Racing Record
Meld dominated her rivals in the 1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Oaks, before taking on the colts for the first time that year in St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster. She won by just under a length, and then had to survive an objection from Lester Piggott, who had ridden Nucleus. Her win enabled Cecil Boyd-Rochfort to become the first trainer in England to have won more than £1 million for his patrons. Meld's winnings of ₤43,051 was an all-time record for fillies in England for at least several years after her retirement.
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