▁Bo at ▁Race ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁H eld ▁ann ually , ▁the ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁is ▁a ▁side - by - side ▁row ing ▁race ▁between ▁cre ws ▁from ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁of ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁along ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames . ▁ ▁Oxford ▁won ▁by ▁four ▁lengths . ▁ ▁The ▁race ▁featured ▁the ▁tall est , ▁heav iest , ▁young est ▁and ▁oldest ▁crew ▁members ▁in ▁the ▁event ' s ▁history . ▁▁▁ ▁Oxford ' s ▁crew ▁re bel led ▁in ▁the ▁pre l ude ▁to ▁the ▁race , ▁with ▁several ▁American ▁row ers ▁and ▁the ▁co x ▁leaving ▁the ▁squad ▁in ▁February ▁after ▁their ▁coach ▁Dan ▁Top ol ski ▁removed ▁their ▁compat ri ot ▁Chris ▁Clark ▁from ▁the ▁crew , ▁replacing ▁him ▁with ▁Scottish ▁ro wer ▁Donald ▁Mac don ald . ▁ ▁The ▁reb els ▁were ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁by ▁the ▁res erves . ▁ ▁U mp ired ▁by ▁former ▁Oxford ▁Blue ▁Col in ▁Mo yn ih an , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁that ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁Be efe ater ▁G in , ▁replacing ▁Lad bro kes ▁after ▁ten ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁reserve ▁race , ▁Cambridge ' s ▁Gold ie ▁defeated ▁Oxford ' s ▁Is is ▁by ▁one ▁length . ▁Cambridge ▁won ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Women ' s ▁Bo at ▁Race . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁is ▁a ▁side - by - side