| EPSOM OAKS 1791 | |||
The 13th winner of the Oaks, which took place on Friday 10th June 1791, was Portia (5/2), a filly by Volunteer out of Herod Mare, owned by the 5th Duke of Bedford. There were 9 runners and the winner won £1,181 (Equivalent to £163,000) PORTIA SR 1955 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PORTIA | John Singleton Junior | Matthew Stephenson | Duke of Bedford 5/2 |
| ASTRAEA | Lord Grosvenor 7/2 | ||
| KEZIA | Sir F Poole | ||
| UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY HIGHFLYER | Lord Barrymore | ||
| UNNAMED CHESTNUT SISTER TO IMPERATOR | HRH Prince of Wales | ||
| SYLPH | Lord Grosvenor 7/4 | ||
| PRUNELLA | Duke of Grafton | ||
| UNNAMED SISTER TO STAR | Lord Egremont | ||
| STORACE | Sir F Standish | ||
| 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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