| EPSOM OAKS 1953 | |||
The 175th Oaks Stakes took place on Thursday 4th June 1953 and was won by Ambiguity (18/1), by Big Game out of Amber Flash trained by Jack Colling, who won by a length in 2 mins 36.80 secs. The winner won £15,336 (Equivalent to £405,000 in 2017) and there were 21 runners. AMBIGUITY SR 1905 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| AMBIGUITY | Joe Mercer | Jack Colling | 3rd Viscount Astor 18/1 |
| KERKEB | Gordon Richards | R Marsh | HH Aga Khan 28/1 |
| NOEMI | Jean Massard | France | Mr P Wertheimer 9/1 |
| HAPPY LAUGHTER | Manny Mercer | Jack Jarvis | Mr H D H Wills 10/1 |
| SKYE | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 50/1 |
| BEBE GRANDE | K Gethin | F Armstrong | Mr J S Gerber 8/1 |
| NOORANI | Charlie Smirke | R Marsh | HH Aga Khan 25/1 |
| ROYAL DIANA | Edgar Britt | Elsey | Mr N P Donaldson 25/1 |
| OCEAN SAILING | Scobie Breasley | J Poole | Mrs D A Rasbotham 33/1 |
| NECTARINE | Bill Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Mrs W P Wyatt 7/1 |
| WATERHALL | Frankie Durr | Norman Bertie | Lord Hothfield 50/1 |
| DONICA | Rae Johnstone | France | Comte de Chambure 10/1 |
| MISS ARNHEM | Eph Smith | Walter Nightingall | Captain P G A Harvey 22/1 |
| CHANNEL FLIGHT | Tommy Gosling | Dines | Lady Zia Wernher 50/1 |
| BROLLY | E C Elliott | Jack Jarvis | Mr T F Blackwell 100/7 |
| LILY OAK | G Littlewood | Barling | Lord Ellesmere 50/1 |
| HYSSOP | V Mitchell | Digby | Mr G C Gibson 50/1 |
| CAPUCINE | Stan Clayton | H Cottrill | Major L B Holliday 25/1 |
| FAIR COLLEEN | Willie Snaith | H Leader | Major G Mostyn Owen 50/1 |
| GRACIOUS SPEECH | T Carter | Vic Smyth | Mr J R Mullion 50/1 |
| HASTINESS | Doug Smith | Norman Bertie | Sir Victor Sassoon 100/6 |
| Over Round 108% | |||
| 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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