| EPSOM OAKS 1959 | |||
The 181st Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 5th June 1959 and was won by Petite Etolie (11/2), by Petition out of Star of Iran trained by Noel Murless, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 35.8 secs. The winner won £21,155 (Equivalent to £455,000 in 2017) and there were 11 runners. PETITE ETOILE SR 2079 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| PETITE ETOILE | Lester Piggott | Noel Murless | Prince Aly Khan 11/2 |
| CANTELO | Edward Hide | Elsey | Mr William Hill 7/4 |
| ROSE OF MEDINA | Eph Smith | Noel Murless | Mr J R Hindley 100/8 |
| COLLYRIA | Doug Smith | Noel Murless | Sir Victor Sassoon 100/8 |
| CALCEOLARIA | Geoff Lewis | Henry Candy | Mrs M Wyatt 33/1 |
| MIRNAYA | Willie Carr | Captain Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Sir Richard Sykes 2/1 |
| CHANTER | Edgar Britt | P Beasley | Mr H Leggat 25/1 |
| NOBLE LASSIE | Willie Snaith | Major W R Hern | Major L B Holliday 40/1 |
| DONA ANA | Jimmy Lindley | Noel Murless | Colonel B Hornung 40/1 |
| NUMBER ONE | Joe Mercer | Major W R Hern | Major L B Holliday 40/1 |
| IMAGINE | Joe Sime | P Beasley | Mrs J Shaw 25/1 |
| Over Round 118% | |||
| 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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