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It is the first in a series of races – including the Southwest Stakes, Rebel Stakes, and Arkansas Derby – held at Oaklawn that are commonly used as preps for the Kentucky Derby. [ 2 ] Note that a second Smarty Jones Stakes, a Grade 3 race for 3-year-olds run at a distance of 1 and 1/16 miles, was created in 2010 and is held at Parx in late ...
The Southwest Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt run annually in late January at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The event currently offers a purse of $1,000,000.
In 1941, purses again set Oaklawn records. By 1943, the Arkansas Derby had a purse of $10,000. Oaklawn stayed open in 1944, after most American tracks had closed because of World War II. It cancelled the spring season in 1945. At the end of WWII, Oaklawn held a 30-day late-autumn-and-winter season; together with postwar exuberance and spending ...
Which horse is favored to win this year’s Kentucky Derby? Sierra Leone is the favorite right now, with 3-1 odds, followed by Fierceness at 5-2 and Catching Freedom at 8-1, according to CBS Sports .
The 150th Kentucky Derby is finally here! There are few things more iconic than the Run for the Roses and this banner year promises to be one for the history books. Churchill Downs Racetrack is ...
The 2024 Kentucky Derby will be the fifth edition of the race to use a custom-made 20-horse starting gate at Churchill Downs. ... ran third in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park during ...
Since 2013, the event has been part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby. In 2019, the event was split into two divisions after Oaklawn president Louis Cella presented a sporting gesture after the San Felipe Stakes was abandoned in California. Road to Kentucky Derby qualification points for the first four finishers were adjusted. [4]
The Kentucky Oaks kicks off a monumental weekend of horse racing on Friday, May 3, the day before the Kentucky Derby races. Coverage starts at 1 p.m. ET. What channel will air the Kentucky Oaks?