| EPSOM OAKS 1964 | |||
The 186th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 5th June 1964 and was won by Homeward Bound (100/7), by Alycidon out of Sabie River trained by John Oxley, who won by 2 lengths in 2 mins 49.36 secs. The winner won £33,311 (Equivalent to £639,600 in 2017) and there were 18 runners. HOMEWARD BOUND SR 1926 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| HOMEWARD BOUND | Greville Starkey | John Oxley | Sir Foster Robinson 100/7 |
| WINDMILL GIRL | Joe Mercer | Arthur Budgett | Mr A M Budgett 50/1 |
| LA BAMBA | Jean Duforge | G Watson (Fr) | Baron Guy de Rothschild 10/1 |
| PATTI | G Bougoure | Paddy Prendergast | Lady Beatrice Granard 3/1 |
| ALL SAVED | Lester Piggott | S McGrath (Ire) | Mr J McGrath 100/6 |
| BEAUFRONT | Doug Smith | J Watts | Mr R Stanley 9/2 |
| YOUNG MAN'S FANCY | Willie Carr | G Brooke | Mr D G Van Clief 50/1 |
| SPARE FILLY | Eph Smith | R Read | Mrs R Read 50/1 |
| ARNICA | Yves Saint-Martin | Francois Mathet (Fr) | Mr A Pleach 6/1 |
| ROYAL DANSEUSE | Johnny Roe | S McGrath | Mr J McGrath 10/1 |
| BRONZINA | Bruce Raymond | J Clayton | Marchese I Della Rocchetta 50/1 |
| ROSE ROCK | Jimmy Lindley | W Nightingall | Mrs D M Honner 50/1 |
| PADDY'S SONG | Joe Sime | Sam Hall | Mr F N Shane 20/1 |
| MEALASTA | Ron Hutchinson | Jack Jarvis | Mr H D H Wills 40/1 |
| ALZARA | Paul Tulk | J A Waugh | Sir Malcolm McAlpine 33/1 |
| CURSORIAL | Geoff Lewis | W Wharton | Major L B Holliday 50/1 |
| WORDS AND MUSIC | Bill Williamson | H Blagrave | Mr H G Blagrave 40/1 |
| SOUND OF MUSIC | Scobie Breasley | Gordon Richards | Mr J S Gerber 33/1 |
| Over Round 116% | |||
| 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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