Stakes: Grade II for 3-year-old thoroughbreds and fillies
Distance: 1 1/8 miles
Track: Dirt
Purse: $1,000,000
The Racing Festival of the South culminates with the annual Arkansas Derby race. Horse racing fans are eager to see if the next Oaklawn Park champ will finally bring home the Triple Crown trophy.
The Arkansas Derby is the second leg of the Big 3 Pick 3, a $1 minimum national wager where horse bettors will try to pick the winner of three important prep races for three-year-olds planning on running in the Kentucky Derby and the prestigious Triple Crown.
Two favorite horses in recent years, Smarty Jones and Afleet Alex, both captured the Arkansas Derby and finished their careers as top three-year-olds.
The Arkansas Derby has really gained in stature because of this, keeping its reputation as a vital race for any Kentucky Derby and Triple Crown hopeful.
The race is being held at Oaklawn Park, which was incorporated in 1904 and one of the select few that features the finest in live thoroughbred horse racing in America.
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlatan | Bob Baffert | Martin Garcia | 1/1 |
| 2 | My Friends Beer | Jeremiah O’Dwyer | Declan Cannon | 20/1 |
| 3 | Mo Mosa | Mike Maker | Kendrick Carmouche | 30/1 |
| 4 | Gouverneur Morris | Todd Pletcher | John Velazquez | 9/2 |
| 5 | Jungle Runner | Steve Asmussen | Tyler Baze | 30/1 |
| 6 | Shooters Shoot | Peter Eurton | Joe Talamo | SCR |
| 7 | Wrecking Crew | Peter Miller | Flavien Prat | SCR |
| 8 | Anneau d’Or | Blaine Wright | Juan Hernandez | 6/1 |
| 9 | Winning Impression | Dallas Stewart | Julien Leparoux | 15/1 |
| 10 | Crypto Cash | Kenny McPeek | Corey Lanerie | 20/1 |
| 11 | Basin | Steve Asmussen | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | 8/1 |
| PP | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | M/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnick the Fierce | Rey Hernandez | Martin Garcia | 15/1 |
| 2 | Saratogian | Rodolphe Brisset | Joe Talamo | SCR |
| 3 | Storm the Court | Peter Eurton | Flavien Prat | 6/1 |
| 4 | King Guillermo | Juan Carlos Avila | Samuel Camacho, Jr. | 3/1 |
| 5 | Nadal | Bob Baffert | Joel Rosario | 5/2 |
| 6 | Code Runner | Steve Asmussen | Stewart Elliott | 50/1 |
| 7 | Silver Prospector | Steve Asmussen | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | 10/1 |
| 8 | Fast Enough | Rafael Becerra | Tyler Baze | SCR |
| 9 | Taishan | Richard Baltas | David Cohen | 15/1 |
| 10 | Farmington Road | Todd Pletcher | Javier Castellano | 12/1 |
| 11 | Wells Bayou | Brad Cox | Florent Geroux | 7/2 |
