- Oaklawn Handicap
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Grade II race Oaklawn Handicap Location Oaklawn Park Race Track
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United StatesInaugurated 1946 Race type Thoroughbred - Flat racing Website Oaklawn Jockey Club, Inc. Race information Distance 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs) Track Dirt, left-handed Qualification Four-years-old & up Weight Assigned Purse $350,000 The Oaklawn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the first week of April at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
A Grade II event raced on dirt, since 1984 it has been contested over a distance of one and one-eighth miles (9 furlongs). It previously was raced at 11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs).
Contents
Records
Track record: (at current distance of 1⅛ miles)
- 1:46 3/5 - Snow Chief (1987) (New race and track record)
Most wins:
- 2 - Styrunner (1957, 1959)
- 2 - Gay Revoke (1964, 1965)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 - Pat Day (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 3 - Joseph Cantey (1978, 1981, 1982)
- 3 - D. Wayne Lukas (1985, 1989, 2005)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 - Allen E. Paulson (1990, 1995, 1996, 2000)
Winners of the Oaklawn Handicap since 1969
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time 2011 Win Willy 5 Cliff Berry McLean Robertson Jer-Mar Stable LLC 1:48.82 2010 Duke of Mischief 4 Eibar Coa David Fawkes Lieblongs/McMaster/Fawkes 1:49.14 2009 Runforthedoe † 4 Jon Court Paulo H. Lobo Stud TNT 1:48.96 2008 Tiago 4 Mike E. Smith John Shirreffs Jerome & Ann Moss 1:50.34 2007 Lawyer Ron 4 Edgar Prado Todd Pletcher Hines Racing LLC 1:49.00 2006 Buzzards Bay 4 Jose Valdivia, Jr. Ronald W. Ellis Gary Broad 1:48.22 2005 Grand Reward 4 John Mckee D. Wayne Lukas M. Tabor/S. Magnier/Bev Lewis 1:49.54 2004 Peace Rules 4 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1:48.26 2003 Medaglia d'Oro 4 Jerry Bailey Robert J. Frankel Edmund A. Gann 1:47.66 2002 Kudos 5 Ed Delahoussaye Richard Mandella Jerome S. Moss 1:49.34 2001 Traditionally 4 Pat Day C. R. McGaughey III Ogden Phipps 1:48.15 2000 K One King 4 Calvin Borel Akiko Gothard A. E. & M. A. Paulson 1:48.02 1999 Behrens 5 Jorge Chavez H. James Bond Rudlein Stable & W. Clifton 1:47.60 1998 Precocity 4 Carlos Gonzalez Bobby C. Barnett John A. Franks 1:48.40 1997 Atticus 5 Shane Sellers Richard Mandella La Presle Farm 1:48.20 1996 Geri 4 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1:47.40 1995 Cigar 5 Jerry Bailey William I. Mott Allen E. Paulson 1:47.20 1994 The Wicked North 5 Kent Desormeaux David Bernstein P & S Hersh Trust 1:47.80 1993 Jovial 6 Ed Delahoussaye Bruce C. Jackson B. Jackson & J. Swift 1:48.60 1992 Best Pal 4 Kent Desormeaux Gary F. Jones Golden Eagle Farm 1:48.00 1991 Festin 5 Ed Delahoussaye Ron McAnally Haras Sonoita 1:48.00 1990 Opening Verse 4 Chris McCarron Richard J. Lundy Allen E. Paulson 1:47.20 1989 Slew City Slew 5 Angel Cordero, Jr. D. Wayne Lukas J. Allen & Tayhill Stable 1:49.00 1988 Lost Code 4 Craig Perret L. William Donovan Wendover Stable 1:47.00 1987 Snow Chief 4 Alex Solis Melvin F. Stute Ben Rochelle & Est. Carl Grinstead 1:46.60 1986 Turkoman 4 Chris McCarron Gary F. Jones Saron Stable 1:47.40 1984 Wild Again 4 Pat Day Vincent Timphony Black Chip Stable 1:46.80 1985 Imp Society 4 Pat Day D. Wayne Lukas Heslop Stable 1:48.40 1983 Bold Style 4 Pat Day Jack Van Berg Louis B. Mayer 1:43.00 1982 Eminency 4 Pat Day Joseph Cantey Happy Valley Farm 1:44.00 1981 Temperence Hill 4 Eddie Maple Joseph Cantey Loblolly Stable 1:43.40 1980 Uncool 5 Jorge Velasquez Jake J. Pletcher Bradley & Przilas 1:44.40 1979 San Juan Hill 4 Don Brumfield John M. Gaver, Jr. Greentree Stable 1:43.60 1978 Cox's Ridge 4 Eddie Maple Joseph Cantey Loblolly Stable 1:43.20 1977 Soy Numero Uno 4 Ray Broussard Homer Pardue Straus & Proler 1:42.40 1976 Master Derby 4 Darrel McHargue Smiley Adams Golden Chance Farm 1:41.60 1975 Warbucks 5 Danny Gargan Don Combs E. E. Elzemeyer 1:42.80 1974 Royal Knight 4 Ismael Valenzuela M. Sims Kenneth Opstein 1:43.40 1973 Prince Astro 4 Danny W. Whited J. Dillard C. Warner 1:43.60 1972 Gage Line 4 Larry Spindler David R. Vance Dan Lasater 1:44.60 1971 Rio Bravo 5 Fernando Valdizan Roy J. Gillem T & J Grissom 1:42.20 1970 Charlie Jr. 4 Larry Snyder Dewey Smith T & J Grissom 1:43.60 1969 Listado 5 Robert L. Baird John O. Meaux Harvey Peltier 1:45.00 * † In 2009, It's a Bird won the race but was later disqualified after testing positive for trace levels of naproxen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
Earlier winners
- 1968 - Diplomat Way
- 1967 - Mike's Red
- 1966 - Swift Ruler
- 1965 - Gay Revoke
- 1964 - Gay Revoke
- 1963 - Wa-Wa Cy
- 1962 - Blue Croon
- 1961 - Santiago
- 1960 - Little Fitz
- 1959 - Styrunner
- 1958 - Manassas
- 1957 - Styrunner
- 1956 - Come On Red
- 1955 - No race
- 1954 - Andros
- 1953 - Our Challenge
- 1952 - Spur On
- 1951 - Boo Boo Shoo
- 1950 - Thwarted
- 1949 - Fancy Flyer
- 1948 - Dinner Hour
- 1947 - Sugar Beet
- 1946 - Lights Abeam
References
Categories:- Graded stakes races in the United States
- Horse races in the United States
- Open mile category horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1946
- Oaklawn Park
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