Oaklawn Park
Meet Opens November 27, 2026
Oaklawn Park — Between Meets
Live selections and results tracking resume the day the gates open.
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Meet Opens
Nov 27, 2026
Meet Closes
May 1, 2027
Racing Days
65
Stakes Purses
$18.79M
Marquee Races to Watch
The Road to the Kentucky Derby & Oaks runs through Hot Springs
Jan 22027
Smarty Jones Stakes
Opens the Road to the Kentucky Derby at Oaklawn
$250,000
Jan 232027
Martha Washington Stakes
Opens the 3-year-old fillies' series, Road to the Kentucky Oaks
$300,000
Feb 62027
Southwest Stakes
Key Kentucky Derby points race for sophomores
G3
$750,000
Feb 202027
Honeybee Stakes
Kentucky Oaks points race for 3-year-old fillies
G3
$750,000
Mar 62027
Azeri Stakes
Final major local prep for the Apple Blossom Handicap
G2
$500,000
Mar 132027
Rebel Stakes
Major "make or break" Kentucky Derby prep — now run at 1 1/8 miles
G2
$1,250,000
Mar 272027
Fantasy Stakes
Premier Kentucky Oaks prep for 3-year-old fillies
G2
$1,000,000
Apr 102027
Arkansas Derby
The crown jewel of the meet — final 100-point Kentucky Derby qualifier
G1
$1,500,000
Apr 172027
Apple Blossom Handicap
The nation's premier spring event for fillies and mares
G1
$1,500,000
Apr 172027
Oaklawn Handicap
Runs the same card as the Apple Blossom — Oaklawn's marquee older-horse test
G2
$1,500,000
Dates and purses per Oaklawn Park's official 2026-2027 stakes schedule — subject to change. · Selections tracking begins Nov. 27, 2026.