Oaklawn Mile Stakes

Oaklawn Mile Stakes

Class	Grade III
Location	Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Inaugurated	2019
Website	Oaklawn Park
Race information
Distance	1 mile
Surface	Dirt
Track	Left-handed
Qualification	Four years old and older
Weight	124 lbs. with allowances
Purse	US$500,000 (since 2024)

The Oaklawn Mile Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and older at a distance of one mile on the dirt run annually in April at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The event currently offers a purse of $500,000.

History

The inaugural running of the event was on 3 May 2019 run as the ninth race on the day's card over a distance of one mile on the dirt track. The event was won by Michael M. Hui's Exulting starting at 11/1 winning in a time of 1:36.74. ^[1]

With increased revenue from the racino the administration of the track in 2019 added stakes events to their racing calendar and created this mile race for older horses. ^[2]

This event attracted accomplished gallopers such as 2020 Grade I winner Tom's d'Etat and the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the status of the event to Grade III for 2022. ^[3]

Records

Speed record:

• 1:35.83 – Tom's d'Etat (2020)

Margins:

• 1+1⁄2 length – Frosted Grace (2024)

Most wins by an owner:

• No owner has won the event more than once

Most wins by a jockey:

• No jockey has won the event more than once

Most wins by a trainer:

• 2 – Michael J. Maker (2019, 2024)

Winners

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Distance	Time	Purse	Grade	Ref
2024	Frosted Grace	8	Ramon Vazquez	Michael J. Maker	Flying P Stable	1 mile	1:36.61	$500,000	III	[4]
2023	Hopper	4	John R. Velazquez	Bob Baffert	Lanni Bloodstock, Madaket Stables & SF Racing	1 mile	1:37.63	$400,000	III	[5]
2022	Fulsome	4	Florent Geroux	Brad H. Cox	Juddmonte Farms	1 mile	1:36.43	$400,000	III	[6]
2021	By My Standards	5	Gabriel Saez	W. Bret Calhoun	Allied Racing Stable & Spendthrift Farm	1 mile	1:37.82	$400,000	Listed	[7]
2020	Tom's d'Etat	7	Joel Rosario	Albert M. Stall Jr.	G M B Racing	1 mile	1:35.83	$150,000		[8]
2019	Exulting	6	Richard Eramia	Michael J. Maker	Michael M. Hui	1 mile	1:36.74	$250,000		[1]

See also

• List of American and Canadian Graded races

External sites

Oaklawn Park Media Guide 2020 Archived 2021-02-01 at the Wayback Machine

References

1. "2019 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Black Type - (race 9)". Equibase. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
2. "OAKLAWN MILE STAKES - OAKLAWN PARK, AR". Thoroughbred Database. 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. Angst, Frank (28 January 2022). "Blue Grass Stakes to Return to Grade 1 Status Keeneland's top Kentucky Derby prep among three races upgraded to grade 1 for 2022". BloodHorse.com. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
4. "2024 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 30 March 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
5. "2023 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Grade 3 - (race 5)". Equibase. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
6. "2022 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Grade 3 - (race 9)". Equibase. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
7. "2021 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Listed - (race 9)". Equibase. 10 April 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
8. "2020 Oaklawn Mile Stakes Black Type - (race 9)". Equibase. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2022.