Seven horses from the Oaklawn race went on to win the Preakness and four took the Belmont Stakes. Distance: 1 1/8 m (Dirt) Age / Sex: 3 M. The 2023 Arkansas Derby is coming up on Saturday, and the 11-horse field contains several proven Road to the Kentucky Derby alumni. Unlike in many years, when turf horses won the Jeff Ruby on Turfway Park 's synthetic surface, this. Today's victory swelled his career earnings. Althea set the pace in that year’s Kentucky Derby before fading to 19th in the 20-horse. With Oaklawn closed, the relentless quest for Triple Crown honors continues. 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. 1) @OaklawnRacing ! 👀👏 pic. In his past three races, all two turns (1 1/16 mile), he has won twice and was second once. Horses - Stakes Calendar. 40, $5. The Razorbacks, and their fan base, would prefer to go out on top, of. The $1. 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. 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. Reincarnate- is trained by Bob Baffert and the son of Good Magic. Arkansas Derby horse racing results, news, notes, history, photos, and comments. Both. The latest horse racing news from Horse Racing Nation! Saturday's Arkansas Derby, Florida Derby, Jeff Ruby will help shape 2022 Kentucky Derby field. Saturday’s other prep, the $1. Super Stock still lost by 6 1/2 lengths to Concert Tour, but. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Angel of Empire closed at 9/2 odds, which were the third best odds at post time. Four races later the La Troienne (G1) features three of the top five older dirt females, Secret Oath (No. (G2) at Gulfstream last month, launching a sweeping outside rally to win by 3 1/2 lengths. 20 and $6. 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. 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. Baffert has four Arkansas Derby victories: Bodemeister (2012. 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. American Pharoah and Smarty Jones, the two most recent horses. Love his. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Angel of Empire did the latter on Saturday. Reincarnate is a Good Magic colt trained by Tim Yakteen after being transferred from Bob Baffert’s barn ahead of the Rebel. — Cyberknife won the $1. HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, April 1, 2023) – Albaugh Family Stables LLC’s Angel of Empire capped a big day for trainer Brad Cox as he provided his trainer with his second straight victory in the $1. Louis Derby at FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing on Aug. Arkansas Derby winner first at Haskell. Super Stock saved ground throughout while pressing the pace before angling out in mid-stretch and reeling in both odds-on. TVG @TVG. The 2023 Arkansas Derby is a grade 1 horse race. May 2, 2023 2:53 PM. m. Tickets. 40. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. 11). HOT SPRINGS, Ark. After this group are a number of horses which have run well but not won in the major preps. King Russell finished second and Reincarnate finished third. The. Tapit Trice, 150. Cyberknife wins the Arkansas Derby, earns classic bid for Cox Gold Square LLC’s Cyberknife capped. Horse: Jockey: Win: Place: Show: 8 – Win the Space , 6 American Pharoah: Victor Espinoza: $2. Date / Track: 04/10/2021, Oaklawn Park Post Time: 06:41 PM CTA post time of 7:50 p. In what promises to be one of the most exciting Road to the Kentucky Derby races of the spring season so far, the field of nine was drawn March 27 at 1:30 ET for the $1. Last race: Second in Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on April 10 at Oaklawn Park, 2 ½ lengths behind Super Stock. Beyond that, seven horses have also won the Preakness Stakes with the first being Electrocutionist in 1976. Charlatan wins a division of the 2020 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. 16. 70 to show. 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. ESPN. He broke his maiden in November at Del Mar and won the Grade 3 Sham then third in the Rebel and the Arkansas Derby. Ten trainers account for the 11 horses in today's 87th Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. Unraced as a two-year-old he won his first four starts of 2018, including the Rebel Stakes and the Arkansas Derby to establish himself as a leading contender for the 2018 Kentucky Derby. Road to the Kentucky Derby points (ranking): 50 (No. II) at 108-1 for owners Gary and Mary West, died Jan. After picking up the 100 qualifying points bestowed to the winner in Saturday’s 1 1/8-mile test, Magnum Moon. Date / Track: 04/13/2019, Oaklawn Park Post Time:. 68 at Oaklawn. August. 25 million Arkansas Derby at 1 1/8 miles April 1. ALAN PORTER’S 2023 BREEDING ANALYSIS FOR OMAHA BEACH. m. Forte, though, was also the winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and only twice has a horse won the Juvenile-Kentucky Derby double, Street Sense in 2006 and Nyquist in 2015. 25 million Grade 1 Arkansas Derby attracted nine contenders, including one of the best 3-year-old fillies in training, Secret Oath. But two trainers will have a chance to win multiple races in the series that concludes with the $1. This gives us a lot of confidence going forward. Watch the $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park! #NBCSports #HorseRacing #RoadToTheKentuckyDerby» Subscribe to NBC Sports: Arkansas Derby victory was a second for Baffert, who won with eventual Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister in 2012. Last start: 1st – G1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park (04/01) Jockey: Flavien Prat; Trainer: Brad Cox; Top Beyer: 94 (04/01) Top TFUS: 117 (04/01) Angel of Empire came in to 2023 as one of the B-types in the Brad Cox barn, but he’ll now head into the Kentucky Derby his leading hope on the heels of a big win in the G1 Arkansas Derby. In his 3-year-old debut he was third, beaten a half-length by Odysseus and Schoolyard Dreams. Earnings. Arkansas Derby Odds: 4 Horses Shorter Than 5-1 In KY Derby Prep. -bred to run the Derby. 2019 Arkansas Derby G1. Lukas said Thursday’s breeze will be the most taxing for Secret Oath leading up to the Arkansas Derby. Last year, in a wide-open Kentucky Derby, she gave out. The Brad Cox-trained horse won the Risen Star G2 race at Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans. The Arkansas Derby, the Blue Grass Stakes, the Santa Anita Derby, the Florida Derby, and the Wood Memorial are the key prep races. 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. Charlatan won a division of the $1 million Arkansas Derby, while Gamine won another race. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby. —. Arkansas Derby Horse Racing. Mitchell Black-Eyed Susan Stakes and Indiana Oaks. I'm expecting Super Saver to step-up in a big way. The 2022 Wood Memorial turned out to be the key race for the 2022 Triple Crown series despite failing to yield a horse that hit the board in the Derby. $36. The win creates some optimism for the horse’s Triple Crown races that. 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. Updated Kentucky Derby odds and betting information for every horse in the field are available below. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track. #6 Angel of Empire was a deep-closing winner of the Grade 2 Risen Star Stakes presented by Lamarque Lincoln and Crescent City Ford at Fair Grounds. 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. Robert Nelson Ussery was born on Sept. While prior to that we’ve only seen two more horses do the double – Sunny’s Halo in 1983 and Smarty Jones in 2004. The Arkansas Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. 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. Home Oaklawn Park Arkansas Derby 2019 Arkansas Derby G1. Kentucky Derby horse Jace's Road on the track during a morning workout at Churchill Downs on Saturday April 22, 2023 in Louisville, Ky. Updated: Apr 3, 2022 / 02:15 PM CDT. SportsMott found out, contacted Fletcher and the horse has now won $249,738, which is more than he sold for. May 7, 2022 at 12:32 PM · 9 min read. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles April 1. Seven Kentucky Derby winners have been spawned by the Arkansas Derby, which began in 1936. In 2004, to celebrate its 100th anniversary, Oaklawn Park offered a $5 million bonus to any horse that could. CDT) in Hot Springs. Live. 52. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 1 at Oaklawn Park off impressive efforts, Albaugh Family Stables' Angel of Empire is the. But in 1972 the purse for the Arkansas Derby was upped from $50,000 to $100,000, and since then colts who have won the race have been a factor in Triple Crown events. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 1 at Oaklawn Park. The Arkansas Derby has been won by one female horse—Althea in 1984. m. The horse comfortably won the race in 1:48. Horse Racing. 0. Hopper ($4. Reservations for the Carousel begin Monday, November 13th at 9am-4pm. Super Stock, 12-1 (Dialed In – Steven Asmussen/Ricardo Santana Jr. 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). There is winning, and then there is obliterating the field. Click image to purchase shirt. He was followed by Smarty Jones who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. The 2022 Kentucky Derby is the 148th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. 3. But #7 White Abarrio (3-1) defeated Simplification by. Pat Day won this race in 1980, 1987 and 1992 and is the winningest jockey of all time in the Arkansas Derby. Sunny's Halo (February 11, 1980 – June 3, 2003) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1983 Kentucky Derby. 2014 winner Danza was third in the Kentucky Derby, 2012 winner. Brilliant winner of the $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby (G1). Launching a powerful wide move on the second turn, Angel of Empire rallied to score a clear victory in the $1. After a non-threatening second in his stakes. The horse, led by jockey Flavien Prat, won the Arkansas Derby with a breathtaking move around the final turn and straightaway, blowing away the field to win at Oaklawn Park. He was attempting to become the first horse since Needles in 1950 to win the Derby off of a five-week layoff. 47 Photos. Having no Beyer speed figures (BSF) of 100 or more, the colt will likely remain a longshot. Here are their picks to win this year's Run for the Roses:. ET. Forte has already proven he's an elite racehorse, and he isn't facing the toughest field on paper in the Florida Derby. If he wins the Arkansas Derby, he will likely be one of the top contenders in the Kentucky Derby. DP = 6-17-13-0-0 (36) DI = 4. The horse, led by jockey Flavien Prat, won the Arkansas Derby with a breathtaking move around the final turn and straightaway, blowing away the field to win at Oaklawn Park. It was originally inaugurated in 1936 and has run continuously since outside of 1945. CHARLATAN absolutely crushes the Arkansas Derby (Div. Classic Empire, with jockey Julien R. 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. Pedigree. 40) was the longest. 42 to win, $14. Likely next race: Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill. The annual event will be held at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Like many of Anthony’s horses, Rolling Fork, a 4-year-old Midshipman gelding, is named for a point in the breeder/owner’s native south Arkansas (it is a tributary of the Little River). The third and final leg of Oaklawn Park’s 3-year-old Kentucky Derby prep series is the Arkansas Derby, which is run at a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs). The 2017 winner Classic Empire was fourth at Churchill Downs, and third-place finisher Lookin At Lee was second in the Kentucky Derby. 40 second March 8 and is scheduled to have her final pre-race breeze March 25, Lukas said. Angel of Empire won the Arkansas Derby ($11. The Kentucky Derby is the first of the three “Triple Crown,” races, followed by the Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes. We’ve got a bad case of Derby fever with Confidence Game and Single Ruler. Wayne Lukas, 86, and a member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, has entered female horses against their male counterparts with success at racing's pinnacle. Date / Track: 04/10/2021, Oaklawn Park. The following week is the final major qualifier with the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn. 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. 00: Steve Wren Garrett K. , when 11 horses leave the starting gate in the 2023 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park. Ridden by Florent Geroux, who got dumped in. The Kentucky Derby is the most famous horse racing event of them all — and there's a way for you to get in on the betting action even before Saturday's epic race with a Kentucky. Gold Square LLC's Cyberknife exited his win in Saturday's GI Arkansas Derby in fine shape and is expected to ship to Louisville Tuesday to continue preparations for the May 7 GI Kentucky Derby. Of his four starts at age two, the horse won twice and finished second twice. 5 at Gulfstream but missed the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth on March 5. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. . 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. Horses to Watch: 8 to follow in Derby preps and more. Arkansas Derby Odds: 4 Horses Shorter Than 5-1 In KY Derby Prep. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on. The Cox-trained Cyberknife made a strong move on the backstretch and held off the late-charging Barber Road to win Saturday’s $1. Home. He went on to become the sire of 2017 Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming . Wild Horses, second to Mr. While there are a number of horses entered in the $1. In a race headlined by Bob Baffert's Cupid and Ron Moquett's Whitmore, two horses who looked poised to qualify for the Kentucky Derby, Steven Asmussen's Creator won Saturday's Arkansas Derby and. The event was, however, demoted to a lower division from 1989 through 2009. Com. m. heads through the first turn on the way to winning the Arkansas Derby horse. 44 and $6. Oaklawn moved up the Derby by two weeks this year in response to horsemen's patterns for scheduling a horse's last pre-Kentucky Derby start. The only horse to win the Rebel, Arkansas and Kentucky derbys was Sunny's Halo in 1983. He lived in North Little Rock (Pulaski County), where his earnings enabled him to build a Queen Anne–style. Not only does Stauffer think that she can win the Arkansas Derby, but he thinks the horse can go all the way. Last year, winner Cyberknife went. Entries are to be drawn today for Oaklawn's oldest and richest race, also for the Grade 3 $600,000. 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. Forte has already proven he's an elite racehorse, and he isn't facing the toughest field on paper in the Florida Derby. 30:It’s also included in the first part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship series. The Arkansas Derby will be showcased on NYRA’s “ America’s Day at the Races ,” anchoring a seven-hour broadcast Saturday on FS2. 80), a 4-year-old not eligible for the Kentucky Derby, won the Oaklawn Mile for Baffert. This is a horse that could absolutely factor, and the combination of Cox and Prat has been aces before. The fourth-place finish in the Arkansas Derby doesn’t inspire confidence. Two Eagles River will make his next start in the $1. Published 5:23 PM PDT, April 1, 2023. Horse owner Frank Fletcher looks to make the most of his latest homecoming when the Arkansas Derby commences on Saturday, April 1. 3. 1. Win Big on Kentucky Derby this year! Derby Tools -. Secret Oath is the favorite at the 2022 Arkansas Derby with 5/2 odds. 25 million and the Fantasy as the last major local prep, and an increasingly important one, for. He broke his maiden in November at Del Mar and won the Grade 3 Sham then third in the Rebel and the Arkansas Derby. Wayne Lukas, takes on eight of the boys in Saturday's $1. The Kentucky Derby is just five weeks away, and on Saturday the road to Louisville goes through Hot Springs, Ark. 40 Friday morning at Churchill Downs Rick Samuels/The Blood-Horse Rick SamuelsWhy he can’t win: No trainer from Louisville ever has won the Derby. m. TWINSPIRES. Previewing The 2022 Arkansas Derby. This is being billed as one of the most wide-open Derbies in years, and a capacity field of 20 horses is probable. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. 80 and $4. 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. -- Cyberknife won the $1. 25-million GI Arkansas Derby was supposed to be all about. Super Stock, from the Oaklawn barn of Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen, won the Grade I, $1 million Arkansas Derby for 3-year-old horses in 1:50. 5 Tapit TriceSaezPletcher5-1The Arkansas Derby will offer 200 points to the top five finishers (100-40-30-20-10, respectively) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. Post time for the $1. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1), has more of a wide. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt. 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. This gives us a lot of confidence going forward. Kentucky Derby. If he does not win the Arkansas Derby, he could still make the Kentucky Derby field, but he will need to have a strong performance in the race. Last year, winner Cyberknife went. 5 Million in 2024. It’s easy to connect the remaining dots since Oaklawn annually runs the race Fletcher covets more than any – the Arkansas Derby. The first Arkansas Derby winner to win a Triple Crown race was Elocutionist, who won the 1976 race and that year’s Preakness Stakes. The Arkansas Derby takes place at Oaklawn Park every year on the road to the Kentucky Derby. Pictured: Derma Sotogake, one of our picks for the Kentucky Derby leg of our Kentucky Oaks-Derby Double at Churchill Downs for the 2023 Kentucky Derby. 52 to show. Formerly trained by Bob Baffert and now trained by Tim Yakteen, Reincarnate could go favored after a very tough trip. Just six horses are entered, but undefeated Concert Tour is one to watch as a leading contender on the Road to the Kentucky Derby. Post time is about 7:24 p. Five of the most recent six finished 10th or worse. Unless your pony is a rabbit who likes to get out front early, the 1-post buries horses. After winning the 1984 Arkansas Derby with a filly, Althea, Lukas attempts to do it again with Secret Oath, who headlines a nine-horse field for the 1 1/8-mile event Saturday at Oaklawn. Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton reached stardom at age fifteen as the youngest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. 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. Leparoux aboard, runs to victory in the Arkansas Derby on April 15 2017, at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. The most celebrated Arkansas Derby champion is American Pharoah, who became the 12th Triple Crown. 25 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Angel of Empire and jockey Flavien Prat win the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby on April 1 at Oaklawn Park. Althea, a champion at 2, won the 1984 Arkansas Derby, equaling the track record, when Lukas wheeled her back seven days after a troubled second in the Fantasy at Oaklawn. - Today's Games - Play a Free Game Over $20 million won! - Monthly. 6-9-8. m. Tapit Trice is currently 5-1 in the Kentucky Derby odds, and he is one of the horses to watch in the. 25 million Arkansas Derby. The Florida Derby post time is 6:40 p. 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 latest horse racing news from Horse Racing Nation!. He won a Derby prep in the Sham (G3) but was ineligible for the points. After winning the Arkansas Derby, Super Stock competed in the 2021 Kentucky Derby and finished 15th. Call: 501-363-4660. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1), a 1 1/8-mile race won in the past by champions like Smarty Jones, Afleet Alex, Curlin, and American Pharoah. On a clear Saturday night, bettors will glean some clarity about Kentucky Derby horses via Arkansas Derby odds at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs. 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. 40. In modern-day horse racing, the Triple Crown is one of the highest achievements with the Kentucky Derby, otherwise known as "the most exciting two minutes in sports," being the first jewel in the. The horse, led by jockey Flavien Prat, won the Arkansas Derby with a breathtaking move around the final turn and straightaway,. Opening odds are 3-1. - Today's Games - Play a Free Game Over $20 million won! - Monthly. (AP) — Angel of Empire won the $1. Two Phil’s: $10. Home Oaklawn Park Arkansas Derby 2021 Arkansas Derby G1. D. Oaklawn. Angel of Empire, a son of 2017 Arkansas Derby winner Classic Empire, has now won four of six starts and earned $1,069,375. Bob Baffert has won the Arkansas Derby three times, with Bodemeister (2012), Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year American Pharoah (2015), and Nadal (the second division in 2020). 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. ET on Saturday. There is winning, and then there is obliterating the field. Pine Bluff also won the Rebel and Arkansas Derby. Foremost among them was American Pharoah, who used the Hot Springs track as a springboard to the first Triple Crown in 37. April 1, 2023 · 1 min read. The early Kentucky Derby 2023 favorite aims to make a final statement Saturday on the road to Churchill Downs in one of the day’s two major preps. Both went on to claim victory in the Kentucky Derby. Both horses were disqualified and stripped of their purse money. The Arkansas Derby race replay can be found here on Oaklawn Park’s official website. In the 2017 Breeders' Cup, she nailed 11-1 long shot Wuheida to win the Filly and Mare Turf. The track isn't as fast as Oaklawn (where she won the Arkansas Derby. The 1 3/16-mile race is a key prep event on the road to the 2022 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve May 7 at Churchill Downs. Launching a powerful wide move on the second turn, Angel of Empire rallied to score a dominant victory in the $1. 8 million payday. Horse / Sire Rating Trainer / Jockey Last Start / Next Start HRN; 1: Magnum Moon Malibu Moon: 7. 100–40–30–20–10 points available. 23 AE. . You could specify which horse will win the 2023 Kentucky. Tapit — Danzatrice , by Dunkirk. That said, he was the best in the. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news,. It’s official. 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. Mage came from last to win with 15-1. 5th, 2023 Arkansas Derby G1: 15-1: Last Race 5th, 2023 Arkansas Derby G1: 6: Red Route One Gun Runner: 6. ”. August. Sire Classic Empire, trained by Mark Casse, won the 2017 Arkansas Derby and the previous year's juvenile championship. ET. Home Oaklawn Park Arkansas Derby 2018 Arkansas Derby G1. Sent off at 9-2 odds, he paid $11. 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. 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. Post time is set for. Plus, elite horses are capable of winning the Florida Derby from outside posts. The Cox-trained Cyberknife made a strong move on the backstretch and held off the late-charging Barber Road to win Saturday’s $1. May 3, 2023. m. Authentic, left, won the Kentucky Derby, upsetting the favorite, Tiz the Law. 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. Cyberknife, a son of Gun Runner, earned 100 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, assuring a spot in the May 7 race at Kentucky. 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. “Three. Cyberknife won the $1. 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. He stepped up his game Saturday, running a career-best 106 Equibase Speed Figure as he. This colt has steadily improved over the course of his career, and seems to be peaking at the right time. 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. This is the first Kentucky Derby win for the trainer Eric Reed and jockey Sonny Leon. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) and his third stakes win of the day. Mott, who won the Derby in 2019 with Country House, will send out Frank Fletcher Racing Operations' Rocket Can (30-1). The first Arkansas Derby winner to go on and win a Triple Crown race was. Reincarnate found himself in the 2023 Kentucky Derby probable field thanks to a podium showing at the Arkansas Derby. 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 . $1,104,800 [1] Major wins. And although he finished 15th in what was his last race, the son of stakes-winning Arch ran in the Kentucky Derby. Tapit Trice is a 3-year-old thoroughbred racehorse who is quickly rising through the ranks of horse racing. 8. This horse won the Los Alamitos Derby in July. 2022 Arkansas Derby G1. Angel of Empire capped a big day for trainer Brad Cox when he provided his trainer with his second straight victory in the Grade 1, $1. In the past 18 years alone, we’ve seen four horses win with odds of 50-1 or higher. 0. 5. Desormeaux : 6th, 1996 Ohio Derby G2: Last Race Angel of Empire, bred at Pine Grove’s Blackstone farm in Schuylkill County, is the seventh Pennsylvania-bred horse to run at the Kentucky Derby since Smarty won it in 2004. Cox won the Arkansas Derby with Angel of Empire, a horse that seems to have push. Win Big on Kentucky Derby this year! Derby Tools -. Angel of Empire enters off of two Derby prep wins, including a dominant victory in the April 1 Arkansas Derby. II) over Eugene's Third Son at Oaklawn Park. 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). He won the Grade 2 Risen Star and followed it up with a dominant victory in the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby, a race his sire, Classic Empire, won in 2017 before finishing fourth in the Kentucky Derby. 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 purse. The Arkansas Derby was given Grade-II level in 1973, and it was promoted to Grade-I status in 1981. 40, $5. Jockey: John Velazquez, who won the 2011 Kentucky Derby on Animal Kingdom, the 2017 Kentucky Derby on Always Dreaming and the 2020 Kentucky Derby on Authentic. – The first Saturday in April is Frank Fletcher’s first Saturday in May. Fletcher, who won his first race at Oaklawn in 1989, has started only two horses in the Arkansas Derby. Before an on-track crowd of 65,000, Cox also won the $200,000 Hot Springs. 40) for trainer Brad Cox and. Angel of Empire rolls to second prep win in Arkansas Derby at the Kentucky Derby. m. Overall, the Arkansas Derby has produced seven Kentucky Derby winners – read about some of them in this article. The Arkansas Derby is a. Granted, the Arkansas Derby has never produced a Kentucky Derby winner, and it might seem an odd place to go looking for a horse that can beat Spectacular Bid. The following week is the final major qualifier with the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn. Powered by: See other Races. The win will make Angel of Empire one of the favorites for next months running of the 2023 Kentucky Derby.