| EPSOM OAKS 1917 | |||
The 139th New Oaks Stakes, held on the Suffolk Stakes course at Newmarket, took place on Thursday 2nd August 1917 and was won by Sunny Jane (4/1), by Sunstar out of Maid of the Mist trained by Alec Taylor jnr, who won by 1/2 a length in 2 mins 43.40 secs. The winner won £875 (Equivalent to £69,650 in 2017) and there were 11 runners. SUNNY JANE SR 1926 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SUNNY JANE | Otto Madden | Alec Taylor jnr | 2nd Viscount Astor 4/1 |
| DIADEM | Fred Rickaby | George Lambton | Lord D'Abernon 7/4 |
| MORAVIA | Elijah Wheatley | Henderson | Mr J W Larnach 100/8 |
| HAMPSHIRE LILY | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor | Mr W Singer 8/1 |
| NORMANNIA | J H Martin | Walden | Captain Walden 10/1 |
| NONPAREIL | Steve Donoghue | W Waugh | Lord Falmouth 10/1 |
| ELISALEXI | Walter Earl | W Waugh | Duke of Portland 20/1 |
| RHONA | E Lancaster | T Waugh | Sir R Jardine 20/1 |
| SMILE | R Colling | Alec Taylor | Miss S Kellogg 20/1 |
| DAISY SQUARE | Vic Smyth | Sherwood | Mr R Sherwood 20/1 |
| MOLLY DESMOND | J Evans | Peter Gilpin | Captain Giles Loder 8/1 |
| Over Round 125% | |||
| 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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