁formally ▁named ▁and ▁consisted ▁of ▁Lord ▁Rock ingham ' s ▁" br . ▁b . ▁f . ▁by ▁Sam pson ", ▁Colonel ▁St . ▁Leg er ' s ▁bay ▁fil ly ▁by ▁Sur ly , ▁Mr . ▁W ent worth ' s ▁bay ▁col t ▁by ▁Dog e , ▁Lord ▁Sc ar borough ' s ▁ch est nut ▁col t ▁by ▁Rem us , ▁Mr . ▁Fol j am be ' s ▁bay ▁fil ly ▁by ▁a ▁Son ▁of ▁Bl ank ▁and ▁Mr . ▁F arr er ' s ▁grey ▁col t ▁by ▁Bay - Mal ton . ▁The ▁Rock ingham ▁fil ly ▁won , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Sur ly ▁fil ly ▁and ▁the ▁Dog e ▁col t . ▁The ▁bet ting ▁odd s ▁were ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁Racing ▁Calendar ▁as ▁" 2 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁on ▁L d ▁Rock ingham ' s ▁col t ". ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁" col t " ▁instead ▁of ▁" fil ly " ▁in ▁the ▁odd s ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁mis print ▁or ▁a ▁lo oser , ▁more ▁inclus ive ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁col t ▁used ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁to ▁include ▁both ▁sex es . ▁The ▁" St . ▁Leg er " ▁running ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁reported ▁start ▁for