| EPSOM OAKS 1961 | |||
The 183rd Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 2nd June 1961 and was won by Sweet Solera (11/4 fav), by Solonawy out of Miss Gammon trained by Reg Day, who won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 39.4 secs. The winner won £18,103 (Equivalent to £384,000 in 2017) and there were 12 runners. SWEET SOLERA SR 1988 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SWEET SOLERA | Bill Rickaby | Reg Day | Mrs S M Castello 11/4 fav |
| AMBERGRIS | Jimmy Lindley | Harry Wragg | Sir Percy Loraine 13/2 |
| ANNE LA DOUCE | Gerard Thiboeuf | France | Mr Charles Clore 100/6 |
| TUNA GIRL | Bill Williamson | S McGrath (Ire) | Mr J McGrath 100/7 |
| LA BERGERETTE | M Garcia | France | Mme Leon Volterra 9/2 |
| INDIAN MELODY | Scobie Breasley | Whelan | Mr F N Shane 10/1 |
| APHRODITA | Joe Mercer | Harry Wragg | Mr G A Oldham 22/1 |
| HIGHLIGHT | Willie Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM Queen Elizabeth II 100/6 |
| MYSTIFY | Doug Smith | Brooke | Mr D Van Clief 100/6 |
| VITALITY PLUS | Lester Piggott | H Blagrave | Mr H G Blagrave 15/2 |
| JACQUELINE ANN | Duncan Keith | H Smyth | Mr W R Gibson 25/1 |
| SOLAR FLORE | Eph Smith | Fred Winter | Mr R C Boucher 22/1 |
| Over Round 116% | |||
| 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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