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Oaklawn Mile Stakes

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Oaklawn Mile Stakes
Grade III race
LocationOaklawn Park Race Track
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Inaugurated2019
WebsiteOaklawn 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.

History

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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

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Speed record:

Margins:

  • 1+12 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:

Winners

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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

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External sites

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Oaklawn Park Media Guide 2020

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.