by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|12.15.2022|12:27pm ‘We’ve Given Him All The Time He’s Needed’: Run Classic Favored For Oaklawn’s $200,000 Tinsel Tom Durant’s promising Run Classic is the 8-5 program favorite for his scheduled Oaklawn debut in Saturday’s second running of the $200,000 Tinsel Stakes at 1 1/8 miles. Probable post time for the Tinsel, the ninth of 10 races, is 4:14 p.m. (Central). Racing begins at 12:30 p.m. The undercard includes the $150,000 Poinsettia Stakes […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|12.08.2022|7:58pm Ignacio Correas Brings Another South American Import To Oaklawn For Saturday’s Mistletoe Stakes The Equibase profile of Ignacio Correas IV, specifically the top horses he’s trained, is littered with South American imports, notably millionaire Argentine-bred Blue Prize, who concluded her career with three consecutive victories, including the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1) in 2019 at Santa Anita. Blue Prize was a Group 1 winner in Argentina before […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|12.07.2022|1:44pm Tyler’s Tribe Back On Lasix, Favored For Friday’s Advent Stakes Four-time stakes winner Tyler’s Tribe was preparing to work Saturday morning at Oaklawn when his maintenance breeze was unexpectedly delayed several minutes because outriders were trying to corral a loose horse on the track. Kylee Jordan, the regular rider of Tyler’s Tribe, improvised during the delay just after the second surface renovation break, steering the […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|08.31.202208.31.2022|2:46pm2:48pm Oaklawn Will Offer ‘Stay Until May’ Trainer’s Bonus Money Trainers who race at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark., during the 2022-2023 season will be eligible to receive thousands of dollars in incentive bonuses, thanks to a new program sponsored by Oaklawn and the Arkansas H.B.P.A. The meet begins Friday, Dec. 9, and continues through Saturday, May 6. The new Stay Until May bonus […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|07.28.2022|10:30am Oaklawn Park Adds Nine Stakes Races To 2022-2023 Schedule Although it doesn’t begin until Friday, Dec. 9, the 2022-2023 Oaklawn racing season has already broken at least two records. The Hot Springs, Ark., track will offer the greatest number of stakes races and the highest stakes purses in its history. Nine races have been added to the stakes schedule for the 68-day season, bringing […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|04.22.2022|3:28pm Champions Clash In Oaklawn’s Apple Blossom It’s a clash of champions, times two. Eclipse Award winners Letruska and Ce Ce meet for the first time in the $1 million Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) Saturday at Oaklawn, a 1 1/16-mile blockbuster event for older fillies and mares that anchors a 12-race card. The Apple Blossom goes as the fifth race, with probable […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|04.22.2022|3:22pm Fearless Tabbed Morning-Line Favorite In $1 Million Oaklawn Handicap After narrowly missing in last year’s edition, Fearless has been installed the 5-2 program favorite for the $1 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses Saturday at Oaklawn. Probable post time for the 1 1/8-mile Oaklawn Handicap, which goes as the 11th of 12 races, is 5:41 p.m. (Central). Racing begins at 12:10 p.m. The […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|04.12.2022|2:01pm Oaklawn To Honor Hall Of Fame Jockeys, Trainers This Saturday Some of the biggest names in Thoroughbred racing will be coming to Hot Springs on Saturday, April 16, to participate in the first ever Hall of Fame Day at Oaklawn. The day, honoring members of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, will be highlighted by several special events, as well as presentations […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|04.01.202204.01.2022|3:13pm4:44pm Cezanne The Early Favorite In First Graded Oaklawn Mile The Oaklawn Mile continues to make the grade. Debuting in 2019, in conjunction with Oaklawn extending its season to May, the Oaklawn Mile for older horses will be run as a Grade 3 event for the first time Saturday. This year’s projected field will feature Grade 1 winner Roadster, Grade 2 winners Cezanne and Law […]
by Jennifer Hoyt/Oaklawn|03.31.2022|2:01pm Dream Lith Ready To Get Back On Track In Oaklawn’s Fantasy With Secret Oath chasing the boys, the door is open for another girl to win Oaklawn’s biggest race for 3-year-old fillies. Dream Lith and Yuugiri, 1-2, respectively, in a major stakes race last fall, are among nine horses entered in the $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) at 1 1/16 miles Saturday. Probable post time for the […]