| EPSOM OAKS 1798 | |||
The 20th winner of the Oaks, run on Friday 25th May 1798, was the 6/4 favourite Bellissima, a bay filly by Phenomenon out of Wren, owned by John H Durand. A field of 7 runners contested the race, which was worth £840 to the winner (Equivalent to £96,600 in 2017) BELLISSIMA SR 1987 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| BELLISSIMA | Frank Buckle | Richard Prince | John H Durand 6/4 |
| DUCHESS OF LIMBS | Sir F Poole 6/1 | ||
| LADY BULL | Lord Grosvenor | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY WOODPECKER | Lord Egremont | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY JAVELIN | Mr Bullock | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY ESCAPE | Mr I Saville | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY VOLUNTEER | Sir F Standish | ||
| Over Rounf N/A | |||
| 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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