| EPSOM OAKS 1909 | |||
The 131st Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 28th May 1909 and was won by Perola (5/1), by Persimmon out of Edmee trained by Saunders Davies, who won by 2 lengths in 2 mins 39.80 secs. The winner won £4,950 (Equivalent to £544,500 in 2017) and there were 14 runners. PEROLA SR 1892 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PEROLA | Frank Wootton | Saunders Davies | William Cooper 5/1 |
| PRINCESSE DE GALLES | Herbert Jones |  |
HM King Edward VII 11/2 |
| VERNE | Walter Griggs | Mr J B Joel 25/1 | |
| MAID OF THE MIST | Charlie Trigg | Sir William Bass 100/6 | |
| BONNY DAY | Danny Maher | Sir Daniel Cooper 25/1 | |
| CLOETE'S SPRINGS | A Templeman | Mr W Broderick 25/1 | |
| BALNACOIL | W Saxby | Mr C Bower Ismay 25/1 | |
| MASKARA | H Randall | Lord Carnarvon 25/1 | |
| LADY VISTA | William Griggs | Mr Fairie 25/1 | |
| VIA | B Lynham | Mr J W Larnach 100/6 | |
| ELECTRA | Bernard Dillon | Mr Ludwig Neumann 5/4 | |
| SANTA BELLA | Otto Madden | Mr L de Rothschild 25/1 | |
| IMPERATRIX | Piper | Mr W Hall 25/1 | |
| THIRD TRICK | Earl | Mr W Astor 10/1 | |
| Over Round 128% | |||
| 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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