Mage came from last to win with 15-1. Of the horses that have yet to win a stakes race, he rates highest in the. Beyond that, seven horses have also won the Preakness Stakes with the first being Electrocutionist in 1976. A Bob Baffert-trained horse won a graded stake in the slop at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort seemingly without a care in the world. Tee (1992 Derby winner) as the only Pennsylvania-bred horses to ever win the Kentucky Derby. The Arkansas Derby is a 1 1/8th mile race hosted by Oaklawn Race Track. Trainer D. Angel of Empire showed promise when second to a stablemate in the Smarty. 44 and $6. Tapit Trice, 150. 2019 Arkansas Derby G1. 54 CD = 0. Angel of Empire proved his love of distance and his power as he took the Arkansas Derby by four and a half lengths on Saturday at Oaklawn, cementing his Derby bid and notching up his trainer. 85 million with the Derby, dating to 1936, at $1. Not since Giacomo, as a 50-1 long shot in 2005, has a gray horse won the Kentucky Derby. Baffert has four Arkansas Derby victories: Bodemeister (2012. Three horses in Arkansas Derby history have also won the Kentucky Derby in the same year: Sunny’s Halo (1983), Smarty Jones (2004), and American Pharoah (2015). 2), Art Collector (No. Danzing Candy ran steadily improving figures over his first four races (72-89-92-100) before falling apart in the Santa Anita Derby - when he set a wicked pace over a sloppy track and faded to. 2014 winner Danza was third in the Kentucky Derby, 2012 winner. - Today's Games - Play a Free Game Over $20 million won! - Monthly. What You Need To Know Ridden by Flavien. He won the Grade 3 Holy Bull on Feb. Brilliant winner of the $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby (G1). A wire-to-wire win by 8. Omaha Beach, Mike Smith edges Bob Baffert's Improbable in Arkansas Derby. Angel of Empire ($11. Louis Derby at FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing on Aug. There are few, if any, better authorities on riding and winning the Kentucky Derby (G1) than Hall of Fame jockey John Velazquez. Forte has already proven he's an elite racehorse, and he isn't facing the toughest field on paper in the Florida Derby. 6-9-8. Charlatan won a division of the $1 million Arkansas Derby, while Gamine won another race. Velazquez captured his most recent Derby win aboard Authentic in 2020. - Today's Games - Play a Free Game Over $20 million won! - Monthly. Post Time: 06:41 PM CT. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles April 1 at Oaklawn, the gelding’s trainer, Chris Hartman, said Wednesday afternoon. 8 post in a field of 11 for the Arkansas Derby. HOT SPRINGS -- Not in the main event, of course, but Caddo River gets a second chance to win on Arkansas Derby Day at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. Graded stakes-winning dirt horse Red Route One returns to grass and Kentucky Downs—the site of his first victory—in the $1 million Dueling Grounds Derby (G3T) at 1 5/16 miles Sept. Horse / Sire Rating Trainer / Jockey Last Start / Next Start HRN; 1: Magnum Moon Malibu Moon: 7. The 87 th Arkansas Derby will anchor a great day of racing in Hot Springs that. m. 147. Arkansas won the rebounding battle 52-46, had 21 offensive rebounds that led to 21 second-chance points, blocked 5 shots and had 9 steals. [+] Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Angel of Empire rolls to second prep win in Arkansas Derby at the Kentucky Derby. 0. Post time is 7:40 p. Reincarnate actually turns 3 Saturday. The Arkansas-owned colt died in Korea Oct. 5 at Gulfstream but missed the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth on March 5. CHARLATAN absolutely crushes the Arkansas Derby (Div. Preakness and/or Belmont winners Tank's Prospect (1985), Pine Bluff (1992), Victory Gallop (1998), Afleet Alex (2005), Curlin (2007), and Creator (2016) all. The Florida Derby will begin at 6:40pm and be televised on CNBC. 25 million, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park offers Kentucky Derby contenders the opportunity to compete for the top-level points (100-40-20-10) at a distance of a 1 1/8 miles. Angel of Empire won the Arkansas Derby ($11. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. ET. by Awesome Again 3rd Dam: Well Dressed, by Notebook 1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GRADED STAKES. The Arkansas Derby is a. The Razorbacks scored. January 30, 2013. Trainer Bob Baffert ruled the Arkansas Derby on Saturday, taking wins in both divisions, as Charlatan led all the way to win the first division and Nadal took the victory in the second division. It has been 34 years since a filly has won the Kentucky Derby, but we might have another special female race horse sitting right in front of us. Other possible Derby horses can even be affected by developments in Arkansas. With Oaklawn closed, the relentless quest for Triple Crown honors continues. Early Voting can helped, too, by Brown's influence all. Eyes on Lukas filly at Arkansas Derby. The race was a prep in more ways than one for the horse who was a $70,000 purchase as a yearling at Keeneland September 2021. In 2004, the Rebel was won by the popular Smarty Jones, who. $889. The combination of both -- the races being within five weeks and the distance of the Belmont -- is why so many trainers who don't win the Kentucky Derby, skip the Preakness and go into the final. Four Cross Analysis Catalog Style. to win the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby and lock up a spot in next month's Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen. Date / Track: 04/14/2018, Oaklawn Park Post Time:. Pennsylvania Derby Picks and Predictions An hour after Forte came back to win the 2023 Florida Derby, Angel of Empire closed out the day with a strong stretch finish to win the 2023 Arkansas Derby. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April. (AP Photo) The. Both were trained by the late Bob Holthus, a nine-time Oaklawn training champion who won the Arkansas Derby twice in legacy time with Proper Reality in 1988 and Lawyer Ron in 2006. The $1. He returned to $11. Previous winners of the Arkansas Derby read like a who’s who among thoroughbreds. Angel of Empire did the latter on Saturday. The fourth-place finish in the Arkansas Derby doesn’t inspire confidence. Home Oaklawn Park Arkansas Derby 2021 Arkansas Derby G1. The Arkansas Derby has a post time of 7:50pm and Fox Sports 2 will air it. 80 and $4. The final Oaklawn prep for the 2022 Kentucky Derby offers a points scale of 100-40-20-10. While not a whos who of Derby winners this race has had some fantastic winners over the years, and seems to bring form to the Derby even if not the. With little urging, he quickly expanded the margin. Asmussen Tyler Gaffalione: 2nd, 2023 Oklahoma Derby G3: 3-1: Last Race 2nd, 2023 Oklahoma Derby G3: 7: Two Eagles River Cloud Computing: 5. His promising first crop included 2022 George E. Durante , who won the Grade 3 Bold Ruler at Aquedu. This century, the 1 1/8-mile Arkansas Derby has been a proving ground for several horses that went on to make history in the Triple Crown series, led by Horse of. The win will make Angel of Empire one of the favorites for next months running of the 2023 Kentucky Derby. With little urging, he quickly expanded the margin. American Pharoah is the only Arkansas Derby winner to also emerge victorious in. Launching a powerful wide move on the second turn, Angel of Empire rallied to score a dominant victory in the $1. It was his first stakes win in the United States after enjoying success in his home country as a 2-year-old. 6th, 1996 Arkansas Derby G2: Last Race 6th, 1996 Arkansas Derby G2: 7: Jewelled Road Cahill Road: 0. Charlatan wins a division of the 2020 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Both. Since the first running, a total of 14 horses have won both the Rebel Stakes and Arkansas Derby in the same year. Angel of Empire, ridden by jockey Flavien Prat for trainer Brad Cox, runs away from the field to win the 87th Arkansas Derby on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot. In the past 18 years alone, we’ve seen four horses win with odds of 50-1 or higher. Baffert had been suspended for 15 days by the stewards, who considered the two positives as a single infraction because they. Here are 20 horses to monitor as the May 6 Run for the Roses at Churchill Downs nears. Mirroring the 2022 Arkansas Derby, the Smarty Jones, Southwest and Rebel were also moved up on the calendar. This is a horse that could absolutely factor, and the combination of Cox and Prat has been aces before. The final pool of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager opens Thursday and closes Saturday -- before post time for either the Florida Derby or Arkansas Derby. Post time for the $1. The latest horse racing news from Horse Racing Nation! Saturday's Arkansas Derby, Florida Derby, Jeff Ruby will help shape 2022 Kentucky Derby field. Classic Empire has eight black-type winners and four graded winners. CHAMPIONS & 8 G1 horses under first two dams alone. Other recent winners include Noble Indy, Girvin, and Gun Runner, who became a Horse of the Year and won the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Date / Track: 04/10/2021, Oaklawn Park Post Time: 06:41 PM CTA post time of 7:50 p. 2023 Kentucky Derby Reincarnate, who is trained by Tim Yakteen, will be returning to Oaklawn after finishing a troubled third in the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at 1 1/16 miles Feb. It appeared just as easy for American Pharoah as his Rebel win in the slop. Saturday’s other prep, the $1. After 13 1/2 hours of testimony from 14 witnesses over two days, the commission voted unanimously to reduce Baffert’s fines to $5,000 per horse, restore the horses’ placings and purse. CDT) in Hot Springs. She has run six races, winning four of them and finishing third in another. 16. Only three horses have ever won the Arkansas Derby and subsequently gone on to win the Kentucky Derby, according to the Arkansas Derby website. Live. March 27, 2023. He is among 11 prospects for Saturday's $1. After picking up the 100 qualifying points bestowed to the winner of Saturday's 1 1/8-mile test, Magnum Moon now sits atop the Kentucky Derby leaderboard with 150. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt. ET. Published 5:23 PM PST, April 1, 2023. ET awaits the 1 1–8-mile Arkansas Derby, which gives the public a chance to evaluate several horses competing in their second big race. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles April 1. Second and third in the Grade 2 Rebel Stakes, Red Route One and Reincarnate renew their rivalry when they top a field of 11 Kentucky Derby hopefuls in Saturday’s $1. 08 to show. He is currently 9-4 on the JazzSports. Vance Hanson: #4 Two Eagles River (10-1) looks an appealing longshot to me on. 7. 20 for his seventh victory after running 1¼ miles in a rather slow 2:04. Record: 2-3-0 in six starts. Of his four starts at age two, the horse won twice and finished second twice. Tee won the Grade II Jim Beam Stakes and finished second by a neck to Pine Bluff in the Arkansas Derby, results that led to his appearance in the 1992 Kentucky Derby. (AP) — Angel of Empire won the $1. Althea set the pace in that year’s Kentucky Derby before fading to 19th in the 20-horse. 52. 42 to win, $14. Tallysight makes it simple for sports experts to showcase their sports insights and grow their brand. Baffert's horses have won a record six Kentucky Derbies, eight Preakness Stakes, three Belmont Stakes, and three Kentucky Oaks. The Arkansas Derby has been won by one female horse—Althea in 1984. The 87 th Arkansas Derby will anchor a great day of racing in Hot Springs that also includes the Grade 3 Fantasy Stakes for 3-year-old fillies and two other stakes races. Classic Empire, with jockey Julien R. Post time is set for 7:50 p. The only horse to win the Rebel, Arkansas and Kentucky derbys was Sunny's Halo in 1983. Wild On Ice, the longest shot in the six-horse field, came on in the stretch run to win Sunday's $600,000 Grade III Sunland Park Derby, earning 50 Kentucky Derby points. Road to the Kentucky Derby. Earnings. Serect Circle, this is his to win. The winner, Mo Donegal, went on to win the Belmont Stakes Presented by NYRA Bets, and the runner-up, Early Voting, skipped the Derby and won the Preakness Stakes in his next outing. But two trainers will have a chance to win multiple races in the series that concludes with the $1. It’s easy to connect the remaining dots since Oaklawn annually runs the race Fletcher covets more than any – the Arkansas Derby. Cyberknife, a son of Gun Runner, earned 100 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, assuring a spot in the May 7 race at Kentucky. 20:. 68 at Oaklawn. "I'd like to throw some roses over a horse after the. Here are the post positions, morning-line odds, jockeys, and trainers for the 11-horse field in the Arkansas Derby, which will be contested over 1-1/8 miles. Super Stock, the 12-1 fourth choice, surprised a field that included trainer Bob Baffert’s previously undefeated Rebel Stakes (G2) winner Concert Tour to win the Arkansas Derby (G1). Combined with the $800,000 Smarty Jones would get for winning the Kentucky Derby, the $5. Since a horse won a G1 at 6f & 9f in same year. Post positions for the Arkansas Derby will be. Five of the most recent six finished 10th or worse. The colt didn’t race as 2-year-old, then won almost wire-to-wire with the second-longest odds in. Multiple stakes winner Secret Oath drew post 6 and was among nine horses entered Sunday for the $1. Super Stock saved ground throughout while pressing the pace before angling out in mid-stretch and reeling in both odds-on. Oaklawn Park Entries & Results. The Arkansas Derby will offer 200 points to the top five finishers (100-40-30-20-10, respectively) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. The race considered an important prep race for the $1 million Arkansas Derby. Both went on to claim victory in the Kentucky Derby. Caddo River has new Derby Day shot. Gainesway Thoroughbreds (KY) Passing more than half the field in the final furlong, he won. . Heading into the Arkansas Derby, three horses in the field are in the top 20 of the Derby points list, ranked in positions 7, 13 and 16. Tapit Trice. m. Arkansas Derby winner first at Haskell. He also joined Lil E. , Saturday, April 11, 2015. Powered by: See other Races. That said, he was the best in the. With Flavien Prat in the irons, the Pennsylvania-bred colt by 2017 Arkansas Derby winner Classic Empire sat coolly well off the pace, advanced on the outside rounding the turn and rallied down the. Arkansas: prep races. I'm expecting Super Saver to step-up in a big way. 40 second March 8 and is scheduled to have her final pre-race breeze March 25, Lukas said. The track isn't as fast as Oaklawn (where she won the Arkansas Derby. It appeared just as easy for American Pharoah as his Rebel win in the slop. On May 2, 2020, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert became the first to ever win two editions of the Arkansas Derby (G1) in the same year. Secret Oath is the favorite at the 2022 Arkansas Derby with 5/2 odds. I think this colt is extremely useful, and Todd Pletcher seems to do better with horses going second-off in big races. 42. COMMENT Was beaten a nose in a three-horse photo finish in the Santa Anita Derby, and he gives Japanese bred horses a solid chance win. The 1 1/8-mile feature has attracted a field of 11. The chestnut horse won the Arkansas Derby with more style any aspiring sophomore heading for Saturday's Run For the Roses and has the best chance an Arkansas Derby runner ever had of capturing one of the world's great racing honors. The horse was about the fourth favorite (9-2) heading into the Arkansas Derby and paid out $11. Horses to Watch: 8 to follow in Derby preps and more. – The first Saturday in April is Frank Fletcher’s first Saturday in May. The Grade 1 2023 Arkansas Derby was won by Angel of Empire. 3. $36. 25 million Arkansas Derby in its 87th running. 20 and $6. Fletcher, who won his first race at Oaklawn in 1989, has started only two horses in the Arkansas Derby, finishing third in 2001 with Son of Rocket and seventh in 2007 with Officer Rocket. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) for 3-year. third in last year's Arkansas Derby, won the. m. Fletcher, who won his first race at Oaklawn in 1989, has started only two horses in the Arkansas Derby, finishing third in 2001 with Son of Rocket and seventh in 2007 with Officer Rocket. Likely next race: Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill. He was extremely impressive when. The commission also disqualified Valhol as the Arkansas Derby winner and voted to redistribute his earnings, an action that could have barred the horse from running in the Kentucky Derby. He is currently 9-4 on the JazzSports. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. TVG @TVG. Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton reached stardom at age fifteen as the youngest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. SUPER STOCK scores 100 points on the #RoadtotheDerby with a win in the G1 Arkansas Derby! @RSantana_Jr aboard for Trainer Steve Asmussen & Owners Erv Woolsey & Keith Asmussen. 15, the online Paulick Report said. 92 before an estimated crowd of 17,000 at. 20: $2. She also finished third at the Arkansas Derby, a race won by Derby horse Cyberknife. The race has produced three Kentucky Derby winners including American Pharoah en route to the first triple crown in 37 years back in 2015. a very talented horse. Record: 7-2-3-2. 60. The Arkansas Derby 2022 post time is 7:35 p. Arkansas Derby Odds: 4 Horses Shorter Than 5-1 In KY Derby Prep. He suffered his sole defeat in that race, then was retired after. He has won 20 Breeders' Cup races and his horses have won 25 Eclipse awards. Two Phil’s returned $10. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. 2. Three of the older dirt males ranked in my top five, Last Samurai (No. 25 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park on April 1. Wayne Lukas, takes on eight of the boys in Saturday's $1. Ten trainers account for the 11 horses in today's 87th Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. The. Sunny's Halo (February 11, 1980 – June 3, 2003) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1983 Kentucky Derby. 58 to place, $9. Only two horses have won the Kentucky Derby without racing as a 2-year-old — Apollo (1882) and Justify (2018). The 2023 Florida Derby has a prohibitive favorite in Forte (4/5), who is currently the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby at leading online sportsbooks and FanDuel Racing. 1) @OaklawnRacing ! 👀👏 pic. Flint Kent J. Althea also holds the record for the fastest Arkansas Derby time of 1:46. 00: Steve Wren Garrett K. 25 million and the Fantasy as the last major local prep, and an increasingly important one, for. 25-million Arkansas Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles April 1 at Oaklawn. In his 3-year-old debut he was third, beaten a half-length by Odysseus and Schoolyard Dreams. D. 40) was the longest. Kentucky Derby: the build-upSecret Oath has won her last three starts, all at Oaklawn, including a 7 1/2-length romp in the Grade III Honeybee on Feb. Fletcher, who won his first race at Oaklawn in 1989, has started only two horses in the Arkansas Derby, finishing third in 2001 with Son of Rocket and seventh in 2007 with Officer Rocket. Considering how green he was. Forte has already proven he's an elite racehorse, and he isn't facing the toughest field on paper in the Florida Derby. 5-lengths in a maiden special weight race sent the colt to the Grade 1 Florida Derby on April 2, when Charge It closed to a 1. Concert Tour is one of two Baffert. Saturday is huge for the Kentucky Derby trail, with three 100pt preps offering the guarantee of a place in the gate at Churchill Downs. Tapit Trice is a 3-year-old thoroughbred racehorse who is quickly rising through the ranks of horse racing. Leparoux aboard, runs to victory in the Arkansas Derby on April 15 2017, at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. 2021 Arkansas Derby G1. Last year, in a wide-open Kentucky Derby, she gave out. Angel of Empire closed at 9/2 odds, which were the third best odds at post time. Written By Brett Gibbons on May 5, 2023. The event was, however, demoted to a lower division from 1989 through 2009. What the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby lacks in top Kentucky Derby contenders, it makes up for as a competitive matchup of horses who have prepped in three jurisdictions. Upcoming Major Races. The morning-line odds were set by. Horse owner Frank Fletcher looks to make the most of his latest homecoming when the Arkansas Derby commences on Saturday, April 1. While a Japanese horse has never won the Derby, they have had a ton of success over the last year on the international stage, and it’s time Japan had a Derby winner. #7 Rocket Can battled to victory in the Grade 3 Holy. m. In his second stakes win of the meeting, both with fellow Hall of Famer John Velazquez in the saddle, Baffert took the Grade III $400,000 Oaklawn Mile with 4-year-old Hopper. 25 million Grade 1 Arkansas Derby for 3-year-olds at Oaklawn Park in decisive fashion and beating Barber Road and filly Secret Oath , Gold Square 's Cyberknife picked up 100 qualifying points and ensured Cox's son of Gun Runner a spot in the May 7 Derby at Churchill. 3) and West Will Power (No. 3. 40, $5. And although he finished 15th in what was his last race, the son of stakes-winning Arch ran in the Kentucky Derby. Reincarnate is a Good Magic colt trained by Tim Yakteen after being transferred from Bob Baffert’s barn ahead of the Rebel. Gulfstream), Grade 1 Arkansas Derby. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby. Overall, the Arkansas Derby has produced seven Kentucky Derby winners – read about some of them in this article. He was followed by Smarty Jones who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. The Louisiana Derby is the first domestic prep race offering top-tier qualifying points to the Kentucky Derby, distributing them on a 100-40-20-10 basis to the first four finishers. 25 million, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs. Also, only two horses ever have accomplished the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile-Derby double – Street Sense (2006-07) and Nyquist. While there are a number of horses entered in the $1. Super Stock, 12-1 (Dialed In – Steven Asmussen/Ricardo Santana Jr. 25 million, same pot as on April 2 this year, when Cyberknife, trained by Brad Cox, won the nine-furlong race for 3-year-olds. Gold Square's Cyberknife took the lead on the final turn and held off stretch bids by Barber Road and filly Secret Oath to win the 86th running of the $1. That "one" was a decisive winner Saturday in a field of 10 Saturday that seemed evenly matched with four 3-year-olds sent off at odds between 5-2 to 9-2. 40, $5. 80), a 4-year-old not eligible for the Kentucky Derby, won the Oaklawn Mile for Baffert. Arkansas Derby to be Worth $1. Raise Cain, who won the Gotham at 24-1 on a muddy, sealed track at Aqueduct in March, is another longshot hopeful. Kentucky Derby. The first five home are given points on a 50-20-15-10-5 basis. As the third choice in the wagering, Private Emblem returned $10. He broke his maiden in November at Del Mar and won the Grade 3 Sham then third in the Rebel and the Arkansas Derby. 40 (Win-Place-Show) with that victory. Arkansas Derby (G1) winners have not fared very well in Kentucky historically as only three horses have completed the winning double since the inception of the Arkansas Derby in 1936. With the Run for the Roses less than six weeks away, this will be the last chance for the horses in the field to. 5 Million in 2024. Practical Move. Reigning juvenile champion Forte is the one to beat in the $1 million Florida Derby (G1) at Gulfstream Park. Angel of Empire won the 2023 Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn Park to earn 100 points toward the 2023 Kentucky Derby (G1). 3. 25 million purse. California-based horses have had success in the Arkansas Derby through the years (Baffert has won it four times), and Doppelganger is a major threat in Saturday’s renewal. The Arkansas Derby, the Blue Grass Stakes, the Santa Anita Derby, the Florida Derby, and the Wood Memorial are the key prep races. The 148th running of the Preakness Stakes on Saturday will create its own memories, but it's very unlikely it or any other Triple Crown race will ever top Arkansas Derby winner Afleet Alex's. The 2023 Kentucky Derby is the 149th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. He received no Kentucky Derby points for his San Felipe effort due to Churchill’s ban on Baffert-trained horses, so he’ll need to finish first or second under Yakteen. An hour after Forte came back to win the 2023 Florida Derby, Angel of Empire closed out the day with a strong stretch finish to win the 2023 Arkansas Derby. Trainer Todd Pletcher's Known Agenda, a horse that had never won a graded stakes,. Hartman Nik Juarez: 4th, 2023 Bath House Row LS: 10-1: Last Race The Canadian-bred Sunny’s Halo went into the 1983 Arkansas Derby off a win in the Rebel Handicap. White Abarrio, a gray son of Race Day, improved to 4-0-1 in five career starts. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track. 80 and $4. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) and his third stakes win of the day. 00 and $3. Second to. 2. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 1 at Oaklawn Park off impressive efforts, Albaugh Family Stables' Angel of Empire is the. ET. (7-2) earned 50 points toward the Kentucky Derby on March 12 when he won the Tampa Bay Derby (G2). “He came by me at the eighth pole and looked beaten. 2022 Arkansas Derby G1. First won by Holl Image in 1936, the Arkansas Derby has produced six next-out Kentucky Derby winners, three (Sunny's Halo in 1983, Smarty Jones in 2004 and American Pharoah in 2015) off Oaklawn. April 1, 2023 · 1 min read. Mellon in the Rushaway in his last start, paid $12. The race gained a huge popularity boost in 2004 when the track included a $5 million bonus for a. I’m focusing on ANGEL OF EMPIRE (+800), the winner of the Arkansas Derby. Those two races alone have combined purses of $1. No matter if you’re looking for Arkansas Derby contenders, entries, odds, results and payouts, news, past winners, picks and tips, or handicapping. Interlock Empire, Kenny. Angel of Empire, a son of 2017 Arkansas Derby winner Classic Empire, has now won four of six starts and earned $1,069,375. -- Cyberknife won the $1. The Brad Cox-trained 3-year-old obtained a berth in the Run for the Roses on Saturday, May 6 by winning the $400,000 Risen Star at Fair Grounds, worth 50. It was originally inaugurated in 1936 and has run continuously since outside of 1945. The field is set for the May 6 Kentucky Derby (G1), with an. Thus far, a Kentucky Derby win has eluded Steve, who is one of racing’s most decorated horsemen, but several of his horses that competed in the Arkansas Derby have enjoyed illustrious careers. The Arkansas Derby takes place at Oaklawn Park every year on the road to the Kentucky Derby. There are many viable contenders to choose from in the 1 1/8-mile Florida Derby, and narrowing them down is difficult. Three Oaklawn-raced horses ran in the 2021 Kentucky Derby. Four were scheduled to run last year before the 11 th-hour scratch of. Christian Hansen for The New York Times. Albaugh Family Stables' Angel of Empire took charge at the top of the stretch and drew away to post a 4 1/4-length victory in the $1. The Arkansas Derby, one of the final races for the second leg of the 2022 Road to Kentucky Derby series, is just a month away now. 11). Ridden. In terms of American Classics winner, the Arkansas Derby has produced three Kentucky Derby winners including Sunny’s Halo in 1983, Smarty Jones in 2004 and American Pharoah in 2015.