EPSOM OAKS 1793

The 15th winner of the Oaks, which took place on Friday 17th May 1793, was Caelia (4/1), a filly by Volunteer out of Sister to Pharamond, owned by the 5th Duke of Bedford. There were 10 runners and the winner won £1,181 (Equivalent to £160,600 in 2017)

CAELIA SR 1908

Horse Jockey Trainer Owner/Betting
CAELIA John Singleton Junior Matthew Stephenson 5th Duke of Bedford 4/1
BLACK PUSS     Mr Golding 3/1
RACHEL     5th Duke of Bedford 6/1
MODESTY     Lord Egremont
GARLAND     Duke of Grafton 5/1
NERISSA     5th Duke of Bedford
UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY HIGHFLYER     Lord Grosvenor
UNNAMED FILLY BY DIOMED     Sir Charles Bunbury
UNNAMED BAY FILLY BY MERCURY     Lord Egremont
RALLY     Mr W Clark
      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