25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. She has run six races, winning four of them and finishing third in another. Reincarnate was in prime position to win the Arkansas Derby, but was overtaken by winning Angel of Empire and upstart runner-up King Russell. by Pete Perkins Special to the Democrat-Gazette | April 1, 2022 at 2:16 a. Lukas finished third in the 1986 Arkansas Derby with another. Share on. Baffert-trained Improbable , co-owned by Jack Wolf’s Starlight Racing , finished second in last year’s Arkansas Derby behind Omaha Beach. HOW TO WATCH AND BET THE ARKANSAS DERBY AND PICKS TO WIN. The 2023 Kentucky Derby is the 149th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Tee (1992). . Howard : 7th, 1989 Arkansas Derby G2: Last Race 7th, 1989 Arkansas Derby G2: 8: Really Loaded: 3. American Pharoah in DOMINANT fashion won the 79th running of the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park, earning him 100 points in the Kentucky Derby standings and all but making him a. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) to secure a spot in the Kentucky Derby with 100 points. She might have been capable of a faster final time. OCEANPORT, N. 40. His promising first crop included 2022 George E. 60, $74. 8 million payday. Angel of Empire showed promise when second to a stablemate in the Smarty. North Carolina has been at least a -190 moneyline. Nadal's win all but. The road to Louisville began on Sept. It was his first stakes win in the United States after enjoying success in his home country as a 2-year-old. It marked the first time in history that an Arkansas Derby winner won the Kentucky Derby. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby. In 2023, this stage ran from February 18 through March 26. Secret Oath last ran the Honeybee-G3, on February 26th, and won that race. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. 5 Troy Stakes (G3T). Below is the race schedule for the 50 and 100-point prep races, enough for the race winners to qualify for the Kentucky Derby, if entered. At age three, Sunny's Halo won the Arkansas Derby with jockey Eddie Delahoussaye aboard. (AP) — Cyberknife won the $1. Like champion Classic Empire in 2017, Angel of Empire is headed to the Kentucky Derby after winning the Grade I $1. Most winners of the Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3), formerly. It is contested at 1 1/8 miles and holds a purse of $1,000,000 with. He won the Belmont Stakes as a gargantuan 53/1 underdog. The 1 1/8-mile race drew a field of 11 3-year-olds who will compete for the 100-40-30-20-10 points that go to the top five eligible finishers. 00 and $3. 49, and earned 100 points towards the run to the Kentucky Derby. His chances of registering a Derby Double skyrocketed April 2. After a non-threatening second in his stakes. Ridden by Florent Geroux, Cyberknife ran 1 1/8 miles in. ($23,000 ftkjul. The Arkansas Derby winner earns 100 points in the Kentucky Derby’s qualifying system and the place horse gets 40. Like Smarty Jones, who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Angel of Empire is a Pennsylvania bred. 6-9-8. The most celebrated Arkansas Derby champion is American Pharoah, who became the 12th Triple Crown. Flavien Prat, who won the 2019 Derby on Country House. Upcoming Major Races. Angel of Empire, who went off at 4-1 odds, won the Arkansas Derby by 4¼ lengths at Oaklawn Park on April 1. Rocket Can won the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Feb. — The win odds on horses for the Kentucky Derby were virtually unchanged in the last hour. After. Ridden by Florent Geroux, who got dumped in. A win or second-place showing will certainly drop his Derby Day odds. The Arkansas Derby will offer 200 points to the top five finishers (100-40-30-20-10, respectively) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. com. “Three. An hour after Forte came back to win the 2023 Florida Derby, Angel of Empire closed out the day with a strong stretch finish to win the 2023 Arkansas Derby. The three-year-old colt, trained by the legendary Bob Baffert, is coming off a big win at the Rebel Stakes on March 14 and will be looking to again take home the top position at the Arkansas Derby. Althea won a week after she finished second in the Fantasy. @horseracingtote. . 4 and finished second behind champion Forte in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes (G2) March 4. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. In 2015, American Pharoah became the third horse to sweep the Rebel, the Arkansas Derby, and the Kentucky Derby. There were two other 100-point qualifiers Saturday. The most celebrated Arkansas Derby champion is American Pharoah, who became the 12th Triple Crown winner and the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years. Arkansas compiled a 6-7-0 ATS record last year. The 2023 Florida Derby has a prohibitive favorite in Forte (4/5), who is currently the favorite to win the Kentucky Derby at leading online sportsbooks and FanDuel Racing. It’s the. Sunny skies and an expected fast track will give gamblers insight on second favorite Red. Valhol, the 30-1 shot who won the Arkansas Derby and touched off an investigation, galloped over the Churchill Downs track in Louisville, Ky. Either spot would qualify Secret Oath for the Derby and the Kentucky Oaks for. Bred at Blackstone Farm in Pine Grove, Pa. 90-1 favorite in the field. 6:2-4-0. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. " Dani Busboom Kelly, University of Louisville women's. His chances of registering a Derby Double skyrocketed April 2. Post time for the $1. Jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. There was $215,000 in the win pool, $854 of. Reincarnate actually turns 3 Saturday. The 79th Arkansas Derby April 11 was won by American Pharoah, the first Oaklawn-raced horse to capture the Triple Crown. PP HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Home Oaklawn Park Arkansas Derby 2018 Arkansas Derby G1. He won’t be at the Derby, either. 80), a 4-year-old not eligible for the Kentucky Derby, won the Oaklawn Mile for Baffert. Charge It: Trainer Todd Pletcher is the king of the Florida Derby having won the race seven times. Secret Oath, guided by legendary Hall of Fame trainer D. Cox won entry-level allowance races this season at Oaklawn with Hit Show and Verifying, who finished fourth behind Confidence Game in the Feb. No Le Hace (1972), Golden Act (1979), Woodchopper (1981), and Risen Star (1988) all placed in the Kentucky Derby. The record for a win payoff at Santa Anita is $673. With 100-40-20-10 qualifying points. Gold Square LLC’s Cyberknife capped a huge day for jockey Florent Geroux and trainer Brad Cox with his victory at 5-1 in Saturday’s $1. m. 10;Cyberknife wins Arkansas Derby; filly finishes 3rd. 50-1) but otherwise was a crapshoot in terms of handicapping. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Baffert (born January 13, 1953) is an American racehorse trainer who trained the 2015 Triple Crown winner American Pharoah and 2018 Triple Crown winner Justify. There is speed, there are closers, and no entrant appears post-compromised. 3 per year. Sent off at 9-2 odds, he paid $11. (AP) — Cyberknife won the $1. Arkansas Derby trends and past winners. Past Arkansas Derby Betting. About $1. The record for most Arkansas Derby wins by a jockey is held by Hall of Famer Pat Day, who won the event three times. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track. Baffert has won the Arkansas Derby twice, with subsequent Kentucky Derby runner-up Bodemeister in 2012 and with eventual Triple Crown winner and Horse of the Year American Pharoah in 2015. 1930: Gallant Fox. Arkansas Derby 2020: Division 2 odds and analysis. Temperence Hill won the Arkansas Derby four years later and went on to pull off a 53-1 upset of the Belmont Stakes over Kentucky Derby-winning filly Genuine Risk. Of the group, only two enter the race off stakes wins. The second-to-the-last round of Road to the Kentucky Derby races offers 50 points to the winners. Like Smarty Jones, he too swept the Rebel and Arkansas Derby. Pat Day won this race in 1980, 1987 and 1992 and is the winningest jockey of all time in the Arkansas Derby. He also joined Lil E. Doppelganger is 3-1 in the nine-horse 2022 Arkansas Derby field, while We the People is 7-2. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby. The Arkansas Derby (G1) and Risen Star Stakes (G2) winner breezed a half-mile in company with Louisiana Derby (G2) seventh-place finisher Tapit's Conquest at Churchill April 15 in :48 1/5. -- Arkansas Derby winner Cyberknife made a bold move along the rail to pass previously unbeaten Jack Christopher, then held off Bob Baffert's Taiba to win the $1 million Haskell. It appeared just as easy for American Pharoah as his Rebel win in the slop. Like Smarty Jones, who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Angel of Empire is a Pennsylvania bred. 60-1) and Arkansas Derby winner Afleet Alex (4. He’s by Pioneerof the Nile, runner-up in the 2009. He paid. Rocket Can won the $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes (G3) Feb. 11/ 24 2023 Clark Stakes. Tee (1992), Grindstone (1996), Smarty Jones (2004. The Arkansas Derby, which celebrated its inaugural running in 1936, has produced seven Kentucky Derby winners: Sunny’s Halo (1983), Lil E. 49, and earned 100 points towards the run to the Kentucky Derby. April 8, 2023. 60 Show: $2. 3. May 6 (UPI) -- Mage, a 15-1 long shot with only one previous win to his credit, came from far back in an 18-horse field in Saturday's 149th Kentucky Derby, got to the lead in deep stretch and ran. Trainer D. In winning the $1. The Arkansas Derby pushed Angel of Empire’s earnings over $1 million. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby. So I think with the odds being 5-1, Tapit Trice is in good position to win this Kentucky Derby race, giving Todd Pletcher Derby victory No. m. 11/24 2023 Clark Stakes. Holl Image finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby. 25 million, Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. He was followed by Smarty Jones who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes. Like Smarty Jones, who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Angel of Empire is a Pennsylvania bred. To date, Clayton is. She worked a half-mile in 48. The Arkansas Derby, which was first run in 1936, was worth $600,250 today. He hasn’t won this year but did win a $30,000 allowance at Churchill Downs last November. Rockamundo paid $427. Tickets. Caravel aims for her fourth graded win against males in the Aug. Fletcher, 80, is also a longtime Thoroughbred owner and considers Oaklawn, naturally, his home track. In 2019, Arkansas Derby runner-up Improbable was awarded fourth in Kentucky after the disqualification of Maximum Security. A pair of Pennsylvania-breds have won the Kentucky Derby, Smarty Jones (2004) and Lil E. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby. A son of 2017 Arkansas Derby winner Classic Empire, he was purchased for $70,000. Pletcher is looking for his third Kentucky Derby - he won it in 2010 with Super Saver and Always Dreaming landed the 2017 running. 98d. The Arkansas Derby will offer 170 points (100-40-20-10, respectively) to the top four finishers toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby, which is limited to 20 starters. Since 2004, when Smarty Jones won the Arkansas Derby and went on to win the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, the biggest race in the Natural State has unofficially become known as the Smarty Party. #7 Rocket Can battled to victory in the Grade 3 Holy. (2. The owner of Rocket Can is seeking to win the Arkansas Derby on Saturday at Oaklawn Park. 40 to win at Santa Anita. Afleet Alex won the event in 2005 and went on to win the Preakness. Let's check out the key contenders and plan some picks: Arkansas Derby (G1)Last three: Arkansas Derby (1st), Risen Star Stakes (1st), Smarty Jones Stakes (2nd). Angel of Empire did the latter on Saturday. The large, yet speedy charge, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite and will look to pull off a monster win in the crucial Derby prep race. The win gives him 100 points for the. While there are a number of horses entered in the $1. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. Grindstone in 1996 was the last winner of the Louisiana Derby to win the Kentucky Derby. Wild Horses, second to Mr. Angel of Empire proved his love of distance and his power as he took the Arkansas Derby by four and a half lengths on Saturday at Oaklawn, cementing his Derby bid and notching up his trainer. ARKANSAS, USA — Angel of Empire won the $1. Comment: Barber Road finished second in a weaker than normal Arkansas Derby. 10; Cyberknife wins Arkansas Derby; filly finishes 3rd. Racing in Arkansas, at age three Lil E. . 6th May 2023, 18:08 By Owen Goulding. In 2004, the Rebel was won by the popular Smarty Jones, who. He won 144 races in 1895, and finished third in the Preakness Stakes in 1896,” according to. Classic Empire has eight black-type winners and four graded winners. His one-length Kentucky Derby win came after a 9 ½-month layoff, and he started in the Derby only because he outworked his training mate leading up to the race. He paid $11. Trainer: Steve Asmussen Jockey: Joel Rosario. Secret Oath has won her last three starts, all at Oaklawn, including a 7 1/2-length romp in the Grade III Honeybee on Feb. 25 million Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Horse owner Frank Fletcher looks to make the most of his latest homecoming when the Arkansas Derby commences on Saturday, April 1. 5 with the Iroquois. Credentials would peg him as a top tier competitor. Date / Track: 04/02/2022, Oaklawn Park Post Time: The 1994 winner, Concern, won that year's Breeders' Cup Classic. Cox also notched his second career victory in the 1 1/16-mile Fantasy with Wet Paint, a homebred daughter of Blame who races for her. If he wins the Arkansas Derby, he will likely be one of the top contenders in the Kentucky Derby. 5 of the Last 7 Arkansas Derby Favorites Have Won. Charlatan (jockey Martin Garcia) and Nadal (jockey Joel Rosario) won the first and second divisions of the 2020 Arkansas Derby, respectively. 1-6. — Angel of Empire won the $1. The race prepared him for Preakness conditions, where he won by seven lengths in a torrential downpour. "The Arkansas. (AP) — Cyberknife won the $1. Mike Battaglia, who has made the Kentucky Derby morning line for 40 years, had a quandary after American Pharoah frolicked to an eight-length victory over Far Right in Saturday's $1 million. Cyberknife, who won in 1:50. It appeared just as easy for American Pharoah as his Rebel win in the slop. Cyberknife, a son of Gun Runner, earned 100 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, assuring a spot in the May 7 race at Kentucky. Wet Paint has won the first two legs in. (Al Bello / Getty Images) If there was any doubt who will be the favorite for the Kentucky Derby, Forte erased it with a rousing come-from-behind win Saturday in the $1-million Florida Derby. An hour after Forte came back to win the 2023 Florida Derby, Angel of Empire closed out the day with a strong stretch finish to win the 2023 Arkansas Derby. 42. The Arkansas Derby has been won by one female horse—Althea in 1984. Bubble Rock, his entry in the Mile, finished third. The Cox-trained Cyberknife made a strong move on the backstretch and held off the late-charging Barber Road to win Saturday’s $1. Opened in 1904, Oaklawn Park's meet is highlighted each year by the "Racing Festival of the South. 60. The large, yet speedy charge, is the 5-2 morning-line favorite and will look to pull off a monster win in the crucial Derby prep race. Reincarnate was made the early favorite for Saturday’s Grade 1 Arkansas Derby at 5-2 on the morning line. Hopper ($4. It appeared just as easy for American Pharoah as his Rebel win in the slop. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 2 3/4 lengths on Saturday in the richest prep race for the Kentucky Derby. The Arkansas Derby, the 11th race on Oaklawn's closing day 12-race program Saturday, is set for a 6:07 p. Angel of Empire won the Arkansas Derby ($11. First won by Holl Image in 1936, the Arkansas Derby has produced six next-out Kentucky Derby winners, three (Sunny's Halo in 1983, Smarty Jones in 2004 and American Pharoah in 2015) off Oaklawn. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles. 1937: War Admiral. Date / Track: 04/13/2019, Oaklawn Park Post Time: 06:41 PM CT Distance: 1 1/8 m (Dirt) Age / Sex: 3 M NEW > Get a $150. 40 and earned 100 points for the Kentucky Derby. Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher has won the Florida Derby (G1) a record six times, a mark likely to expand to seven if Forte runs as anticipated in the $1 million race April 1. 25 million Arkansas Derby. 1. Louisiana Derby Race History. 40. Mage won the Kentucky Derby two weeks ago as the No. 40 and $12. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) The horse comfortably won the race in 1:48. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Last year, winner Cyberknife went. 20 at 58-1 odds. The first Arkansas Derby winner to win a Triple Crown race was Elocutionist, who won the 1976 race and that year’s Preakness Stakes. 2014 winner Danza was third in the Kentucky Derby, 2012 winner. KING GUILLERMO impressively won the Tampa Derby at 49-1. m. In an exciting finish down the stretch, Practical Move, trained by Tim Yakteen, took home the win in the Santa Anita Derby in California, edging out Japan-based Mandarin Hero at the finish line. $889. He won the Longines Kentucky Oaks in 2010 on Blind Luck but is still in search of his first Kentucky Derby win as he prepares for his 13 th starter in the race. 41: 2008: Sierra Sunset: Jeff Bonde: Chris Emigh: Lebherz/Mariani/Schmitt. Notable: Roared back to win the Arkansas Derby, closing impressively at the top of the stretch. 2014 Arkansas Derby G1. 100–40–30–20–10 points available. The first day of April brings two prominent prep races on the Road to the Kentucky Derby: the $1. The horse, led by jockey Flavien Prat, won the Arkansas Derby with a breathtaking move around the final turn and straightaway, blowing away the field to win at Oaklawn Park. The rest of the field has won two – Tapit Trice in the Blue Grass Stakes and Angel of Empire in the Arkansas Derby. Todd Pletcher trains Charge It (7-2), a flashy maiden winner at. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Fletcher, 80, is also a longtime Thoroughbred owner and considers Oaklawn, naturally, his home track. The 1 1/16-mile race over the Oaklawn dirt drew a field of 11 to compete for rich spoils: a. Vanlandingham later won three Grade 1 races on his way to champion older male honors of 1985. Family ties: Sired by Curlin, the legendary winner of the 2007 Arkansas Derby, Preakness Stakes and. Brad H. 3. Hoppert: The Calumet homebred finished third in two Santa Anita prep races but was never a factor. -- Coming into the $1 million Haskell Stakes, the focus was on Bob Baffert's bid to win the Grade I race for a 10th time and. . White Abarrio got 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points for the win and is now certain to have a spot in the May 7 race at Churchill. Hit Show (36-1) Jockey: Manny Franco Trainer: Brad Cox Current form: Won the Withers on a cold February day at the Big A. Powered by: See other Races. OCEANPORT, N. 25 million Arkansas Derby (G1) April 1 at Oaklawn Park off impressive efforts, Albaugh Family Stables' Angel of Empire is the. ET post time) will be televised on Fox Sports. ESPN. Gold Square's Cyberknife took the lead on the final turn and held off stretch bids by Barber Road and filly Secret Oath to win the 86th running of the $1. American Pharoah and jockey Victor Espinoza win the $1 million Arkansas Derby horse race at Oaklawn. At 3: Won Arkansas Derby (G1), Risen Star S presented by Lamarque Lincoln and Lamarque Crescent City Ford (G2), 2nd Smarty Jones S. 68 at Oaklawn. 6-9-8. He also won the Arkansas Derby three weeks before winning the Kentucky Derby. HOT SPRINGS, Ark. The race (7:50 p. 3. The 2023. There won't be a Triple Crown sweep this year, but there could be a. Angel of Empire, ridden by jockey Flavien Prat for trainer Brad Cox, runs away from the field to win the 87th Arkansas Derby on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Oaklawn. Sham Stakes winner Reincarnate is the 5-2 favorite in the 2023 Arkansas Derby odds. Alonzo Clayton. 25 million and the Fantasy as the last major local prep, and an increasingly important one, for. 0. 25. 34: George R. In the 2011 Kentucky Derby, she correctly tabbed Animal Kingdom to win at a hefty 21-1. PPHOT SPRINGS, Ark. T. Question is whether owners believe he can gain one more notch of credentials to win the Derby. The Arkansas Derby will offer 200 points to the top five finishers (100-40-30-20-10, respectively) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. National League's Pete Alonso, of the New York Mets, holds the champions trophy after winning the MLB All Star baseball Home Run Derby, Monday, July 12, 2021, in Denver. Like Smarty Jones, who won the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Angel of Empire is a Pennsylvania bred. 25 Rebel. 1. Mott Junior Alvarado: 9th, 2023 Kentucky Derby G1: 4-1: Last Race 9th, 2023 Kentucky Derby G1: 5: Airtime American Freedom: 3. The Arkansas Derby will offer 200 points to the top five finishers (100-40-30-20-10, respectively) toward starting eligibility for the Kentucky Derby. 25 million Arkansas Derby. He also trained the day's Grade III Oaklawn Mile winner, Fulsome. Cyberknife, a 6-1 shot, won the G1 Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park on Saturday, covering the 1⅛-mile dirt track in 1:50. The only horse to win the Rebel, Arkansas and Kentucky derbys was Sunny's Halo in 1983. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths Saturday, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. II) at 108-1 for owners Gary and Mary West, died Jan. She has a career mark. Geroux and Cox also teamed to win the $400,000 Oaklawn Mile (G3) with Fulsome and Geroux also won the $600,000 Fantasy. Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton reached stardom at age fifteen as the youngest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Florent Geroux, who got dumped in the post parade, Cyberknife ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:50. BET ON HORSE RACING . He loved to train. 25 million Arkansas Derby by 4 1/4 lengths, putting him on a path to the Kentucky Derby in May. True to his word, the Southern California-based Yakteen has returned to Oaklawn for Saturday’s $1. Wayne Lukas, takes on eight of the boys in Saturday's $1. 98d. After winning the Arkansas Derby, Super Stock competed in the 2021 Kentucky Derby and finished 15th. Call: 501-363-4660. Super Stock surged ahead of Concert Tour and Caddo River to win the Arkansas Derby at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Fletcher, who won his first race at Oaklawn in 1989, has started only two horses in the Arkansas Derby, finishing third in 2001 with Son of Rocket and seventh in 2007 with Officer Rocket. Arkansas. Likely next race: Kentucky Derby on May 6 at Churchill. Cyberknife won this race last year. Forbidden Kingdom was already in the top 20, but Messier has now crept in with his second. The Arkansas Derby is a. EDT. For 100 pts Forte wins the 2023 Florida Derby #Horseracingtips #Horseracing #Horsesoftiktok #Horses #Horse #FYP #Sports ♬ original sound – horseracingtote –. The top 19 or 20 horses on the leaderboard will earn spots in the Kentucky Derby. Trainer Bob Baffert ruled the Arkansas Derby on Saturday, taking wins in both divisions, as Charlatan led all the way to win the first division and Nadal took the victory in the second division. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Slew o' Gold. This Saturday, Aqueduct will host its signature race and the final stop on the New York road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve. Over the next two decades, Tank’s Prospect (1985), Pine Bluff (1992), and Victory Gallop (1998) all parlayed Arkansas Derby victories into career-defining triumphs in Triple Crown races, while Arkansas Derby runners-up Lil E. 20 and $29. Ridden by Florent Geroux, who got dumped in the. 42. He won at this distance in the Risen Star Stakes last time out and has shown flashes of. Angel of Empire won the $1. A field of 11 has entered the 2023 Arkansas Derby. The win will make Angel of Empire one of the favorites for next months running of the 2023 Kentucky Derby. White Abarrio got 100 Kentucky Derby qualifying points for the win and is now certain to have a spot in the May 7 race at Churchill. Secret Oath earned a 111 TimeformUS Speed Figure and 92 Beyer Speed Figure for the Honeybee win. Upcoming Major Races. Grade I; 1 1/8 miles Dirt. Classic Causeway (7-2) earned 50 points toward the Kentucky Derby on March 12 when he won the Tampa Bay Derby (G2). Epicenter. 40) for trainer Brad Cox and jockey Flavien Prat. Of his four starts at age two, the horse won twice and finished second twice. This is the second-biggest upset in the Kentucky Derby's 148-year history. . 25 million Arkansas Derby, which will be run Saturday, will be the 33rd official prep race on the road to Kentucky Derby 2023 and the final one at Oaklawn. It is Oaklawn's fourth and final Kentucky. Angel of Empire, ridden by jockey Flavien Prat for trainer Brad Cox, runs away from the field to win the 87th Arkansas Derby on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot. In a career that lasted from 1967 to 1970, he won eleven races from across the country, including the Arkansas Derby, Hawthorne Gold Cup (twice) and the Santa Anita, Brooklyn and Metropolitan Handicaps. Cyberknife won the Arkansas Derby from Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs on Saturday. Google Bard: I like the chances of Tapit Trice to win the 2023 Kentucky Derby. The Tar Heels are 2-2-0 against the spread this season. Both. " Dani Busboom Kelly, University of Louisville women's.