| EPSOM OAKS 1895 | |||
The 117th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 31st May 1895 and was won by La Sagesse (5/1), by Wisdom out of St Mary trained by Martin Gurry, who won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 43.80 secs. The winner won £4,150 (Equivalent to £498,000 in 2017) and there were 15 runners. LA SAGESSE SR 1965 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| LA SAGESSE | Sam Loates | Martin Gurry | Sir James Miller 5/1 |
| GALEOTTIA | F Pratt |  |
Mr Fairie 100/15 |
| PENKRIDGE | W Bradford | Lord Bradford 33/1 | |
| GARTER QUEEN | Morny Cannon | Mr W Low 3/1 | |
| MELANCHOLIA | G Chaloner | Mr Tom Cannon 20/1 | |
| FLOAT | J Watts | Mr Daniel Cooper 10/1 | |
| SAINTLY | Fred Finlay | Mr Daniel Cooper 100/8 | |
| CHOICE | W Pratt | Mr Fairie 25/1 | |
| SAINTFIELD | T J Calder | Lord Londonderry 33/1 | |
| GAS | Otto Madden | Lord Rosebery 9/1 | |
| AURIGA | Tommy Loates | Mr Leopold de Rothschild 25/1 | |
| ELLA TWEED | A White | Mr W Taylor Sharpe 100/7 | |
| FLORE | F Allsopp | Mr W M G Singer 20/1 | |
| SILVER HILL | J Fagan | Mr Reid Walker 50/1 | |
| NIGHEAN | Fred Rickaby | Lord Zetland 20/1 | |
| Over Round 121% | |||
| 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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