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Bayakoa Preview: The Queen Makes Her 2021 Bow

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The current undisputed queen of horse racing Monomoy Girl makes her 2021 bow sporting new silks in Sunday’s $250,000 Bayakoa Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The […]

Kentucky Derby

Southwest Preview: The Champ Is Here

After multiple weeks’ worth of weather delays, the second of four Oaklawn Park-based Kentucky Derby prep races will finally go off this Saturday with the Southwest Stakes (G3). A field […] Read More

Race Previews

Mystic Guide Leads Saturday’s Razorback Field

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Post positions for the rescheduled $600,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) for older horses Saturday at Oaklawn were drawn Tuesday. One horse entered again in the 1 1/16-mile Razorback […] Read More

Columns

Anecdotes From The Track: My First On-Track Racing Experience

Remember your first day at the track? You likely felt lost, overwhelmed, and totally unaware of how complicated this sport actually gets. You probably listened to everything you overheard from […] Read More

Race Previews

King Cotton Preview: Mr. Jagermeister Seeking Revenge

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The super-speedy Minnesota-bred Mr. Jagermeister is seeking revenge for his runner-up effort a year ago in Saturday’s $150,000 King Cotton Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The King Cotton is […] Read More

Columns

10 Reasons Why I Miss Oaklawn

My name is Mike Halterman and I miss Oaklawn Park. I’m now on my second year of being unable to attend live racing there, and Covid, I’ve about had enough […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Martha Washington Preview: Sylvia Q Faces Stiff Pace Scenario

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Rigney Racing’s Sylvia Q faces a stiff pace scenario as she makes her stakes debut in Saturday’s $200,000 Martha Washington Stakes at Oaklawn Park. The Martha Washington is […] Read More

Race Previews

Night Ops Favored in Saturday’s Fifth Season

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The road to Oaklawn’s biggest two-turn race for older handicap horses begins Saturday with the $150,000 Fifth Season Stakes. The Fifth Season goes as the sixth of […] Read More

Race Previews

Wicked Whisper Favored in Pippin

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Wicked Whisper was poised for a championship in the fall of 2019. Now it’s a career reboot, and step one in 2021 is the $150,000 Pippin Stakes […] Read More

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets ?: Oaklawn Park Picks for May 1, 2020

We are here! Arkansas Derby (G1) weekend officially kicks off with a 10-race Friday card, highlighted by the Fantasy Stakes (G3). I’ve decided to write a brief analysis on the […] Read More