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1997 Yorkshire Oaks
My Emma (GB) won the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks at York on 20 August 1997, trained by Rae Guest and ridden by Darryll Holland, at 7/1, beating Whitewater Affair (GB) by ¾ length.
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- Who won the Yorkshire Oaks in 1997? My Emma (GB) won the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks at York on 20 August 1997, trained by Rae Guest and ridden by Darryll Holland, at 7/1, beating Whitewater Affair (GB) by ¾ length.
- Who came second in the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks? Whitewater Affair (GB) (7/1) finished second, and Crown Of Light (GB) (12/1) was third.
- Did the favourite win the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks? No. The 4/7 favourite Reams Of Verse (USA) finished 4th of 8.
- What was the winning time of the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks? My Emma (GB) won in 2m 30.59s over 1m4f on Good going.
- How much prize money did the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks winner get? My Emma (GB) earned £97,345 for winning the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks.
- How many ran in the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks? 8 ran in the 1997 Yorkshire Oaks (average since 1990: 7.7).
Full result
| Pos | Btn | Horse | SP | Age | Wgt | Jockey | Trainer | Dr | Owner | Total btn | Time | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | won ¾ | My Emma (GB) | 7/1 | 4 | 9-4 | Darryll Holland | Rae Guest | 7 | Matthews Breeding And Racing | - | 2m 30.59s | £97,345 |
| 2 | ¾ | Whitewater Affair (GB) | 7/1 | 4 | 9-4 | John Reid | Sir Michael Stoute | 8 | J M Greetham | ¾ | - | £35,807 |
| 3 | 1¾ | Crown Of Light (GB) | 12/1 | 3 | 8-8 | Olivier Peslier | Sir Michael Stoute | 3 | Sheikh Mohammed | 2½ | - | £17,003 |
| 4 | 2 | Reams Of Verse (USA) | 4/7F | 3 | 8-8 | Kieren Fallon | Sir Henry Cecil | 6 | K Abdullah | 4½ | - | £6,747 |
| 5 | ¾ | Papering (IRE) | 12/1 | 4 | 9-4 | Pat Eddery | Luca Cumani | 2 | Sheikh Mohammed | 5¼ | - | £2,474 |
| 6 | 2½ | Squeak (GB) | 15/2 | 3 | 8-8 | Frankie Dettori | John Gosden | 4 | Gary A Tanaka | 7¾ | - | £764 |
| 7 | 7 | Alcalali (USA) | 100/1 | 3 | 8-8 | Jimmy Fortune | P A Kelleway | 5 | Lewis H Norris | 14¾ | - | - |
| 8 | 19 | Attitre (FR) | 40/1 | 3 | 8-8 | M Roberts | Clive Brittain | 1 | R A Pledger | dist | - | - |
Distances beaten are to the horse in front (Btn) and to the winner (Total btn). Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, p cheekpieces, t tongue strap, h hood, e/s eyeshield, ht hood and tongue strap. Prize money is shown in the currency of the country the race was run in (£ in Britain, € in Ireland).
How they ran next
| Pos here | Horse | Next run | Course | Race | Result | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Emma (GB) | - | - | - | Not run since | - |
| 2 | Whitewater Affair (GB) | 1997-09-20 | Curragh | Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St.Leger | 3rd of 7 | 4/1 |
| 3 | Crown Of Light (GB) | 1997-09-10 | Doncaster | Park Hill Stakes (Group 3) | 6th of 7 | 6/4F |
| 4 | Reams Of Verse (USA) | 1997-10-04 | Newmarket | Equity Financial Collections Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 2) | 3rd of 8 | 9/4F |
| 5 | Papering (IRE) | - | - | - | Not run since | - |
| 6 | Squeak (GB) | - | - | - | Not run since | - |
| 7 | Alcalali (USA) | 1997-08-30 | Sandown | Oasis Lakeland Village Maiden Fillies' Stakes Class D | 4th of 11 | 10/1 |
| 8 | Attitre (FR) | 1997-09-28 | Ascot | Harvest Stakes Class A | 6th of 6 | 11/2 |
5 of 8 have run since; 0 won next time out.
Yorkshire Oaks winners by year
Years with a result in GB and IRE records since 1990.
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