| EPSOM OAKS 1965 | |||
The 187th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 4th June 1965 and was won by Long Look (100/7), by Ribot out of Santorin trained by Vincent O'Brien, who won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 39.56 secs. The winner won £30,747 (Equivalent to £572,000 in 2017) and there were 18 runners. LONG LOOK SR 1814 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| LONG LOOK | Jack Purtell | M Vincent O'Brien (Ire) | Jimmy Cox Brady 100/7 |
| MABEL | Jimmy Lindley | Peter Walwyn | Mr G R Williams 13/2 |
| RUBY'S PRINCESS | Keith Temple-Nidd | J F Watts | Mr E A Holt 33/1 |
| QUEEN ANNE'S LACE | J C Desaint | C Bartholomew (Fr) | Mrs H Leggat 18/1 |
| HILARY TERM | S Smith | J A Waugh | Lady Macdonald-Buchanan 18/1 |
| MIBA | Lester Piggott | H Cottrill | Mr P Oppenheimer 100/9 |
| CREDENCE | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | HM Queen Elizabeth II 10/1 |
| MACHELLA | Greville Starkey | J Oxley | Major-General Sir George Burns 100/6 |
| BANCHORY | Eric Eldin | R Jarvis | Mr R Lamb 33/1 |
| NIGHT APPEAL | Scobie Breasley | Arthur Budgett | Mr R N Richmond-Watson 25/1 |
| NEVER A FEAR | Bill Williamson | Wharton | Major L B Holliday 85/40 |
| FEEVAL | G McGrath | S McGrath (Ire) | Mr J McGrath 50/1 |
| OMENTELLO | J Roe | V Cross | Mr L G Tarrant 66/1 |
| HARD PRESSED | Ron Hutchinson | Jack Jarvis | Mr C E Rudkin 66/1 |
| COURTSAY | G Bougoure | Walter Nightingall | Mr A J Allen 66/1 |
| BELL TOP | Joe Mercer | Major W R Hern | Mr J J Astor 100/8 |
| FROSTY ROSE | C Patton | C Crawley | Mr C G Crawley 66/1 |
| QUITA | Bill Rickaby | W Nightingall | Mr W Harvey 100/7 |
| Over Round 121% | |||
| 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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