| EPSOM OAKS 1881 | |||
The 103rd Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 3rd June 1881 and was won by Thebais (4/6 fav), by Hermit out of Devotion trained by Alec Taylor snr, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 46.00 secs. The winner won £4,050 (Equivalent to £450,000 in 2017) and there were 12 runners. THEBAIS SR 1924 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| THEBAIS | George Fordham | Alec Taylor snr | Mr William Sterling Crawford 4/6 |
| LUCY GLITTERS | Morgan |  |
Mr Charles Perkins 20/1 |
| MYRA | Tom Cannon | Lord Rosebery 20/1 | |
| PERPLEXITE | Hopkins | Baron Schickler 20/1 | |
| THORA | J Watts | Duke of Hamilton 8/1 | |
| NAPOLI | Lemaire | Mr J H Houldsworth 50/1 | |
| METEORA | F Webb | Mr Norman 10/1 | |
| TRAVELLER'S JOY | Gallon | Mr W S Crawford 50/1 | |
| SANDA | W MacDonald | Lord Wilton 50/1 | |
| EOS | J Goater | Mr J M Brooks 20/1 | |
| CAPER SAUCE | J Osborne | Mr Perkins 10/1 | |
| QUEEN'S MESSAGE | Fred Archer | Lord Hastings 25/1 | |
| Over Round 126% | |||
| 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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