The 104th running of the Irish Oaks was held on Sunday 12th July 1998 over 1 mile 4 furlongs of The Curragh. The winner won €118,700 and was owned by Lady Clague, trained by John M Oxx and ridden by Johnny Murtagh. The winner won by 7 lengths in 2 minutes 39.8 seconds, with a length between second and third.

IRISH OAKS 1998

WINONA (Bay filly by Alzao out of My Potters) SR 1832

The winning owner won €118,700 (The equivalent of £170,100 in today's terms based on Bank of England inflation calculator).

The Youtube link below is a 3 minute 54 second clip of the 1998 Irish Oaks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR8lkz1_lWA
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Pos. Horse Weight Jockey Owner Trainer
1 WINONA 9.0 Johnny Murtagh Lady Clague John M Oxx
2 KITZA 9.0 Mick Kinane Mrs E M Stockwell Aidan O'Brien
3 BAHR 9.0 Frankie Dettori Godolphin Saeed Bin Suroor
4 BELDARIAN 9.0 Pat Smullen Mr Gerald W Jennings John M Oxx
5 GLOROSIA 9.0 Walter Swinburn Mr Robert H Smith Luca Cumani
6 NAPOLEON'S SISTER 9.0 Richard Hughes Mrs Anne Coughlan David Elsworth
7 ANNUAL VISIT 9.0 Jamie Spencer Mr Robert Sangster Tommy Stack
8 MUSK LIME 9.0 Christy Roche Mr Michael Tabor Aidan O'Brien
9 AMRAVATI 9.0 Kevin Manning Mr D H W Dobson Jim Bolger
  Betting        
4/5 fav Bahr        
4/1 Glorosia        
10/1 Kitza        
12/1 Napoleon's Sister        
12/1 Winona        
14/1 Beldarian        
14/1 Musk Lime        
50/1 Amravati        
66/1 Annual Visit        
  Over round 117%        

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