| EPSOM OAKS 1898 | |||
The 120th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 27th May 1898 and was won by Airs and Graces (100/8), by Ayrshire out of Lady Alwynne trained by Fred W Day, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 45.80 secs. The winner won £4,375 (Equivalent to £525,000 in 2017) and there were 13 runners. AIRS AND GRACES SR 1901 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
| AIRS AND GRACES | W.Bradford | Fred W Day | Mr W T Jones 100/8 |
| NUN NICER | Sam Loates |  |
Sir J Blundell Evens fav |
| CAULIFLOWER | F Allsopp | Mr Fairie 33/1 | |
| SIMYLLA | K Cannon | Mr Douglas Baird 33/1 | |
| ALT MARK | Fred Rickaby | Lord Derby 100/8 | |
| ST IA | F Pratt | Sir R Waldio 20/1 | |
| AYAH | Tommy Loates | Mr L de Rothschild 100/7 | |
| YESTER YEAR | Mornington Cannon | Mr Chaplin 10/1 | |
| SANTHIA | J Watts | Sir J Miller 10/1 | |
| MAUCHLINE | C Wood | Lord Rosebery 20/1 | |
| PETTY FRANCE | Otto Madden | Mr Cresswell 100/7 | |
| VESTALIN | N Robinson | Mr A Mare 100/1 | |
| BLUMENAUE | A Bushell | Lord Rednor 200/1 | |
| Over Round 116% | |||
| 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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