Oaklawn Park Horse Racing

Oaklawn Park Racing

Address: 2705 Central Ave, Hot Springs, AR 71901, United States

Oaklawn Park is the only thoroughbred horse racing track in Arkansas. It officially opened on February 24, 1905 and in 2009, Oaklawn Park was ranked #9 race track in North America by the Horseplayers Association. Oaklawn has evolved into one of the premier race tracks in the United States and hosts the Arkansas Derby, a Kentucky Derby prep race, every year.

The first Arkansas Derby was run in 1936 for a purse of $5,000. By 1965, the Arkansas Derby was up to a $50,000 stakes and and started attracting top Kentucky Derby contenders. The Arkansas Derby became a $100,000 stakes in 1972 and the following the year the Fantasy Stakes, a prep race to the Kentucky Oaks, was first run. In 1983, the purse for the Arkansas Derby was increased to $250,000 and just one year later, the purse was again lifted

Oaklawn Park Racing Schedule

Live Racing:  Wednesday through Sunday

Live Racing Calendar:  January to April

Course type: Thoroughbred

Notable races: Apple Blossom Handicap, Arkansas Derby, Oaklawn Handicap, Fantasy Stakes, Rebel Stakes, Southwest Stakes, Oaklawn Park Meet

Main track: One mile, oval

Distance from last turn to finish line: 1,089 feet

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Stakes Races at Oaklawn Park