Oaklawn Mile Stakes
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| Class | Grade III |
|---|---|
| Location | Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
| Inaugurated | 2019 |
| Website | Oaklawn Park |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Four years old and older |
| Weight | 124 lbs. with allowances |
| Purse | US$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.
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
Speed record:
- 1:35.83 – Tom's d'Etat (2020)
Margins:
- 1+3⁄4 length – Hopper (2023)
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:
- 2 – Michael J. Maker (2019, 2024)
Winners
| Year | Winner | Age | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Distance | Time | Purse | Grade | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Nu What's New | 4 | Luis Saez | James P. DiVito | Doubledown Stables Inc. | 1 mile | 1:37.34 | $500,000 | III | [4] |
| 2025 | Banishing | 5 | Flavien Prat | David Jacobson | Lawrence P. Roman and David Jacobson | 1 mile | 1:36.77 | $500,000 | III | [5] |
| 2024 | Frosted Grace | 8 | Ramon Vazquez | Michael J. Maker | Flying P Stable | 1 mile | 1:36.61 | $500,000 | III | [6] |
| 2023 | Hopper | 4 | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Lanni Bloodstock, Madaket Stables & SF Racing | 1 mile | 1:37.63 | $400,000 | III | [7] |
| 2022 | Fulsome | 4 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte Farms | 1 mile | 1:36.43 | $400,000 | III | [8] |
| 2021 | By My Standards | 5 | Gabriel Saez | W. Bret Calhoun | Allied Racing Stable & Spendthrift Farm | 1 mile | 1:37.82 | $400,000 | Listed | [9] |
| 2020 | Tom's d'Etat | 7 | Joel Rosario | Albert M. Stall Jr. | G M B Racing | 1 mile | 1:35.83 | $150,000 | [10] | |
| 2019 | Exulting | 6 | Richard Eramia | Michael J. Maker | Michael M. Hui | 1 mile | 1:36.74 | $250,000 | [1] |