| EPSOM OAKS 1956 | |||
The 178th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 8th June 1956 and was won by Sicarelle (3/1 fav), by Sicambre out of Royale Maitresse trained by Francois Mathet, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 42.00 secs. The winner won £15,013 (Equivalent to £362,000 in 2017) and there were 14 runners. SICARELLE SR 1982 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SICARELLE | Freddie Palmer | Francois Mathet (Fr) | Mme. Suzy Volterra 3/1 |
| JANIARI | Serge Boullenger | France | M M Boussac 100/8 |
| YASMIN | Jean Massard | France | Prince Aly Khan 25/1 |
| HONEYLIGHT | Edgar Britt | Elsey | Sir Victor Sassoon 11/2 |
| CALDERA | Roger Poincelet | France | Mr R B Strassburger 100/7 |
| MYTHICAL | Geoff Lewis | R Smyth | Mr E P Taylor 50/1 |
| NO PRETENDER | Willie Snaith | H Cottrill | Major L B Holliday 9/1 |
| FOLLOWING BREEZE | Scobie Breasley | Norman Bertie | Mr C Nicholson 100/8 |
| FAIRY GROVE | Willie Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Mrs J Thursby 20/1 |
| HUSTLE | Eph Smith | T E Leader | Mr H J Joel 100/7 |
| FRENCH POLISH | Doug Smith | J F Watts | Lord Derby 25/1 |
| PITTER PATTER | Manny Mercer | G Colling | Lord Manton 7/1 |
| GARDEN STATE | Lester Piggott | Harry Wragg | Mr Harry Wragg 100/6 |
| PHAROAH'S DAUGHTER | Stan Clayton | G Brooke | Wing-Commander T A Vigors 50/1 |
| Over Round 115% | |||
| 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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