| EPSOM OAKS 1863 | |||
The 85th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 22nd May 1863 and was won by Queen Bertha (40/1), by Kingston out of Flax trained by John Scott, who won by a head in 2 mins 54 secs. The winner won £4,845 (Equivalent to £542,600 in 2017) and there were 20 runners. QUEEN BERTHA SR 1857 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| QUEEN BERTHA | Tom Aldcroft | John Scott | 6th Viscount Falmouth 40/1 |
| MARIGOLD | Doyle |  |
Mr Hargreaves 7/1 |
| VIVID | Watkins | Count Frederic de Lagrange 20/1 | |
| ISOLINE | C Marlow | Mr Parr 100/6 | |
| OLD ORANGE | T Ashmall | Mr Bowes 100/1 | |
| SPITFIRE KITTY | H Grimshaw | Mr Ward 100/1 | |
| LADY AGUSTA | Custance | Lord Stamford 11/2 | |
| SEA NYMPH | A Edwards | Lord Stamford 6/1 | |
| BOREALIS | Challoner | Mr L'Anson 5/2 | |
| COUNTESS | Midgley |  |
Mr Saxon 100/3 |
| AMELIA | S Rogers | Lord Exeter 25/1 | |
| MISS ARMSTRONG | J Snowden | Mr F Watts 100/6 | |
| THE ORPHAN | Reeves | Lord St Vincent 100/3 | |
| FANTAIL | W Boyce | Mr Perry 100/3 | |
| CADEAU | John Daley | Lord Anglesey 50/1 | |
| TORNADO | George Fordham | Mr Ten Broeck 100/8 | |
| GOLD DUST | Norman | Mr Fleming 100/3 | |
| GRATITUDE | Wells | Mr W Robinson 20/1 | |
| THALESTRIS | J Adams | Lord Coventry 100/1 | |
| GOLDEN DUST | A Cowley | Mr Brayley 25/1 | |
| Over Round 124% | |||
| 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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