| EPSOM OAKS 1958 | |||
The 180th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 6th June 1958 and was won by Bella Paola (6/4 fav), by Ticino out of Rhea trained by Francois Mathet, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 40.80 secs. The winner won £15,557 (Equivalent to £345,400 in 2017) and there were 17 runners. The Youtube link below is a 1 minutes 42 second clip of the 1958 race BELLA PAOLA SR 2028 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| BELLA PAOLA | Max Garcia | Francois Mathet (Fr) | Francois Dupre 6/4 |
| MOTHER GOOSE | Harry Carr | Walter Nightingall | Mr Emile Littler 20/1 |
| CUTTER | Manny Mercer | G Colling | Mr R D Hollingsworth 25/1 |
| NONE NICER | Stan Clayton | Major W R Hern | Major L B Holliday 100/8 |
| TORBELLA | Scobie Breasley | France | Comtesse de Chambure 100/6 |
| PRINCESS LORA | J Massard | France | Prince Aly Khan 100/6 |
| PERSIAN WHEEL | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | HM Queen Elizabeth II 20/1 |
| CHAMBORD | Edgar Britt | Elsey | Sir Richard Sykes 20/1 |
| TANTALIZER | Joe Mercer | R J Colling | Mr J J Astor 25/1 |
| MISTRESS GWYNNE | Doug Smith | G Brooke | Sir A Butt 33/1 |
| ALOSSAIRE | D Ryan | W Stephenson | Lady Mary Delamere 66/1 |
| SCRYER | G Littlewood | Barling | Mr J Westall 9/1 |
| VIP | J Deforge | France | M Goudchaux 100/9 |
| ALPINE BLOOM | John Egan | Jack Jarvis | Lord Milford 33/1 |
| STONE'S THROW | J Purnell | Tom Cannon | Mr J G Morrison 66/1 |
| QUEEN'S BEAST | Bill Rickaby | W Smyth | Mrs W H D Riley-Smith 66/1 |
| AMANTE | Roger Poincelet | France | Prince Aly Khan 100/9 |
| Over Round 125% | |||
| 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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