Oaklawn Park

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Oaklawn’s Return Trumps All

The tremendous racing action three weeks in the making was held on an Oaklawn Park track that was sloppier than a highway diner’s chili special, but that didn’t stop the […]

Race Recaps

Monomoy Girl Strong As Ever In Bayakoa

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Trainer Brad Cox’s 1/5 heavy favorite Monomoy Girl proved why she was such a short price with a strong seasonal debut victory in Sunday’s $250,000 Bayakoa […] Read More

Race Recaps

The Mary Rose Wins Downthedustyroad

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Shortleaf Stable homebred The Mary Rose was a grinding 1/2-length winner against her fellow Arkansas-bred fillies and mares in Sunday’s sloppy (sealed) edition of the $150,000 […] Read More

Race Recaps

Despite Inexperience, Windmill Strong In Dixie Belle

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Despite it being just her second start, Fox Hill Farms’ Windmill was a strong winner of Sunday’s $150,000 Dixie Belle Stakes at Oaklawn Park. Windmill was […] 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

Essential Quality Returns Stronger Than Ever In Southwest

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Making his first start since winning the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1) last November, Godolphin homebred Essential Quality returned looking stronger than ever while winning Saturday’s $750,000 […] Read More

Race Recaps

Mystic Guide Monstrous in Razorback

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Godolphin homebred Mystic Guide was a monstrous 6-length winner in Saturday’s $600,000 Razorback Handicap (G3) at Oaklawn Park. The 2/1 second choice under Luis Saez, Mystic […] Read More

Race Recaps

Kimari Still Queen of the Oaklawn Slop After Spring Fever

HOT SPRINGS, AR – Just as she did in last year’s Purple Martin Stakes, Ten Broeck Farm’s Kimari reasserted herself as queen of the Oaklawn Park slop after soundly winning […] 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