Oaklawn Handicap
{{Infobox horseraces
| class = Grade II
| horse race = Oaklawn Handicap
| image =
| caption =
| location = Oaklawn Park Race Track
Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States
| inaugurated = 1946
| race type = Thoroughbred – Flat racing
| website = {{URL|http://www.oaklawn.com/}}
| distance = {{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 furlongs)
| surface = Dirt
| track = left-handed
| qualification = Four-years-old & up
| weight = Assigned
| purse = $1,250,000 (2024)
| bonuses =
}}
The Oaklawn Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in April at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
A Grade II event raced on dirt, since 1984 it has been contested over a distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles (9 furlongs). It used to be raced at {{frac|1|1|16}} miles (8.5 furlongs).
Records
Track record: (at current distance of {{frac|1|1|8}} miles)
- 1:46 3/5 – Snow Chief (1987) (New race and track record)
Most wins:
- 2 – Styrunner (1957, 1959)
- 2 – Gay Revoke (1964, 1965)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 5 – Pat Day (1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 2001)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 4 – D. Wayne Lukas (1985, 1989, 2005, 2014)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Allen E. Paulson (1990, 1995, 1996, 2000)
Winners since 1969
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| style="width:30px" | Year ! style="width:110px" | Winner ! style="width:20px" | Age ! style="width:110px" | Jockey ! style="width:120px" | Trainer ! Owner ! style="width:25px" | Time |
|---|
| 2024
|Skippylongstocking |5 |Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. |Daniel Alonso |1:49.00 |
| 2023
|Proxy |5 |Michael Stidham |1:49.68 |
| 2022
|Last Samurai |4 |Willis Horton Racing |1:49.32 |
| 2021
|Sliver State |4 |Winchell Thoroughbreds & Willis Horton Racing |1:49.56 |
| 2020
|4 |Allied Racing Stable |1:47.80 |
| 2019
|Quip |4 |Rodolphe Brisset |WinStar Farm, China Horse Club, & SF Racing |1:50.21 |
| 2018
|4 |Mr. & Mrs. William K. Warren Jr. |1:48.26 |
| 2017
|Inside Straight |4 |Geovanni Franco |Robertino Diodoro |Randy Howg |1:48.40 |
| 2016
|5 |Tri-Bone Stables |1:49.00 |
| 2015
|4 |Matthew Schera |1:47.93 |
| 2014
|4 |Willis Horton Racing & Three Chimneys Farm |1:49.55 |
| 2013
|4 |Charles J. Cella |1:49.67 |
| 2012
|4 |Pin Oak Stable |1:49.94 |
| 2011
|5 |McLean Robertson |Jer-Mar Stable LLC |1:48.82 |
| 2010
|4 |John Lieblongs, JoAnn Lieblongs, M. McMaster & David Fawkes |1:49.14 |
| 2009
|Runforthedoe † |4 |Stud TNT |1:48.96 |
| 2008
|4 |1:50.34 |
| 2007
|4 |Hines Racing LLC |1:49.00 |
| 2006
|4 |Gary Broad |1:48.22 |
| 2005
|4 |Michael Tabor, Sue Magnier & Robert B.Lewis |1:49.54 |
| 2004
|4 |1:48.26 |
| 2003
|4 |1:47.66 |
| 2002
|5 |1:49.34 |
| 2001
|4 |1:48.15 |
| 2000
|4 |Allen E. Paulson & Madeleine A. Paulson |1:48.02 |
| 1999
|5 |Rudlein Stable & W. Clifton |1:47.60 |
| 1998
|4 |1:48.40 |
| 1997
|5 |1:48.20 |
| 1996
|Geri |4 |1:47.40 |
| 1995
|5 |1:47.20 |
| 1994
|5 |P & S Hersh Trust |1:47.80 |
| 1993
|6 |B. Jackson & J. Swift |1:48.60 |
| 1992
|4 |1:48.00 |
| 1991
|5 |Haras Sonoita |1:48.00 |
| 1990
|4 |1:47.20 |
| 1989
|5 |J. Allen & Tayhill Stable |1:49.00 |
| 1988
|4 |Wendover Stable |1:47.00 |
| 1987
|4 |Ben Rochelle & Est. Carl Grinstead |1:46.60 |
| 1986
|4 |1:47.40 |
| 1985
|4 |Heslop Stable |1:48.40 |
| 1984
|4 |Black Chip Stable |1:46.80 |
| 1983
|4 |1:43.00 |
| 1982
|4 |Happy Valley Farm |1:44.00 |
| 1981
|4 |1:43.40 |
| 1980
|5 |Bradley & Przilas |1:44.40 |
| 1979
|4 |1:43.60 |
| 1978
|4 |1:43.20 |
| 1977
|4 |Joseph R. Straus Sr. & Isadore Proler |1:42.40 |
| 1976
|4 |1:41.60 |
| 1975
|5 |E. E. Elzemeyer |1:42.80 |
| 1974
|4 |Monti N. Sims |Kenneth Opstein |1:43.40 |
| 1973
|4 |John Dillard |C. L. Warner |1:43.60 |
| 1972
|4 |1:44.60 |
| 1971
|5 |T. Allie & J. E. Grissom |1:42.20 |
| 1970
|4 |T. Allie & J. E. Grissom |1:43.60 |
| 1969
|5 |1:45.00 |
{{refbegin}}* † In 2009, It's a Bird won the race but was later disqualified after testing positive for trace levels of naproxen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.{{refend}}
Earlier winners
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- 1968 – Diplomat Way
- 1967 – Mike's Red
- 1966 – Swift Ruler
- 1965 – Gay Revoke
- 1964 – Gay Revoke
- 1963 – Wa-Wa Cy
- 1962 – Blue Croon
- 1961 – Santiago
- 1960 – Little Fitz
- 1959 – Styrunner
- 1958 – Manassas
- 1957 – Styrunner
- 1956 – Come On Red
- 1955 – No race
- 1954 – Andros
- 1953 – Our Challenge
- 1952 – Spur On
- 1951 – Boo Boo Shoo
- 1950 – Thwarted
- 1949 – Fancy Flyer
- 1948 – Dinner Hour
- 1947 – Sugar Beet
- 1946 – Lights Abeam
- 1944 – Challenge Me
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References
- [http://www.oaklawn.com/ Oaklawn Park Race Track.]
- [http://www.pedigreequery.com/index.php?query_type=stakes&search_bar=stakes&field=view&id=1295 Oaklawn Handicap at Pedigree Query]
Category:Graded stakes races in the United States
Category:Horse races in Arkansas
Category:Open mile category horse races