Thats why were treating the announcement from Oaklawn Park of an expanded racing meet for 2021-2022 as good news. Rice, 59, enjoyed a record of 66-17-13-7 with $1,055,253 in total earnings, giving her a win rate of 25.76 percent and in-the-money percentage of 56.06. State-bred are showcased in the Rainbow and Rainbow Miss (fillies) April 8. Because of the December opening, Oaklawn can card 2-year-old races for the first time since 1975. This website uses cookies and other tracking technologies to better personalize your browsing experience, to analyze website traffic, and to present you with targeted content from the partner venues and organizations you visit on etix.com. Power Picks stats the last 60 days: Top picks are winning at 31.1%, Im happy to ride him. The craft beer is cold. She also celebrated a victory in the NYSSS Park Avenue when Les Bon Temps was elevated to victory for the third stakes win of her career. The Hot Springs track announced that it plans to begin its horse racing season on Friday, Dec. 3, hosting a 66-day season that lasts through Sunday, May 8, 2022. Equibase PPs. Oaklawn Park, officially, has been known as Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort since March 28, 2019, a change to reflect its transformation from simply a Thoroughbred brand to a regional tourist destination. Renamed last year for the retired champion Whitmore, the Hot Springs, carrying a $200,000 purse, is one of four stakes on the Arkansas Derby card, Saturday, April 1. Its conveniently located near many of Hot Springs top attractions. Must be 18 or older to wager. No exchanges allowed. And out on the track, a race is about to begin. Throughout the year Oaklawn still has much to offer our guests. The 68-day stand, with 45 stakes, nine new, begins Friday, Dec. 9. "I think it's awesome to see all these top connections wanting to come to Oaklawn," said Santos, the son of retired Hall of Fame jockey Jose Santos. Careers | Oaklawn's beefed-up offseason recruiting efforts helped land, among others, newcomers Norm Casse, Rodolphe Brisset, Norman Cash, Jeff Metz, Bentley Combs, Rob Atras, and Lindsay Schultz, who recently struck out on her own after assisting Hall of Fame trainer Shug McGaughey. The sports and race book remained closed, though the TVs showed a horse racing network and could have taken bets on other tracks. Nine races have been added to the stakes schedule for the 68-day season, bringing the total to 45. July 29, 2022 at 11:34 a.m. Jackie's Warrior wins The Count Fleet Sprint April 16 at Oaklawn. Trainer Kenny McPeek will have a division at Oaklawn for the first time since 2018. (races 1-3 provided free) We celebrate everything. Founded in 1904, Oaklawn is best known as the home of the $1 million Arkansas Derby, one of the countrys leading prep races for the Kentucky Derby and the other two Triple Crown races . Learn more about the best poker room, touchscreen games and table games in the Midwest. I passed on that also. Advance wagering begins Thursday. A pair of mile-and-sixteenth races, the Grade 3 $750,000 Southwest Jan. 28 and the Rebel complete Oaklawn's traditional graded qualifiers for the Kentucky Derby, whose 149th running is Saturday, May 6 at Louisville's Churchill Downs. Every winner means something, and Im just grateful for all of them. We were pleased with how December racing was received last year, by both racing fans and horsemen, Cella said. The stakes race schedule for the upcoming meet will be released later. The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) will host a Cross Country Pick 5 on Sunday afternoon, featuring action from Aqueduct Racetrack and Oaklawn Park.