| EPSOM OAKS 1897 | |||
The 119th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 4th June 1897 and was won by Limasol (100/8), by Poulet out of Queen of Cyprus trained by Tom Jennings jnr, who won by 3 lentghs in 2 mins 45.00 secs. The winner won £4,195 (Equivalent to £511,800 in 2017) and there were 8 runners. LIMASOL SR 1917 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| LIMASOL | Walter Bradford | Tom Jennings jnr | 2nd Baron Hindlip 100/8 |
| CHELANDRY | J Watts |  |
Lord Rosebery 2/5 |
| FORTALICE | F Findlay | Lord Ellesmere 40/1 | |
| GALATIA | R W Colling | Mr Reid Walker 100/6 | |
| MERLE | Rumbold | Sir R Waldie Griffiths 20/1 | |
| FLYING COLOURS | Morny Cannon | Mr J B Leigh 100/7 | |
| CORTEGAR | Sam Loates | Mr C D Rose 100/7 | |
| GOLETTA | C Wood | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 10/1 | |
| Over Round 114% | |||
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| 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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