EPSOM OAKS 1978 The following Epsom Oaks 1978 clip is a 35 secs clip from Youtube |
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The 200th Oaks Stakes took place on Saturday 10th June 1978 and was won by Fair Salina (8/1), by Petingo out of Fair Arabella trained by Michael Stoute, who won by a short head in 2 mins 36.82 secs. The winner won £45,960 (Equivalent to £263,000 in 2017) and there were 15 runners. FAIR SALINA SR 1928 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FAIR SALINA | Greville Starkey | Michael Stoute | Sven Hanson 8/1 |
| DANCING MAID | Freddy Head | Alec Head (Fr) | J Wertheimer 2/1 |
| SUNI | Yves Saint-Martin | Peter Walwyn | D Waller 33/1 |
| SERAPHIMA | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Mrs V Hue-Williams 15/1 |
| PRINCESS EBOLI | Geoff Lewis | Bruce Hobbs | T Blackwell 8/1 |
| TARTAN PIMPERNELL | Willie Carson | Major W R Hern | HM Queen Elizabeth II 10/1 |
| GREEN GIRL | John Reid | Paul Kelleway | M Fine 33/1 |
| SOFALA | Paul Cook | Michael Stoute | A Schwarer 15/1 |
| HUTTON GIRL | Shaun Salmon | Paul Kelleway | Mrs E Black 66/1 |
| FIORDILIGI | Frankie Durr | Barry Hills | Mr Phil Bull 40/1 |
| VARISHKINA | Joe Mercer | Henry Cecil | Lady Delamere 8/1 |
| MISS NONAME | Brian Rouse | John Sutcliffe | S Powell 18/1 |
| SPRING IN DEEPSEA | Brian Taylor | Luca Cumani | G Guetta 8/1 |
| LANGNESS | Ernie Johnson | Barry Hills | Robert Sangster 20/1 |
| VESTAL VIRGIN | Philip Waldron | Ian Balding | Paul Mellon 50/1 |
| Over Round 122% | |||
| 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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