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Arkansas Derby
Stakes:
Grade II For 3-year-old thoroughbreds; 1 mile and
1/8 (9 furlongs)
Race type: Thoroughbred
Purse: $1,000,000 US
Location: Oaklawn Park - Hot Springs,
Arkansas USA
Inaugurated: 1936
Track: Dirt, Right-handed
Weight: Colt/Gelding:
126 lbs (57.2 kg) Filly:
121 lbs. (54.9 kg)
Website: Oaklawn
Jockey Club, Inc.
The Racing Festival of the South culminates with
the annual Arkansas Derby race.
Horse racing fans are eager to see if the next Oaklawn
Park champ will finally bring home the Triple
Crown trophy.
The Arkansas Derby is the second leg of the Big
3 Pick 3, a $1 minimum national wager where
horse bettors will try to pick the winner of three
important prep races for three-year-olds planning
on running in the Kentucky Derby and the prestigious
Triple Crown.
Two favorite horses in recent years, Smarty
Jones and Afleet Alex,
both captured the Arkansas Derby and finished their
careers as top three-year-olds.
The Arkansas Derby has really gained in stature
because of this, keeping its reputation as a vital
race for any Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown hopeful.
Besides, history tells us that horses who did not
finish strongly in the Arkansas Derby do not fare
well in Kentucky.
The race is being held at Oaklawn Park, which was
incorporated in 1904 and one of the select few that
features the finest in live thoroughbred horse racing
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