| EPSOM OAKS 1783 | |||
The 5th winner of the Oaks, which took place on Friday 31st May 1783, was Maid of the Oakes (4/1 fav), a bay filly by Herod out of Rarity, owned by the 1st Earl of Grosvenor. There were 10 runners and the winner won £834 (Equivalent to £129,000 in 2017) MAID OF THE OAKS SR 1923 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MAID OF THE OAKS | Sam Chifney | John Pratt | Lord Grosvenor 4/1 |
| HEBAE | Mr Parker | ||
| PRIMROSE | Mr O'Kelly | ||
| JULIET | HRH Duke of Cumberland 7/1 | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY SWEETBRIAR | Lord Derby | ||
| PALLAS | Duke of Grafton | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY JUSTICE | Sir John Lade | ||
| UNNAMED SISTER TO STING | Mr Douglas 7/1 | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY HEROD | Mr Walker 9/2 | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY SWEETBRIAR | Lord Grosvenor | ||
| 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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