Oaklawn Mile Stakes

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Oaklawn Mile Stakes
Grade III race
Location Oaklawn Park Race Track
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Inaugurated2019
Website Oaklawn Park
Race information
Distance1 mile
SurfaceDirt
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationFour years old and older
Weight124 lbs. with allowances
PurseUS$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.

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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:

Margins:

Most wins by an owner:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Winners

YearWinnerAgeJockeyTrainerOwnerDistanceTimePurseGradeRef
2024Frosted Grace8Ramon Vazquez Michael J. Maker Flying P Stable1 mile1:36.61$500,000III [4]
2023Hopper4 John R. Velazquez Bob Baffert Lanni Bloodstock, Madaket Stables & SF Racing1 mile1:37.63$400,000III [5]
2022Fulsome4 Florent Geroux Brad H. Cox Juddmonte Farms 1 mile1:36.43$400,000III [6]
2021 By My Standards 5Gabriel SaezW. Bret CalhounAllied Racing Stable & Spendthrift Farm 1 mile1:37.82$400,000Listed [7]
2020 Tom's d'Etat 7 Joel Rosario Albert M. Stall Jr. G M B Racing1 mile1:35.83$150,000 [8]
2019Exulting6Richard Eramia Michael J. Maker Michael M. Hui1 mile1:36.74$250,000 [1]

See also

External sites

Oaklawn Park Media Guide 2020

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
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