| EPSOM OAKS 1946 | |||
The 168th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 7th June 1946 and was won by Steady Aim (7/1), by Felstead out of Quick Arrow trained by Frank Butters, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 41.0 secs. The winner won £6,540 (Equivalent to £259,600 in 2017) and there were 10 runners. STEADY AIM SR 1936 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| STEADY AIM | Harry Wragg | Frank Butters | Sir Alfred Butt 7/1 |
| IONA | Eph Smith | Jack Jarvis | Lord Rosebery 2/1 |
| NELIA | Michael Beary | R W Colling | Major L B Holliday 7/1 |
| HYPERICUM | Doug Smith | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM The King 9/4 |
| GOLDEN COACH | Gordon Richards | Fred Darling | HM The King 100/6 |
| WAYWARD BELLE | Billy Nevett | Jack Jarvis | Lord Milford 25/1 |
| CHINCAPIN | Bobby Jones | H Jelliss | Lt-Col B Hornung 20/1 |
| TUMBLING WATERS | P Evans | R J Colling | Mr A A Wright 100/6 |
| SOLORELLE | T Carey | A Smyth | Mr William Hill 50/1 |
| BONNIEBRIAR | Cliff Richards | Blackmore | Mr J S Barrington 100/1 |
| Over Round 111% | |||
| 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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