EPSOM OAKS 1997 The following Epsom Oaks 1997 clip is a 4 minute 52 secs clip from Youtube |
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The 219th Oaks Stakes took place on Friday 6th June 1997 and was won by Reams of Verse (5/6 fav), by Nureyev out of Modena trained by Henry Cecil, who won by 1 1/2 lengths in 2 mins 35.59 secs. The winner won £182,250 (Equivalent to £313,500 in 2017) and there were 12 runners. REAMS OF VERSE SR 1881 |
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| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner/Betting |
| REAMS OF VERSE | Kieren Fallon | Sir Henry Cecil | Mr Kahlid Abdulla 5/6 |
| GAZETTE ROYALE | Jimmy Fortune | J E Hammond | Kazuko Yoshida 33/1 |
| CROWN OF LIGHT | Olivier Peslier | Sir Michael Stoute | Godolphin 11/1 |
| YASHMAK | Michael Kinane | Sir Henry Cecil | Khalid Abdullah 6/1 |
| ETIOLE | John Reid | Peter Chapple-Hyam | Mitaab Abdullah 66/1 |
| EBADIYLA | Johnny Murtagh | John Oxx | HH Aga Khan 15/2 |
| BINT BALADEE | Kevin Darley | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin 50/1 |
| BOOK AT BEDTIME | Pat Eddery | C A Cyzer | R M Cyzer 33/1 |
| IMPERIAL SCHOLAR | Ray Cochrane | James Eustace | Mr & Mrs M C Kwee 150/1 |
| ATTIRE | Michael Roberts | Clive Brittain | R A Pledger 33/1 |
| SIYADAH | Frankie Dettori | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin 11/1 |
| UKRAINE VENTURE | Willie Ryan | S Woods | Dr Frank S B Chao 25/1 |
| 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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