| EPSOM OAKS 1916 | |||
The 138th New Oaks Stakes took place on the Suffolk Stakes course at Newmarket on Thursday 1st June 1916 and was won by Fifinella (8/13 fav), by Polymelus out of Silver Fowl trained by Dick Dawson, who won by 5 lengths in 2 mins 35.00 secs. The winner won £1,100 (Equivalent to £103,400 in 2017) and there were 7 runners. FIFINELLA SR 2055 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| FIFINELLA | Joe Childs | Dick Dawson | Sir Edward Hulton 8/13 |
| SALAMANDRA | Albert Whalley | Peter Gilpin | Mr Neumann 8/1 |
| MARKET GIRL | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor | Mr W M G Singer 20/1 |
| LADY MINTA | F Templeman | Alec Taylor | Mr Fairie 33/1 |
| WET KISS | M Wing | De Mestre | Mr W A Higgs 75/20 |
| BROKEN DOLL | Frank Bullock | R Day | Mr J B Joel 33/1 |
| MELGA | Herbert Jones | W Waugh | Duke of Westminster 100/7 |
| Over Round 109% | |||
| 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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