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Posted on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Live racing returns to Oaklawn Park at Hot Springs, Arkansas on Friday. There will be nine races on Friday with a CLASSIX carryover pool at $21,683. Saturday’s weekly feature will be the $50,000 Dixie Belle Stakes, for three-year-old fillies at six furlongs.
2008 Oaklawn Park Stakes Schedule
| Date | Horse Racing Stakes | Conditions | Purse | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan | Dixieland | 3-Year-Olds | $50,000 | 5 1/2 Furlongs |
| 19-Jan | American Beauty | 4-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 21-Jan | Smarty Jones | 3-Year-Olds | $50,000 | 1 Mile |
| 26-Jan | Dixie Belle | 3-Year-Olds, Fillies | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 2-Feb | King Cotton | 4-Year-Olds & Up | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 9-Feb | Essex Handicap | 4-Year-Olds & Up | $100,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 16-Feb | Pippin | 4-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares | $50,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 17-Feb | Martha Washington | 3-Year-Olds, Fillies | $50,000 | 1 Mile |
| 18-Feb | Southwest | 3-Year-Olds | $250,000 | 1 Mile |
| 23-Feb | Mountain Valley | 3-Year-Olds | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 1-Mar | Spring Fever | 4-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares | $50,000 | 5 1/2 Furlongs |
| 8-Mar | ** Razorback Breeders’ Cup Handicap | 4-Year-Olds & Up | $150,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 9-Mar | *Azeri Breeders’ Cup | 4-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares | $175,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 15-Mar | Rebel | 3-Year-Olds | $300,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 16-Mar | Honeybee | 3-Year-Olds, Fillies | $100,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 22-Mar | Hot Springs | 4-Year-Olds & Up | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 28-Mar | Rainbow Miss | 3-Year-Olds, Fillies (Ark. Bred) | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 29-Mar | Carousel | 4-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 30-Mar | Rainbow | 3-Year-Olds, C&G (Ark. Bred) | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 5-Apr | Oaklawn Handicap | 4-Year-Olds & Up | $500,000 | 1 1/8 Miles |
| 5-Apr | Apple Blossom Handicap | 4-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares | $500,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 6-Apr | Fantasy | 3-Year-Olds, Fillies | $250,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 6-Apr | Bachelor | 3-Year-Olds | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 9-Apr | Bayakoa | 4-Year-Olds & Up, Fillies and Mares | $100,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 10-Apr | Count Fleet Sprint Handicap | 4-Year-Olds & Up | $150,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 11-Apr | Fifth Season | 4-Year-Olds & Up | $100,000 | 1 1/16 Miles |
| 11-Apr | Prima Donna | 3-Year-Olds, Fillies | $50,000 | 6 Furlongs |
| 12-Apr | ***Northern Spur Breeders’ Cup | 3-Year-Olds | $100,000 | 1 Mile |
| 12-Apr | ***Instant Racing Breeders’ Cup | 3-Year-Olds, Fillies | $100,000 | 1 Mile |
| 12-Apr | Arkansas Derby | 3-Year-Olds | $1,000,000 | 1 1/8 Miles |
Oaklawn Park’s three-year-old centerpiece event is the $1 million Arkansas Derby, which will be run on Saturday, April 12. The Arkansas Derby is an important prep race leading up to the 2008 Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown races this spring. Also, 2007 Horse of the Year Curlin is the first Arkansas Derby winner to be given that honor.
Racing at Oaklawn Park runs from January 18 through April 12. Live racing occurs Thursday through Sunday until March 19, when Wednesday racing is added to the schedule. Information on the upcoming meet and special holiday racing dates may be found on the Oaklawn Park official web site.
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