| EPSOM OAKS 1918 | |||
The 140th New Oaks Stakes took place over the Suffolk Stakes Course in Newmarket on Thursday 6th June 1918 and was won by My Dear (3/1 fav), by Beppo out of Silesia trained by Alec Taylor jnr, who won by 4 lengths in 2 mins 34.80 secs. The winner won £3,400 (Equivalent to £216,300 in 2017) and there were 15 runners. MY DEAR SR 1992 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| MY DEAR | Steve Donoghue | Alec Taylor jnr | Alfred Cox 3/1 |
| FERRY | Brownie Carslake | Hon George Lambton | Lord Derby 100/6 |
| SILVER BULLET | Otto Madden | Alec Taylor | Mr W M Cazalet 33/1 |
| FREESIA | R Colling | Sadler jnr | Lord Jersey 25/1 |
| EARNA | E Wheatley | G Manser | Mr A Barton 33/1 |
| HERSELF | Freddie Fox | R Day | Sir Abe Bailey 10/1 |
| BENEVENTE | J Evans | Captain Dewhusrt | Lord Londonderry 4/1 |
| ZINOVIA | Vic Smyth | F Hunt | Mr E Michellson 5/1 |
| JUDEA | Arthur Whalley | Ireland | Captain Moore 33/1 |
| REINE DES PECHES | George Hulme | W Waugh | Duke of Portland 33/1 |
| PRETTY BESS | R Cooper | G S Davies | Mr W Singer 20/1 |
| LADY EARN | Joe Childs | Ireland | Mr D Sullivan 33/1 |
| LADY WILAVIL | G Wedgewood | Sutton | Mr H Sutton 33/1 |
| WHITE SQUALL | W Langford | De Mestre | Sir W Tatem 6/1 |
| STONY FORD | J H Martin | George Lambton | Mrs A James 6/1 |
| Over Round 131% | |||
| 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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