| EPSOM OAKS 1879 | |||
The 101st Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 30th May 1879 and was won by Wheel of Fortune (1/3 fav), by Adventurer out of Queen Bertha trained by Matt Dawson, who won by 3 lengths in 3 mins 2 secs. The winner won £4,425 (Equivalent to £482,300 in 2017) and there were 8 runners. WHEEL OF FORTUNE SR 2052 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| WHEEL OF FORTUNE | Fred Archer | Matt Dawson | Lord Falmouth 1/3 |
| COROMANDEL II | J Osborne |  |
Mr J B Cookson 1000/30 |
| ADVENTURE | George Fordham | Duke of Westminster 40/1 | |
| AMICE | J Goater | Mr H Savile 50/1 | |
| JAPONICA | Tom Cannon | Mr T Jennings 100/6 | |
| JESSIE AGNES | G Chaloner | Mr J Snarry 40/1 | |
| LEAP YEAR | Morgan | Lord Falmouth 25/1 | |
| PHILIPPINE | Custance | Mr A C Barclay 7/1 | |
| Over Round 127% | |||
| 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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