| EPSOM OAKS 1785 | |||
The 7th winner of the Oaks, which took place on Friday 6th May 1785, was Trifle (5/1), a bay filly by Justice out of Cypher, owned by the 1st Earl of Clermont. There were 8 runners and the winner won £787 (Equivalent to £108,600 in 2017) TRIFLE SR 1891 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| TRIFLE | J.Bird | John Pratt | Lord Clermont 5/1 |
| UNNAMED BAY FILLY, SISTER TO CAMILLA | Lord Egremont Evens | ||
| MISS KITTY | HRH Prince of Wales | ||
| UNNAMED SISTER TO MERCURY | Mr O'Kelly | ||
| PRODIGY | Mr Wastell Evens | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY FLORIZEL | Mr Vernon | ||
| UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY SWEETBRIAR | Lord Foley | ||
| UNNAMED BY FILLY BY TRENTHAM | Sir H Fetherston | ||
| 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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