ABOUT THE ARKANSAS DERBY

The Arkansas Derby is a dirt track horse race exclusively for three-year-olds that takes place annually in April at Oaklawn Park, located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. This prestigious race, which covers a distance of 1 1/8 miles, currently holds a Grade I status.

Oaklawn Park, home of the Arkansas Derby, celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2004 by providing a $5 million bonus to any horse that could win its three-year-old graded stakes, namely the Rebel Stakes and the Arkansas Derby, and subsequently emerge victorious in the Kentucky Derby. Smarty Jones became the first horse to claim this bonus. The horse's subsequent performances in the Triple Crown helped to increase the participation of the finest three-year-olds in the nation. As a result, in 2010, the American Graded Stakes Committee elevated the Arkansas Derby's status to Grade I.

American Pharoah is the star of the Arkansas Derby winners. He's famous because he won the Triple Crown, something that hadn't happened in 37 years and only 11 other horses have ever achieved. He's also the first Arkansas Derby champ to win the Triple Crown. Just like Smarty Jones, he won both the Rebel and Arkansas Derby before finally winning the Kentucky Derby.

ARKANSAS DERBY DAY 2023 RACES

Saturday, April 1, 2023 // Oaklawn Park

RACE // PURSE	TYPE // SURFACE	DISTANCE // TIME
Race 1 // $110K	Maiden // Dirt	6 Furlongs // 1:30PM ET
Race 2 // $125K	Allowance // Dirt	6 Furlongs // 2:00PM ET
Race 3 // $125K	Allowance // Dirt	5 1/2 Furlongs // 2:30PMPM ET
Race 4 // $110K	Maiden // Dirt	6 Furlongs // 3:00PM ET
Race 5 // $400K	Oaklawn Mile S. // Dirt	1 Mile // 3:32PM ET
Race 6 // $110K	Maiden // Dirt	6 Furlongs // 4:08PM ET
Race 7 // $125K	Allowance // Dirt	6 Furlongs // 4:44PM ET
Race 8 // $200K	Hot Springs S. // Dirt	1 Mile // 5:19PM ET
Race 9 // $110K	Maiden // Dirt	1 1/16 Miles // 5:55PM ET
Race 10 // $600K	Fantasy S. // Dirt	1 1/16 Miles // 4:04PM ET
Race 11 // $125K	Allowance // Dirt	6 Furlongs // 7:10PM ET
Race 12 // $1.25M	Arkansas Derby // Dirt	1 1/8 Miles // 7:50PM ET
Race 13 // $125K	Allowance // Dirt	1 Mile // 8:25PM ET

ARKANSAS DERBY 2023 CONTENDERS

CONTENDER PROFILES →

POST | RUNNER	JOCKEY	TRAINER
1 | Bourbon Bash	Reylu Gutierrez	D. Wayne Lukas
2 | Interlock Empire	David Cabrera	Kenneth G. McPeek
3 | Harlocap	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	Steve Asmussen
4 | Two Eagles River	Nik Juarez	Chris A. Hartman
5 | Airtime	Cristian A. Torres	Robertino Diodoro
6 | Angel of Empire	Flavien Prat	Brad H. Cox
7 | Rocket Can	Junior Alvarado	William I. Mott
8 | Reincarnate	John R. Velazquez	Tim Yakteen
9 | King Russell	Rafael Bejarano	Ron Moquett
10 | Red Route One	Tyler Gaffalione	Steve Asmussen
11 | Kolomio	James Graham	J. Keith Desormeaux

FLORIDA DERBY RACE RESULTS

Recent Winners

YEAR	WINNER	JOCKEY | TRAINER
2022	Cyberknife	Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox
2021	Super Stock	Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen
2020 *Race Split Into 2 Divisions	Nadal	Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert
2020 *Race Split Into 2 Divisions	Charlatan	Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert
2019	Omaha Beach	Mike E. Smith | Richard E. Mandella

ARKANSAS DERBY RACE REPLAY