| EPSOM OAKS 1887 | |||
The 109th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 27th May 1887 and was won by Reve D'Or (8/11 fav), by Hampton out of Queen of the Roses trained by Alec Taylor snr, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 50.60 secs. The winner won £3,275 (Equivalent to £393,000 in 2017) and there were 9 runners. REVE D'OR SR 1950 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| REVE D'OR | C Wood | Alec Taylor snr | 8th Duke of Beaufort 8/11 |
| ST HELEN | T Weldon |  |
Mr T Valentine 40/1 |
| FREEDOM | G Barrett | Duke of Westminster 100/8 | |
| LADY MUNCASTER | J Fagan | Mr J B Cookson 3/1 | |
| HAWTHORN | F Barrett | Sir R Jardine 100/8 | |
| LUCIANA | Robinson | Prince Soltykoff 1000/15 | |
| MAIZE | Tom Cannon | Mr Douglas Baird 25/1 | |
| JERSEY LILY | J Osborne | Mr Jas Snarry 50/1 | |
| FEALTY | E Martin | Duke of Beaufort 200/1 | |
| Over Round 108% | |||
| 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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