Epsom Oaks

The Oaks Stakes is a Group 1 United Kingdom flat racing horse race for three year old fillies run over a distance of 1 mile 4 furlongs and 10 yards (2423 m) at Epsom Downs during June. (worth £375,000 in 2004).

The race is named after a house called The Oaks, near Epsom, Surrey, England that Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby leased from his uncle General Burgoyne in 1778. At a dinner party held there the Earl and his friends planned a sweepstake for three year old fillies over a distance of one and a half miles (2414 m) and this was first run the following year 1779 won by the Earl's own horse Bridget. The race has been named thus since.

Contents

1 Winners

1.1 1779-1799
1.2 1800-1849
1.3 1850-1859
1.4 1900-1949
1.5 1950-1999
1.6 2000-

Winners

1779-1799

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1779	Bridget	Dick Goodisson	Saunders	12th Earl of Derby	5-2F
1780	Tetotum			Thomas Douglas	6-4JF
1781	Faith		John Pratt	1st Earl of Grosvenor	4-1
1782	Ceres	Sam Chifney	John Pratt	1st Earl of Grosvenor	4-7F
1783	Maid of the Oaks	Sam Chifney	John Pratt	1st Earl of Grosvenor	4-1
1784	Stella	Charles Hindley		Philip Burlton	20-1
1785	Trifle	J Bird	John Pratt	1st Earl of Claremont	5-1
1786	Yellow Filly	James Edwards	Richard Prince	Sir Frank Standish	5-2F
1787	Annette	Dennis Fitzpatrick	J Watson	Richard Vernon	4-6F
1788	Nightshade	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont	1-2F
1789	Tag	Sam Chifney	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont	5-2JF
1790	Hippolyta	Sam Chifney	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford	6-1
1791	Portia	John Singleton	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford	2-1
1792	Volante	Charles Hindley	John Pratt	1st Earl of Claremont	4-1
1793	Caelia	John Singleton	Matt Stephenson	5th Duke of Bedford	4-1
1794	Hermione	Sam Arnull	Saunders	12th Earl of Derby	5-2
1795	Platina	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont	3-1
1796	Parisot	John Arnull	Richard Prince	Sir Frank Standish	7-2
1797	Nike	Frank Buckle	John Pratt	1st Earl of Grosvenor	15-8F
1798	Bellissima	Frank Buckle	Richard Prince	John Durand	6-4F
1799	Bellina	Frank Buckle	John Pratt	1st Earl of Grosvenor	5-2

1800-1849

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1800	Ephemera	Dennis Fitzpatrick	Frank Neale	3rd Earl of Egremont	9-4F
1801	Eleanor	John Saunders	J Frost	Sir Charles Bunbury	1-2
1802	Scotia	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	John Wastell	5-4F
1803	Theophania	Frank Buckle	S King	Sir Thomas Gascoigne	5-2
1804	Pelisse	Bill Clift	Robert Robson	3rd Duke of Grafton	4-5F
1805	Meteora	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	2nd Earl of Grosvenor	3-1
1806	Bronze	William Edwards	Dixon Boyce	Berkeley Craven	10-1
1807	Briseis	Sam Chifney Jnr	Robert Robson	Thomas Grosvenor	15-1
1808	Morel	Bill Clift	Robert Robson	3rd Duke of Grafton	3-1F
1809	Maid of Orleans	Ben Moss	Robert Robson	John Gower	100-6
1810	Oriana	Bill Peirse	Bill Peirse	Sir William Gerard	4-1
1811	Sorcery	Sam Chifney Jnr	Dixon Boyce	5th Duke of Rutland	3-1F
1812	Manuella	Bill Peirse	Bill Peirse	W N W Hewett	20-1
1813	Music	Tom Goodisson	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton	5-2F
1814	Medora	Sam Barnard	Dixon Boyce	5th Duke of Rutland	10-1
1815	Minuet	Tom Goodisson	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton	3-1JF
1816	Landscape	Sam Chifney Jnr		John Leveson	2-1F
1817	Neva	Frank Buckle	Dixon Boyce	George Watson	1-1F
1818	Corinne	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	John Udney	5-2
1819	Shoveler	Sam Chifney Jnr	W Chifney	Thomas Thornhill	2-1
1820	Caroline	Harry Edwards	Robert Stephenson	3rd Earl of Egremont	8-1
1821	Augusta	Jem Robinson	R Prince Jnr	2nd Marquis of Exeter	20-11F
1822	Pastille	Harry Edwards	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton	7-2
1823	Zinc	Frank Buckle	Robert Robson	4th Duke of Grafton	5-6F
1824	Cobweb	Jem Robinson	James Edwards	5th Earl of Jersey	8-11F
1825	Wings	Sam Chifney Jnr	Robert Robson	Thomas Grosvenor	13-1
1826	Lilias	Tommy Lye	John Forth	John Forth	15-1
1827	Gulnare	Frank Boyce	J Kent	5th Duke of Richmond	14-1
1828	Turquoise	John Barham Day	Robert Stephenson	4th Duke of Grafton	25-1
1829	Green Mantle	George Dockeray	Charles Marson	2nd Marquis of Exeter	5-2
1830	Variation	George Edwards	R Pettit	Scott Stonehewer	28-1
1831	Oxygen	John Barham Day	Robert Stephenson	4th Duke of Grafton	12-1
1832	Galata	Patrick Conolly	Charles Marson	2nd Marquis of Exeter	9-4
1833	Vespa	Jem Chapple	H Scott	Sir Mark Wood	50-1
1834	Pussy	John Barham Day	W Day	Thomas Cosby	20-1
1835	Queen of Trumps	Tommy Lye	J Blenkhorn	Edward Lloyd Mostyn	8-1
1836	Cyprian	Bill Scott	John Scott	John Scott	9-4F
1837	Miss Letty	John Holmes	I Blades	Thomas Orde-Powlett	7-1
1838	Industry	Bill Scott	John Scott	6th Earl of Chesterfield	9-2
1839	Deception	John Barham Day	W Treen	Fulwar Craven	8-13F
1840	Crucifix	John Barham Day	John Barham Day	Lord George Bentinck	1-3F
1841	Ghuznee	Bill Scott	John Scott	1st Marquis of Westminster	7-4F
1842	Our Nell	Tommy Lye	T Dawson	George Dawson	8-1
1843	Poison	Frank Butler	R Fisher	George Ford	30-1
1844	The Princess	Frank Butler	John Scott	George Anson	5-1
1845	Refraction	Henry Bell	J Kent Jnr	5th Duke of Richmond	25-1
1846	Mendicant	Sam Day	John Barham Day	John Gully	9-4F
1847	Miami	Sim Templeman	W Beresford	Sir Joseph Hawley	9-1
1848	Cymbra	Sim Templeman	John Day Jnr	Harry Hill	7-1
1849	Lady Evelyn	Frank Butler	Tom Taylor	6th Earl of Chesterfield	3-1JF

1850-1859

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1850	Rhedycina	Frank Butler	William Goodwin	George Hobson	6-1
1851	Iris	Frank Butler	John Scott	Baron Stanley	4-1
1852	Songstress	Frank Butler	John Scott	John Scott	2-1F
1853	Catherine Hayes	Charlie Marlow	Mat Dawson	John Wauchope	2-1F
1854	Mincemeat	Jack Charlton	William Goodwin	William Cookson	10-1
1855	Marchioness	Sim Templeman	John Scott	William Read	12-1
1856	Mincepie	Alfred Day	John Day Jnr	Harry Hill	5-2F
1857	Blink Bonny	Jack Charlton	William I'Anson	William I'Anson	4-5F
1858	Governess	Tom Ashmall	T Eskrett	G W Gratwicke	4-1
1859	Summerside	George Fordham	Tom Taylor	1st Baron of Londesborough	4-1
1860	Butterfly	Jim Snowden	G Oates	Richard Eastwood	10-1
1861	Brown Duchess	Luke Snowden	Joseph Saxon	Joseph Saxon	100-7
1862	Feu de Joie	Tom Chaloner	J Godding	Richard Naylor	20-1
1863	Queen Bertha	Tom Aldcroft	John Scott	6th Viscount of Falmouth	40-1
1864	Fille de l'Air	Arthur Edwards	Tom Jennings	Count Frederic de Lagrange	6-4F
1865	Regalia	John Norman	W Harlock	William Graham	20-1
1866	Tormentor	Jimmy Mann	C Blanton	Benjamin Ellam	5-1
1867	Hippia	John Daley	Joe Hayhoe	Baron M de Rothschild	11-1
1868	Formosa	George Fordham	Henry Woolcott	William Graham	8-11F
1869	Brigantine	Tom Cannon	W Day	Sir Frederick Johnstone	7-2
1870	Gamos	George Fordham	Henry Woolcott	William Graham	100-8
1871	Hannah	Charlie Maidment	Joe Hayhoe	Baron M de Rothschild	6-5F
1872	Reine	George Fordham	Tom Jennings	Count Frederic de Lagrange	3-1
1873	Marie Stuart	Tom Cannon	Robert Peck	James Merry	2-1F
1874	Apology	John Osborne	W Osborne	John King	5-2
1875	Spinaway	Fred Archer	Mat Dawson	6th Viscount of Falmouth	5-4F
1876	Camelia (DEAD HEAT) Enguerrande	Tom Glover Hudson	T Cunnington C Wetherall	Count Frederic de Lagrange Augusta Lupin	5-4F 4-1
1877	Placida	Harry Jeffery	J Marsh	John Fiennes	2-1F
1878	Jannette	Fred Archer	Mat Dawson	6th Viscount of Falmouth	65-40
1879	Wheel of Fortune	Fred Archer	Mat Dawson	6th Viscount of Falmouth	1-3F
1880	Jenny Howlet	Jim Snowden	William I'Anson Jnr	Charles Perkins	33-1
1881	Thebais	George Fordham	Alec Taylor Snr	William Stirling Crawfurd	4-6F
1882	Geheimniss	Tom Cannon	John Porter	7th Earl of Stamford	4-6F
1883	Bonny Jean	Jack Watts	J Cannon	5th Earl of Rosebery	5-1
1884	Busybody	Tom Cannon	Tom Cannon	George Baird	100-105F
1885	Lonely	Fred Archer	W Gilbert Jnr	5th Earl of Cadogan	85-40F
1886	Miss Jummy	Jack Watts	Richard Marsh	12th Duke of Hamilton	1-1F
1887	Reve d'Or	Charlie Wood	Alec Taylor Snr	8th Duke of Beaufort	8-11F
1888	Seabreeze	William Robinson	James Jewitt	5th Baron of Calthorpe	7-4F
1889	L'Abbesse de Jouarre	Jimmy Woodburn	Robert Sherwood	Lord Randolph Churchill	20-1
1890	Memoir	Jack Watts	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	100-30
1891	Mimi	Fred Rickaby	Mat Dawson	Noel Fenwick	4-7F
1892	La Fleche	George Barrett	John Porter	Baron Maurice de Hirsch	8-11F
1893	Mrs Butterwick	Jack Watts	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	100-7
1894	Amiable	Walter Bradford	George Dawson	6th Duke of Portland	7-1
1895	La Sagesse	Sam Loates	M Gurry	Sir James Miller	5-1
1896	Canterbury Pilgrim	Fred Rickaby	George Lambton	16th Earl of Derby	100-8
1897	Limasol	Walter Bradford	Tom Jennings Jnr	2nd Baron of Hindlip	100-8
1898	Airs and Graces	Walter Bradford	F W Day	W T Jones	100-8
1899	Musa	Otto Madden	H Enoch	Douglas Baird	20-1

1900-1949

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Odds
1900	La Roche	Morny Cannon	John Porter	6th Duke of Portland	5-1
1901	Cap and Bells II	Milton Henry	Sam Darling	Foxhall R Keene	9-4F
1902	Sceptre	Herbert Randall	Bob Sievier	Bob Sievier	5-2F
1903	Our Lassie	Morny Cannon	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	6-1
1904	Pretty Polly	Willie Lane	Peter Gilpin	Major Eustace Loder	8-100F
1905	Cherry Lass	Herbert Jones	William Robinson	Lord William Wavertree	4-5F
1906	Keystone II	Danny Maher	George Lambton	16th Earl of Derby	5-2F
1907	Glass Doll	Herbert Randall	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	25-1
1908	Signorinetta	Billy Bullock	Odoardo Ginistrelli	Odoardo Ginistrelli	3-1
1909	Perola	Frank Wootton	Saunders Davies	William Cooper	5-1
1910	Rosedrop	Charlie Trigg	Alec Taylor	Sir William Bass	7-1
1911	Cherimoya	Fred Winter	Charlie Marsh	William Cloete	25-1
1912	Mirska	Joe Childs	Tom Jennings Jnr	Jean Prat	33-1
1913	Jest	Fred Rickaby Jnr	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	8-1
1914	Princess Dorrie	Bill Huxley	Charles Morton	Jack Joel	11-4F
1915	Snow Marten	Walter Griggs	Peter Gilpin	Ludwig Neumann	20-1
1916	Fifinella	Joe Childs	Dick Dawson	Sir Edward Hulton	8-13F
1917	Sunny Jane	Otto Madden	Alec Taylor	2nd Viscount Astor	4-1
1918	My Dear	Steve Donoghue	Alec Taylor	Alfred Cox	3-1F
1919	Bayuda	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor	Lady James Douglas	100-7
1920	Charlebelle	Albert Whalley	Sandy Braime	Alan Cunliffe	7-2
1921	Love in Idleness	Joe Childs	Alec Taylor	Joseph Watson	5-1F
1922	Pogrom	Ted Gardner	Alec Taylor	2nd Viscount Astor	5-4F
1923	Brownhylda	Vic Smyth	Dick Dawson	Vicomte de Fontance	10-1
1924	Straitlace	Frank O'Neill	D Waugh	Sir Edward Hulton	100-30
1925	Saucy Sue	Frank Bullock	Alec Taylor	2nd Viscount Astor	30-100F
1926	Short Story	Bobby Jones	Alec Taylor	2nd Viscount Astor	5-1
1927	Beam	Tommy Weston	Frank Butters	3rd Earl of Durham	4-1
1928	Toboggan	Tommy Weston	Frank Butters	17th Earl of Derby	100-15
1929	Pennycomequick	Henri Jelliss	Joe Lawson	2nd Viscount Astor	11-10F
1930	Rose of England	Gordon Richards	Tommy Hogg	1st Baron of Glanely	7-1
1931	Brulette	Charlie Elliott	Frank Carter	Charles Birkin	7-2JF
1932	Udaipur	Michael Beary	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	10-1
1933	Chateleine	Sam Wragg	Fred Templeman	Ernest Thornton-Smith	25-1
1934	Light Brocade	Brownie Carslake	Frank Butters	5th Earl of Durham	7-4F
1935	Quashed	Henri Jelliss	Colledge Leader	Baron Stanley	33-1
1936	Lovely Rosa	Tommy Weston	Harry Cottrill	Sir Abe Bailey	33-1
1937	Exhibitionnist	Steve Donoghue	Joe Lawson	Sir Victor Sassoon	3-1F
1938	Rockfel	Harry Wragg	Ossie Bell	Sir Hugo Cunliffe-Owen	3-1F
1939	Galatea II	Bobby Jones	Joe Lawson	Robert Clark	10-11F
1940	Godiva	Doug Marks	Willie Jarvis	Esmond Harmsworth	7-4F
1941	Commotion	Harry Wragg	Fred Darling	Arthur Dewar	8-1
1942	Sun Chariot	Gordon Richards	Fred Darling	King George VI	1-4F
1943	Why Hurry	Charlie Elliott	Noel Cannon	Jimmy Rank	7-1
1944	Hycilla	George Bridgland	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	William Woodward	8-1
1945	Sun Stream	Harry Wragg	Walter Earl	17th Earl of Derby	6-4F
1946	Steady Aim	Harry Wragg	Frank Butters	Sir Alfred Butt	7-1
1947	Imprudence	Rae Johnstone	Joseph Lieux	Mme Pierre Corbiere	7-4F
1948	Masaka	Billy Nevett	Frank Butters	HH Aga Khan III	7-1
1949	Musidora	Edgar Britt	Charles Elsey	Norman Donaldson	4-1F

1950-1999

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Odds
1950	Asmena	Rae Johnstone	Charles Semblat	Marcel Boussac	?	5-1
1951	Neasham Belle	Stan Clayton	Geoffrey Brooke	Major Lionel Holliday	?	33-1
1952	Frieze	Edgar Britt	Charles Elsey	Alexander Keith	2.35.36	100-7
1953	Ambiguity	Joe Mercer	Jack Colling	3rd Viscount Astor	2.36.48	18-1
1954	Sun Cap	Rae Johnstone	Dick Carver	Mme Robert Forget	2.39.12	100-8
1955	Meld	Harry Carr	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	Lady Zia Wernher	2.47.48	7-4F
1956	Sicarelle	Freddie Palmer	Francois Mathet	Suzy Volterra	2.42	3-1
1957	Carrozza	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Queen Elizabeth II	2.37.24	100-8
1958	Bella Paola	Max Garcia	Francois Mathet	Francois Dupre	2.40.48	6-4F
1959	Petite Etoile	Lester Piggott	Noel Murless	Prince Aly Khan	2.35.48	11-2
1960	Never Too Late II	Roger Poincelet	Etienne Pollet	Mrs Howell Jackson	2.39.12	6-5F
1961	Sweet Solera	Bill Rickaby	Reginald Day	Mrs Magnus Castello	2.39.24	11-4F
1962	Monade	Yves Saint-Martin	Joseph Lieux	George Goulandris	2.38.12	7-1
1963	Noblesse	Gamie Bougoure	Paddy Prendergast	Evelyn Olin	2.39.36	4-11F
1964	Homeward Bound	Greville Starkey	John Oxley	Sir Foster Robinson	2.49.36	100-7
1965	Long Look	Jack Purtell	Vincent O'Brien	James Cox Brady	2.39.56	100-7
1966	Valoris	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	Charles Clore	2.39.35	11-10F
1967	Pia	Eddie Hide	Bill Elsey	Countess Margit Batthyany	2.38.34	100-7
1968	La Lagune	Gerard Thiboeuf	Francois Boutin	Henry Berlin	2.41.66	11-8F
1969	Sleeping Partner	John Gorton	Douglas Smith	6th Earl of Rosebery	2.39.94	100-6
1970	Lupe	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	Stanhope Joel	2.41.46	100-30
1971	Altesse Royale	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	Roger Hue-Williams	2.36.95	6-4F
1972	Ginerva	Tony Murray	Ryan Price	Charles St. George	2.39.35	8-1
1973	Mysterious	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	George Pope junior	2.36.31	13-8F
1974	Polygamy	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	Louis Freedman	2.39.39	3-1
1975	Juliette Marny	Lester Piggott	Jeremy Tree	James Morrison	2.29.10	12-1
1976	Pawneese	Yves Saint-Martin	Angel Penna	Daniel Wildenstein	2.35.25	6-5F
1977	Dunfermline	Wille Carson	Dick Hern	Queen Elizabeth II	2.36.53	6-1
1978	Fair Salina	Greville Starkey	Michael Stoute	Sven Hanson	2.36.82	8-1
1979	Scintillate	Pat Eddery	Jeremy Tree	James Morrison	2.43.74	20-1
1980	Bireme	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Richard Hollingsworth	2.34.33	9-2
1981	Blue Wind	Lester Piggott	Dermot Weld	Bertram Firestone	2.40.93	3-1
1982	Time Charter	Willie Newnes	Henry Candy	Robert Barnett	2.34.21	12-1
1983	Sun Princess	Willie Carson	Dick Hern	Sir Michael Sobell	2.40.98	6-1
1984	Circus Plume	Lester Piggott	John Dunlop	Sir Robin McAlpine	2.38.97	4-1
1985	Oh So Sharp	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2.41.37	6-4F
1986	Midway Lady	Ray Cochrane	Ben Hanbury	Harry Rainier	2.35.60	15-8F
1987	Unite	Walter Swinburn	Sir Michael Stoute	Sheikh Mohammed	2.38.17	11-1
1988	Diminuendo	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Sheikh Mohammed	2.35.02	7-4F
1989	Snow Bride	Steve Cauthen	Henry Cecil	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2.34.22	13-2
1990	Salsabil	Willie Carson	John Dunlop	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2.38.70	2-1F
1991	Jet Ski Lady	Christy Roche	Jim Bolger	Maktoum Al Maktoum	2.37.30	50-1
1992	User Friendly	George Duffield	Clive Brittain	William Gredley	2.39.77	5-1
1993	Intrepidity	Michael Roberts	Andre Fabre	Sheikh Mohammed	2.34.19	5-1
1994	Balanchine	Frankie Dettori	Hilal Ibrahim	Maktoum Al Maktoum & Godolphin	2.40.37	6-1
1995	Moonshell	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Maktoum Al-Maktoum & Godolphin	2.35.44	3-1
1996	Lady Carla	Pat Eddery	Henry Cecil	Wafic Said	2.35.55	100-30
1997	Reams of Verse	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	Khalid Abdulla	2.35.59	5-6F
1998	Shahtoush	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Diane Nagle & Sue Magnier	2.38.23	12-1
1999	Ramruma	Kieren Fallon	Henry Cecil	Fahd Salman	2.38.72	3-1

2000-

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time	Odds
2000	Love Divine	Richard Quinn	Henry Cecil	Lordship Stud	2.43.11	9-4F
2001	Imagine	Michael Kinane	Aidan O'Brien	Diane Nagle & Sue Magnier	2.36.70	3-1F
2002	Kazzia	Frankie Dettori	Saeed bin Suroor	Godolphin	2.44.52	100-30F
2003	Casual Look	Martin Dwyer	Andrew Balding	W? Farish III	2.38.07	10-1
2004	Ouija Board	Kieren Fallon	Ed Dunlop	The Earl of Derby	2.35.41	7-2
2005	Eswarah	Richard Hills	Michael Jarvis	Hamdan Al Maktoum	2.39.00	11-4JF