| EPSOM OAKS 1926 | |||
The 148th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 4th June 1926 and was won by Short Story (5/1 fav), by Buchan out of Long Suit trained by Alec Taylor jnr, who won by 4 lengths in 2 mins 43.60 secs. The winner won £8,485 (Equivalent to £473,500 in 2017) and there were 16 runners. SHORT STORY SR 1813 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SHORT STORY | Bobby Jones | Alec Taylor jnr | 2nd Viscount Astor 5/1 |
| RESPLENDENT | Tommy Burns | Atty Persse | Mr D Sullivan 16/1 |
| GAY BIRD | Jack Brennan | Alec Taylor | Lord Astor 100/8 |
| LADY LAWLESS | Charlie Smirke | R Dawson | HH Aga Khan 20/1 |
| PILLION | Dick Perryman | Watson | Mr A de Rothschild 11/2 |
| BONGRACE | Charlie Elliott | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 11/2 |
| GLASHEEN | W McLachlan jnr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Lt-Colonel Charteris 33/1 |
| PIAZZETTA | Tommy Weston | George Lambton | Lord Derby 20/1 |
| CITRONADE | Joe Childs | Crawford | Mr G Langley 100/8 |
| PART WORN | H Beasley | Atty Persse | Captain R Brassey 100/8 |
| TRILOGY | Michael Beary | P Peck | Lord Durham 11/2 |
| RATICULE | Freddie Fox | Gooch | Lord I Churchill 33/1 |
| KATE COVENTRY | G Archibald | P Gilpin | Mr P Gilpin 14/1 |
| WITFUL | Steve Donoghue | Cottrill | Mrs S Whitburn 14/1 |
| MELON | Fred Winter | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Dowager Lady Nunbernholme 33/1 |
| KARRA | Henri Jelliss | Jack Jarvis | Lady Richardson 14/1 |
| Over Round 134% | |||
| 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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