| EPSOM OAKS 1966 | |||
The 188th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 27th May 1966 and was won by Valoris (11/10 fav), by Tiziano out of Vali trained by Vincent O'Brien, who won by 2 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 39.35 secs. The winner won £35,711 (Equivalent to £635,700 in 2017) and there were 13 runners. VALORIS SR 1907 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| VALORIS | Lester Piggott | M Vincent O'Brien (Ire) | Charles Clore 11/10 |
| BERKELEY SPRINGS | Geoff Lewis | Ian Balding | Mr Paul Mellon 6/1 |
| VARINA | Stan Clayton | Noel Murless | Mr M W Wickham-Boynton 100/7 |
| BOMBAZINE | Jimmy Lindley | H Ryan Price | Mr J H Waller-Poles 33/1 |
| BLACK GOLD | David Lake | M Harvey (Ire) | Mr B P McCormack 20/1 |
| HIDING PLACE | Scobie Breasley | Clayton | Lord Porchester 100/7 |
| CRYSTAL LIGHT | I Ward | M Vincent O'Brien | Lord Harrington 18/1 |
| COUNTERFEIT | Brian Jago | D Hanley | Mr D G Legget 50/1 |
| SANDRAY | Paul Cook | Jack Jarvis | Mr H D H Wills 6/1 |
| BALLETTE | Bill Williamson | Wharton | Major L B Holliday 18/1 |
| GRANDERA | Duncan Keith | W Wightman | Mr J D Morgan 66/1 |
| MEDAEA | Ron Hutchinson | George Todd | Mrs W H D Riley-Smith 100/6 |
| SHAMROCK QUEEN | Joe Mercer | Walter Nightingall | Mrs D M Honner 66/1 |
| 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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