DJ, television host and I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! star Jordan North has been unveiled as a special guest at this year’s 250th anniversary of the St Leger in Doncaster.

Doncaster Racecourse has proudly launched the 2026 Betfred St Leger Festival at Wentworth Woodhouse, the historic estate of one of the Festival’s founders and owner of the first winning horse, the 2nd Marquess of Rockingham.

This year’s Festival will also celebrate the 250th anniversary of the first running of the World’s oldest Classic horserace.

And taking to the stage on Leger Day itself will be the popular presenter.

Jordan North will perform at this year's St Leger in Doncaster, the 250th running of the world famous horse race.

placeholder image — Jordan North will perform at this year's St Leger in Doncaster, the 250th running of the world famous horse race.

The Capital Breakfast DJ who was runner up on the 2020 series of I’m A Celebrity will play live after racing on Betfred St Leger Day, Saturday 12 September.

First run in 1776, the Betfred St Leger Stakes is considered one of the ultimate tests for three-year-old thoroughbred racehorses in Britain and represents the third leg of the historic Triple Crown.

Over the years, the race has been graced by some of the great champions of the sport from across both Britain and Ireland.

The race is named in honour of founder Anthony St Leger, who lived at Park Hill, near Doncaster, and is run over a distance in excess of a mile and three quarters.

On the track, the popular Leger Legends Stakes, Britain’s only charity race for retired professional jockeys will move to Betfred Doncaster Cup Day, Friday 11 September. The race will once more see legends of the weighing room back in the saddle to raise vital funds for the Injured Jockeys Fund and National Horseracing College.

The perpetual Betfred St Leger Stakes trophy, a large rose water dish depicting the white rose of Yorkshire was designed by Sheffield based silversmith Chris Knight in 2007 to mark the redevelopment of Doncaster Racecourse.

The iconic trophy features a removable central rose bowl, the design of which is reimagined each year by a different contemporary silversmith and is offered to the winning Owner of the Betfred St Leger Stakes as a memento. In 2026, the centre will be designed by silversmith Jen Ricketts, who is based in Pickering, North Yorkshire.

A specialist in creating functional and decorative pieces of silverware using hand piercing (sawing), Jen has previously completed high profile commissions including a tea light holder depicting a skyline including Buckingham Palace, Sheffield Town Hall and Sheffield Cathedral for the Lord Mayor of Sheffield, which was presented to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

The 2026 Betfred St Leger trophy centre will combine images of the significant buildings of Doncaster with the excitement of horses racing to the Winning Post along with the Yorkshire rose.

To further celebrate the history and popularity of the Betfred St Leger Festival to the local community, Doncaster Racecourse is proud to introduce the ‘Leger 250 Community Groups Initiative’ for 2026. This fundraising initiative will be open to 250 local charities and community groups to purchase 25 tickets for Betfred St Leger Saturday at a reduced rate of £17.76 each.

The groups will be entitled to sell these tickets on to members or supporters for £25 each. Any group that sells all 25 tickets will be entitled to a top up from Doncaster Racecourse to a total of £250 of funds raised.