| EPSOM OAKS 1952 | |||
The 174th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 30th May1952 and was won by Frieze (100/7), by Phideas out of Cornice trained by Charles Elsey, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 35.8 secs. The winner won £16,500 (Equivalent to £477,000 in 2017) and there were 19 runners. The Youtube link below is a 2 minutes 11 second clip of the 1952 race FRIEZE SR 1990 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FRIEZE | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | Captain Alexander Keith 100/7 |
| ZABARA | Ken Gethin | Vic Smyth | Sir Malcolm McAlpine 9/2 |
| MOON STAR | Harry Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Mr W Woodward 9/1 |
| THE BRIGHTON BELLE | Frankie Durr | W Smyth | Mr H Corsat 18/1 |
| PRIMAVERA | Manny Mercer | Jack Jarvis | Lord Milford 50/1 |
| HARBOUR GRACE | Roger Poincelet | France | M J Debois 100/8 |
| PHARAMIS | Charlie Elliott | France | M M Boussac 100/7 |
| VIA CAPRI | J Dixon | Beechener | Mr E K Ansell 50/1 |
| ALDOUSA | G Littlewood | G Colling | Lord Derby 20/1 |
| SNAP | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 50/1 |
| REFRESHED | Gordon Richards | Noel Murless | Mr J A Dewar 100/6 |
| ARBELE | Rae Johnstone | France | M M Boussac 11/4 |
| ROSE OF AFGHANISTAN | Charlie Smirke | R Marsh | HH Aga Khan 25/1 |
| CORAL REEF | J Doyasbere | H Blagrave | Mr H G Blagrave 25/1 |
| NEPHTHIS | Doug Smith | G Colling | Lord Derby 50/1 |
| PEGRUHEE | P Evans | J E Davis | Mr H Konyoumdjian 50/1 |
| SOCIAL GULF | Joe Sime | J A Waugh | Lord Howard de Walden 50/1 |
| TRIANGLE | Lester Piggott | Tom Cannon | Mrs J V Rank 10/1 |
| PAKINAM | R Bertiglia | France | M M Boussac 50/1 |
| 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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