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. History 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.
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.
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.
Records Speed record: 1:35.83 – Tom's d'Etat (2020)
Margins: 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 Ref2026Nu What's New4Luis SaezJames P. DiVitoDoubledown Stables Inc.1 mile1:37.34$500,000III2025Banishing5Flavien PratDavid JacobsonLawrence P. Roman and David Jacobson1 mile1:36.77$500,000III2024Frosted Grace 8Ramon VazquezMichael J. MakerFlying P Stable 1 mile1:36.61$500,000III2023Hopper4John R. VelazquezBob BaffertLanni Bloodstock, Madaket Stables & SF Racing 1 mile1:37.63$400,000III2022Fulsome 4Florent GerouxBrad H. CoxJuddmonte Farms 1 mile 1:36.43$400,000III2021By My Standards 5Gabriel Saez W. Bret CalhounAllied Racing Stable & Spendthrift Farm 1 mile 1:37.82$400,000Listed 2020Tom's d'Etat 7Joel Rosario Albert M. Stall Jr.G M B Racing 1 mile 1:35.83$150,000 2019Exulting 6 Richard Eramia Michael J. MakerMichael M. Hui 1 mile 1:36.74$250,000
See also List of American and Canadian Graded races
External sites Oaklawn Park Media Guide 2020
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