| EPSOM OAKS 1880 | |||
The 102nd Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 28th May 1880 and was won by Jenny Howlet (33/1), by The Palmer out of Jenny Diver trained by William L'Anson jnr, who won by 4 lengths in 2 mins 49 secs. The winner won £4,500 (Equivalent to £513,000 in 2017) and there were 13 runners. JENNY HOWLET SR 1871 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| JENNY HOWLET | J Snowden | William L'Anson jnr | Mr Charles Perkins 33/1 |
| BONNIE MAIDEN | J Goater |  |
Mr J B Cookson 20/1 |
| WAR HORN | C Wood | Mr Fetherstonehaugh 100/1 | |
| NOVICE | J Osborne | Mr T Stephenson 100/7 | |
| THE SONG | Tom Cannon | Duke of Hamilton 7/1 | |
| MERENY | T Osborne | Count Zichy 100/8 | |
| VERSIGNY | Fred Archer | Mr Lefevre 6/5 | |
| FIRE QUEEN | Huxtable | Mr Naylor 100/1 | |
| EVASION | George Fordham | Duke of Westminster 100/30 | |
| GREY HEN | W MacDonald | Lord Bradford 33/1 | |
| MIRTH | Luke | Mr H N Sanford 16/1 | |
| EASTERN EMPRESS | Morris | Mr Beauchamp 25/1 | |
| QUEENFISHER | Constable | Lord Rosebery 50/1 | |
| Over Round 120% | |||
| 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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