Apart from Reams of Verse, Nureyev sired the winners of at least forty-five Group One/Grade I including Peintre Celebre, Spinning World, Zilzal, Stravinsky and Miesque.

[4] On her final appearance of the year, Reams of Verse was promoted to Group One level for the Fillies' Mile at Ascot, where she started third favourite behind her stable companion Sleepytime[5] and the Prestige Stakes winner Red Camellia.

Reams of Verse went to the front a furlong from the finish and despite hanging to the right in the closing stages, she stayed on to win from Khassah, with Sleepytime an apparently unlucky third.

[6] Reams of Verse missed the early trial races in 1997 as she had suffered from a cough[7] and Cecil felt that she would be unsuited by the prevailing firm ground.

Nine days after her run at Newmarket, Reams of Verse was moved up to ten furlongs for the Musidora Stakes (a trial race for the Epsom Oaks) at York.

[9] Reams of Verse took the lead in the straight and drew clear of her opponents to win by eleven lengths,[10] and was immediately the subject of heavy betting for the Oaks three weeks later.

[11] On 6 June at Epsom, Reams of Verse started 5/6 favourite for the Oaks against eleven other fillies, despite fears that her pedigree lacked the stamina influences needed for the race.

Once in the clear, the filly finished strongly to take the lead inside the final furlong and took the classic by one and a half lengths from Gazelle Royale and Crown of Light.