EPSOM OAKS 1989 The following Epsom Oaks 1989 clip is a 3 minute 29 secs clip from Youtube |
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The 211th Oaks Stakes took place on Saturday 10th June 1989 and was won by Snow Bride (13/2), by Blushing Groom out of Awaasif trained by Henry Cecil, who won by 3 lengths in 2 mins 34.22 secs. The winner won £108,450 (Equivalent to £266,800 in 2017) and there were 9 runners. Aliysa was the 3 length winner from Snow Bride, with Roseate Tern just a short head back in third. However, Aliysa was later disqualified after testing for a prohibitive substance. SNOW BRIDE SR 1909 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| SNOW BRIDE | Steve Cauthen | Sir Henry Cecil | Saeed Maktoum al Maktoum 13/2 |
| ROSEATE TERN | Willie Carson | Major W R Hern | Peter M Brant 25/1 |
| MAMALUNA | Greville Starkey | Guy Harwood | Athos Christodoulou 50/1 |
| KNOOSH | John Reid | Sir Michael Stoute | Maktoum Al Maktoum 16/1 |
| TESSLA | Paul Eddery | Sir Henry Cecil | Charles St George 7/1 |
| MUSICAL BLISS | Michael Roberts | Sir Michael Stoute | Sheikh Mohammed 4/1 |
| ALWAYS ON A SUNDAY | Brett Thomson | Paul Kelleway | Roldvale Limited 50/1 |
| RAMBUSHKA | Pat Eddery | Barry Hills | Khalid Abdullah 16/1 |
| ALIYSA (disqualified) | Walter Swinburn | Sir Michael Stoute | HH Aga Khan 11/10 |
| Over Round 113% | |||
| 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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