| EPSOM OAKS 1782 | |||
The 4th winner of the Oaks, which took place on Friday 10th May 1782, was Ceres (4/7 fav), a bay filly by Sweet William out of Squirrel Mare, owned by the 1st Earl of Grosvenor. There were 12 runners and the winner won £959 (Equivalent to £152,500 in 2017) CERES SR 2012 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| CERES | Sam Chifney | John Pratt | Lord Grosvenor 4/7 |
| COUNTESS | Sir H Fetherston 10/1 | ||
| CATCHFLY | Mr Wastell 6/1 | ||
| MARGARETTA | HRH Duke of Cumberland | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY MARK | Mr Stapleton 10/1 | ||
| UNNAMED CHESTNUT FILLY BY SWEETBRIAR | Lord Grosvenor | ||
| ARTICHOAK | Mr Panton | ||
| ALLEGRANTI | Mr Parker | ||
| TWILIGHT | Duke of Grafton | ||
| UNNAMED CHESTNUT FILLY BY SWEETBRIAR | Mr Sulsh | ||
| UNNAMED CHESTNUT FILLY BY ECLIPSE | Mr Naper | ||
| UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY ECLIPSE | Mr Walker | ||
| Over Round (Unknown) | |||
| For further information on this Classic race 'The Oaks Stakes' by Michael Church provides a comprehensive history of the great race. It is a limited edition volume, limited to 650 copies, and is available from Amazon ISBN 1910498289 |
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