| EPSOM OAKS 1968 | |||
The 190th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 31st May 1968 and was won by La Lagune (11/8 fav), by Val De Loir out of Landerinette trained by Francois Boutin, who won by 5 lengths in 2 mins 41.66 secs. The winner won £28,733 (Equivalent to £480,000 in 2017) and there were 14 runners. LA LAGUNE SR 1926 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| LA LAGUNE | Gerard Thiboeuf | Francois Boutin (Fr) | Henry Berlin 11/8 |
| GLAD ONE | Bill Williamson | J Oxx (Ire) | Mr J McShain 10/1 |
| PANDORA BAY | Taffy Thomas | Barling | Major C H Nathan 33/1 |
| HARDIESSE | Joe Mercer | Noel Murless | Mr H F Oppenheimer 100/6 |
| KYLIN | I Johnson | Kevin Prendergast | Mrs D Bell 50/1 |
| HILL SHADE | Brian Taylor | Noel Murless | Mr G A Pope 25/1 |
| RIMARK | Lester Piggott | M Vincent O'Brien (Ire) | Mr J Cox Brady 100/7 |
| CELINA | Sandy Barclay | Noel Murless | Mrs J R Hindley 10/1 |
| DENOSA | L Ward | M Vincent O'Brien | Mr Charles Clore 33/1 |
| OUR RUBY | Frankie Durr | J W Watts | Mr E A Holt 20/1 |
| GOLDEN MOSS | J Roe | John Oxx (Ire) | Lord Donoughmore 25/1 |
| PHOTO FLASH | Jimmy Limdley | T Waugh | Mr H J Joel 7/1 |
| STELLA NEGRA | Ron Hutchinson | P Kearns (Ire) | Mr R R Guest 33/1 |
| LADY WILDER | David Yates | Doug Marks | Mrs T B Orton 200/1 |
| Over Round 109% | |||
| 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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