| EPSOM OAKS 1972 | |||
The 194th Oaks Stakes took place on Saturday 10th June 1972 and was won by Ginevra (8/1), by Shantung out of Zest trained by Ryan Price, who won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 39.35 secs. The winner won £29,879 (Equivalent to £388,500 in 2017) and there were 17 runners. GENEVRA SR 1906 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| GENEVRA | Tony Murray | H Ryan Price | Charles St George 8/1 |
| REGAL EXCEPTION | Maurice Philipperon | J Fellows (Fr) | R Sculley 100/1 |
| ARKADINA | Lester Piggott | M V O'Brien (Ire) | Mrs C W Engelhard 6/1 |
| LADY JONES | Yves Saint-Martin | E Bartholomew (Fr) | Mme E Bartholomew 6/1 |
| GOLD ROULETTE | Ernie Johnson | Barry Hills | Mrs H Thurston 100/1 |
| ANGEL BEAM | Frankie Durr | Peter Walwyn | Mrs J Jennings 22/1 |
| SOULIER | Pat Eddery | G Barling | J Westoll 50/1 |
| PIDGET | Walter Swinburn | Kevin Prendergast (Ire) | N Butler 9/1 |
| AUSTRIA | Willie Carson | Bernard Van Cutsem | R Stanley 20/1 |
| MARISELA | Sandy Barclay | Francois Boutin (Fr) | Mme M Berger 7/1 |
| BUSS | Geoff Baxter | Arthur Budgett | L Van Moppes 40/1 |
| PADRONA | John Gorton | Bruce Hobbs | Lord Rosebery 16/1 |
| BEDENI | Jimmy Lindley | J Oxley | R Hollingsworth 16/1 |
| COLOURFUL | Geoff Lewis | Noel Murless | H J Joel 28/1 |
| JAKOMIMA | Duncan Keith | Peter Walwyn | Sir William Pigott-Brown 7/1 |
| PARTHIAN QUEEN | Bill Williamson | H Ryan Price | Mrs Douglas Riley-Smith 33/1 |
| VALMARA | Brian Taylor | Harry Wragg | Mr G A Oldham 100/1 |
| 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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