| EPSOM OAKS 1868 | |||
The 90th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 29th May 1868 and was won by Formosa (8/11 fav), by Buccaneer out of Eller trained by Henry Woolcott, who won by 10 lengths in 2 mins 47.50 secs. The winner won £5,450 (Equivalent to £561,400 in 2017) and there were 9 runners. FORMOSA SR 2076 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FORMOSA | George Fordham | Henry Woolcott | Mr William Graham 8/11 |
| LADY COVENTRY | Daley |  |
Mr M Dawson 12/1 |
| ATHENA | T French | Mr Padwick 100/1 | |
| LADY ELIZABETH | Tom Cannon | Marquis of Hastings 9/2 | |
| JANET RAWCLIFFE | C Page | Mr William Graham 100/1 | |
| LEOUIE | Aldcroft | Duke of Hamilton 12/1 | |
| FAIR STAR | Grimshaw | Mr W Davis 25/1 | |
| VIRTUE | J Snowden | Mr G Holmes 8/1 | |
| CURFEW BELL | J Osborne | Mr Welsby 100/1 | |
| Over Round 109% | |||
| 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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