| EPSOM OAKS 1788 | |||
The 10th winner of the Oaks, which took place on Friday 10th May 1788, was Nightshade (1/2 fav), a filly by Pot-8-O's out of Cytherea, owned by the 3rd Earl of Egremont. There were 7 runners and the winner won £603 (Equivalent to £86,800 in 2017) NIGHTSHADE SR 2001 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| NIGHTSHADE | Dennis Fitzpatrick | Frank Neale | 3rd Earl of Egremont 1/2 |
| BUSY | Duke of Bedford | ||
| UNNAMED FILLY BY ALFRED | Mr Wastell | ||
| SPHINX | Duke of Grafton | ||
| UNNAMED BROWN FILLY BY JUSTICE | Lord Grosvenor | ||
| UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY HIGHFLYER | Sir Frank Standish 5/1 | ||
| DIAN | Lord G H Cavendish | ||
| 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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