| EPSOM OAKS 1950 | |||
The 172nd Oaks Stakes took place on Thursday 25th May 1950 and was won by Asmena (5/1), by Goya out of Astronome trained by Charles Semblat, who won by a length in 2 mins 42.4 secs. The winner won £13,058 (Equivalent to £424,400 in 2017) and there were 19 runners. ASMENA SR 1903 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| ASMENA | Rae Johnstone | Charles Semblat | Marcel Boussac 5/1 |
| PLUME | Charlie Elliott | A Lieux (Fr) | Mme P Lafarge 10/1 |
| STELLA POLARIS | Martin Molony | M Marsh | Mr J Musker 100/7 |
| LA BAILLE | Charlie Smirke | W Head (Fr) | Prince Aly Khan 100/6 |
| SANLINEA | Eph Smith | J Waugh | Lord Howard de Walden 100/6 |
| HAPPY HAVEN | Bill Rickaby | Jack Jarvis | Sir A Gordon-Smith 100/7 |
| TAWHIDA | Roger Poincelet | Alec Head (Fr) | Baron R de Nexon 100/6 |
| ABOVE BOARD | Bill Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | HM The King 100/7 |
| CAMAREE | Gordon Richards | A Lieux (Fr) | M J Ternynek 9/4 |
| IMPULSE | Scobie Breasley | Cannon | Mr J V Rank 25/1 |
| CAPITAL ISSUE | Tommy Gosling | M Marsh | Mr T Lilley 25/1 |
| DON DU CIEL | Stan Smith | Halsey | Mrs V Esmond 50/1 |
| SIREN LIGHT | J Marshall | Sturdy | Mr P K Crow 50/1 |
| CATCHIT | Edgar Britt | Charles Elsey | Mr N P Donaldson 100/6 |
| JESSAMINE | Doug Smith | Pratt | Lord Derby 20/1 |
| DIAMETER | T Lowrey | Perryman | Mr J E Ferguson 50/1 |
| MEREVALE | Billy Nevett | F Armstrong | Sir R Sykes 50/1 |
| ONE FOR THE ROAD | Ken Gethin | Vic Smyth | Mr D Miln 20/1 |
| BARLEY MOW | J Thompson | Easterby | Major J H Paine 50/1 |
| Over Round 124% | |||
| 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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