| EPSOM OAKS 1974 | |||
The 196th Oaks Stakes took place on Saturday 8th June 1974 and was won by Polygamy (3/1 fav), by Reform out of Seventh Bride trained by Noel Murless, who won by a length in 2 mins 39.39 secs. The winner won £40,579 (Equivalent to £450,500 in 2017) and there were 15 runners. POLYGAMY SR 1847 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| POLYGAMY | Pat Eddery | Noel Murless | Louis Freedman 3/1 |
| FURIOSO | Tony Murray | Harry Wragg | Mr R Moller 16/1 |
| MATUTA | Bill Pyers | Maurice Zilber (Fr) | Mr Nelson Bunker Hunt 16/1 |
| PEACE AND CONCORDE | Y Josse | G Bridgland (Fr) | Sir W Dugdale 33/1 |
| MIL'S BOMB | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | Mr Luis Freedman 13/1 |
| NORTHERN GEM | Eric Eldin | Doug Smith | Mr B Roberts 10/1 |
| WOW | Yves Saint-Martin | Angel Penna (Fr) | Mr Daniel Wildenstein 20/1 |
| ELEGANT TERN | Philip Waldron | Ian Balding | Mr Paul Mellon 22/1 |
| NORTHERN PRINCESS | Alan Kimberley | Jeremy Hindley | Mr S Yoshida 13/1 |
| DANCE ALL NIGHT | John Curant | Ken Payne | Miss C Hall-Dove 100/1 |
| BETRAYAL | Joe Mercer | Major W R Hern | Mr J J Astor 33/1 |
| ESCORIAL | Lester Piggott | Ian Balding | HM Queen Elizabeth II 100/30 |
| ALWAYS FAITHFUL | Michael Kettle | Clive Brittain | Mrs K Mahors 33/1 |
| RIBOREEN | Brian Taylor | J Winter | Mr D Prenn 14/1 |
| DIBIDALE | Willie Carson | Barry Hills | Mr N Robinson 6/1 |
| Over Round 124% | |||
| I am grateful to Vinny Hinde for the scan of the racecard shown below:- | |
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| 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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