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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Oaks
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Flat race for 3-year-old fillies over 2.4km/1.5m, held at *Epsom on a Saturday in early June, three days after the *Derby. First run in 1779, in imitation of the recently established *St Leger, it was named after the house at Epsom leased by the 12th earl of Derby.
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