| EPSOM OAKS 1921 | |||
The 143rd Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 3rd June 1921 and was won by Love In Idleness (5/1 fav), by Batchelor's Double out of Cornfield trained by Alec Taylor jnr, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 38.40 secs. The winner won £4,950 (Equivalent to £203,000 in 2017) and there were 22 runners. LOVE IN IDLENESS SR 1912 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| LOVE IN IDLENESS | Joe Childs | Alec Taylor jnr | Joseph Watson 5/1 |
| LADY SLEIPNER | P Mason | Nugent | Mrs H Nugent 25/1 |
| LONG SUIT | Fred Lane | Alec Taylor | Lord Astor 10/1 |
| DONNA BRANCA | Harry Wragg | B Jarvis | Mr J B Courtauld 25/1 |
| PICARDY | Herbert Jones | R Marsh | HM The King 25/1 |
| POMPADOUR | Jack Brennan | Alec Taylor | Lord Astor 17/2 |
| PRINCESS OF MARS | A Balding | Lines | Mr J Cooper 25/1 |
| CLEAR TRACE | R Colling | R J Colling | Mr C T Garland 25/1 |
| STRATHLEVEN | Vic Smyth | Fred Darling | Mr C Bower Ismay 20/1 |
| ALGERIA | George Hulme | R Dawson | Sir W Nelson 25/1 |
| GESTURE | Steve Donoghue | Morton | Mr J B Joel 16/1 |
| HASTY MATCH | Freddie Fox | R Day | Sir Abe Bailey 17/2 |
| VERSATILE | Frank O'Neill | F Hartigan | Lord Rosebery 25/1 |
| VILNA | A Smith | R Dawson | Lord Carnarvon 25/1 |
| ORANGE MAIDEN | Jack Leach | Atty Persse | Mr H S Persse 25/1 |
| NUTCRACKER | Brownie Carslake | Atty Persse | Mr Lionel Robinson 10/1 |
| NIPPON | Frank Bullock | B Jarvis | Mr J P Hornung 16/1 |
| BETTINA | G Bellhouse | Lawson | Mr W Raphael 6/1 |
| TISHY | P Evans | R Day | Sir Abe Bailey 25/1 |
| KEEP TIME | Ted Gardner | J Davidson | Mrs McGusty 20/1 |
| LA VOITURE | A Whalley | Lawson | Mr W Raphael 16/1 |
| STAR OF BLYTH | Tommy Burns | Peacock | Mr F Willey 10/1 |
| Over Round 149% | |||
| 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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