| EPSOM OAKS 1875 | |||
The 97th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 28th May 1875 and was won by Spinaway (5/4 fav), by Macaroni out of Queen Bertha trained by Matt Dawson, who won by 2 lengths in 2 mins 49.50 secs. The winner won £2,925 (Equivalent to £304,000 in 2017) and there were 7 runners. SPINAWAY SR 1933 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SPINAWAY | Fred Archer | Matt Dawson | 6th Viscount Falmouth 5/4 |
| LADYLOVE | Constable |  |
Lord Falmouth 7/4 |
| EMPRESS | Chaloner | Sir J N Astley 33/1 | |
| LA SAUTEUSE | George Fordham | Count Frederic de Lagrange 8/1 | |
| FAIRMINSTER | Custance | Mr W S Cartwright 33/1 | |
| MERRY MAID | J Osborne | Mr Macdonald 25/1 | |
| HAZELDEAN | Morris | Mr H Chaplin 10/1 | |
| Over Round 110% | |||
| 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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