| EPSOM OAKS 1779 | |||
The first winner of the Oaks, which took place on Friday 14th May 1779, was the 5/2 favourite Bridget, a bay filly by Herod out of Jemima, owned by the 12th Earl of Derby. There were 12 runners and the winner won £840 (worth £122,600 in 2017) BRIDGET SR 1971 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| BRIDGET | Richard Goodisson | Mr Saunders | 12th Earl of Derby 5/2 |
| FAME | Mr Vernon 3/1 | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY ECLIPSE | Sir John Shelley 8/1 | ||
| UNNAMED BROWN FILLY BY METAPHYSICIAN | Sir J Lade 10/1 | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY OTHO | Lord Egremont | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY METAPHYSICIAN | Mr Scawen | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY HEROD | Lord Foley | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY HEROD | Mr Compton | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY SYPHON | Duke of Bolton 5/1 | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY DOMITIAN | Lord Abingdon | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY PANTALON | Sir Charles Bunbury | ||
| UNNAMED SISTER TO POT-8-O'S | Mr O'Kelly | ||
| Over Round (unknown) | |||
| 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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