EPSOM OAKS 1980 The following Epsom Oaks 1980 clip is a 2 minute 55 secs clip from Youtube |
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The 202nd Oaks Stakes took place on Saturday 7th June 1980 and was won by Bireme (9/2), by Grundy out of Ripeck trained by Dick Hern, who won by 2 lengths in 2 mins 34.33 secs. The winner won £69,280 (Equivalent to £322,900 in 2017) and there were 11 runners. BIREME SR 1974 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| BIREME | Willie Carson | Dick Hern | Dick Hollingsworth 9/2 |
| VIELLE | Geoff Baxter | Bruce Hobbs | T Blackwell 9/2 |
| THE DANCER | Ernie Johnson | Major W R Hern | Sir J J Astor 14/1 |
| QUICK AS LIGHTNING | Brian Rouse | John Dunlop | Mr O Phipps 3/1 |
| SHOOT A LINE | Tony Murray | Major W R Hern | Mr R Budgett 6/1 |
| PIECES OF GOLD | Steve Cauthen | E Beeson | C Fergus 100/1 |
| GIFT WRAPPED | Greville Starkey | Frankie Durr | Mr P Gallagher 17/2 |
| BAY STREET | John Reid | R Johnson-Houghton | Oceanic Ltd 50/1 |
| RULE BRITTANIA | Pat Eddery | Peter Walwyn | Lady J de Chair 15/2 |
| JEM JEN | Brian Taylor | Paul Kelleway | Mr G Kaye 100/1 |
| FORLENE | Lester Piggott | M Vincent O'Brien | Mrs E McClory 15/1 |
| Over Round 118% | |||
| 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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