| EPSOM OAKS 1872 | |||
The 94th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 31st May 1872 and was won by Reine (5/2 fav), by Monarque out of Fille De L'Air trained by Tom Jennings, who won by 1/2 length in 2 mins 52 secs. The winner won £4,175 (Equivalent to £451,000 in 2017) and there were 17 runners. REINE SR 1919 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| REINE | George Fordham | Tom Jennings | Joachim Lefevre 5/2 |
| LOUISE VICTORIA | Custance |  |
Mr Cartwright 3/1 |
| GUADALOUPE | J Snowden | Sir R Bulkeley 30/1 | |
| CHANCE | Maidment | Baron Rothschild 11/1 | |
| ARETHUSA | Butler | Lord Durham 50/1 | |
| MADGE WILDFIRE | Morris | Mr Bowes 40/1 | |
| SMOKE | E Martin | Mr W Vaughan 100/1 | |
| BEEHIVE | Parry | Colonel Forester 25/1 | |
| VIOLETTA | Tom Cannon | Lord Anglesey 20/1 | |
| MILLINER | J Osborne | Mr Lanudes 33/1 | |
| GEORGIE | Jeffery |  |
Mr Chaplin 9/1 |
| CATHERINE | T Chaloner | Mr J Watson 6/1 | |
| LANDLADY | F Webb | Mr Cartwright 25/1 | |
| CALVIA | T French | Mr T V Morgan 100/1 | |
| LOUISE | Wyatt | Mr Bruton 100/1 | |
| MERRY & WISE | J Goater | Mr G Lambert 30/1 | |
| PHYA | Huxtable | Mr Cross 100/1 | |
| Over Round 115% | |||
| 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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