Oaklawn Park Preview

Rocket Man Looks to Upset Whitmore in Hot Springs

HOT SPRINGS, AR – The last time C Z Rocket ran at Oaklawn, the gelding was on a 10-race losing streak and in for a $40,000 claiming price. C Z […]

Kentucky Derby

Get Her Number Makes Return In Rebel

HOT SPRINGS, AR – American Pharoah won the Rebel Stakes (G2) in 2015 at Oaklawn. Now, the winner of the 2020 American Pharoah Stakes (G1), Get Her Number, will try […] Read More

News

Silver State Favored In Tough Essex Handicap

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Winchell Thoroughbreds and Willis Horton Racing’s Silver State is the 2/1 program favorite for the $500,000 Essex Handicap for older horses at 1 1/16 miles Saturday […] Read More

Columns

Learning From The Best In Horse Racing

The last two weekends were especially great for horse racing fans. Several Kentucky Derby (G1) prep races showcased potential developing superstars, Monomoy Girl made her successful return, and Will’s Secret […] Read More

Kentucky Oaks

Honeybee Preview: Cox Fillies Look Tough

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Trainer Brad Cox’s barn sends a pair of tough-looking fillies searching for their first graded success in Saturday’s $300,000 Honeybee Stakes (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The […] Read More

Race Previews

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 […] Read More

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Gulfstream Park, Oaklawn Park and Santa Anita Picks for February 28, 2020

Ricky’s Rockets🚀 made the most of a monster Saturday across the country. We had stakes action from Gulfstream, Oaklawn and Santa Anita one right after the other. We learned a […] Read More

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

Handicapping

Ricky’s Rockets 🚀: Gulfstream Park, Oaklawn Park and Santa Anita Picks for February 27, 2020

Ricky’s Rockets🚀 is ready to attack another Saturday of top-notch racing. This isn’t an ordinary Saturday with some stakes races. Unlike any other in 2021, we have 12 stakes races […] 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