8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (39+ words) HOT SPRINGS -- Roughly four months before the summit meeting at Churchill Downs, horse owner John Oxley has two contenders for the 152nd Kentucky Derby and time to find reinforcements. Who could ask... Oxley colts sweep top spots in Smarty...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (737+ words) LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The turmoil at the start of the Kentucky Derby sometimes decides the most exciting two minutes in sports in a matter of seconds. Twenty horses bursting out of the starting gate to varying degrees of success makes it…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (515+ words) HOT SPRINGS -- The Hot Springs Stakes remains a fixture at Oaklawn Racing Casino and Resort, but a closer look reveals the race's recent makeover. Two horses entered Thursday in the 1-mile, $200,000 race for 3-year-olds were under consideration for the Arkansas…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (616+ words) HOT SPRINGS -- Sovereignty looked out of place Saturday when first early, especially so when not first late for the first time in more than a year. White Abarrio was first under the wire two times in the Oaklawn Handicap, first…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (42+ words) DEL MAR, Calif. -- Ted Noffey won the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by one length at Del Mar on Friday, stamping himself as the winter favorite for next year's Kentucky Derby. Ridden by John... Ted Noffey earns a win, becomes Derby…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (292+ words) HOT SPRINGS -- A relatively new pair of $200,000 stakes on Saturday's card at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort are linked closely to the host city. The Bathhouse Row and the Valley of the Vapors joined the expanded stakes buffet when racing in…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (46+ words) From New York and Florida to California and Dubai, all eyes in the world of thoroughbred racing will be on Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs on Saturday afternoon. OPINION — Like It Is OPINION | WALLY HALL: World will be…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (622+ words) Friday was mostly overcast and a bit gloomy in Arkansas, which was befitting. On Thursday night, the Arkansas Razorbacks got blown out by No. 1 seed Arizona in the NCAA Tournament. More on that later. Saturday, though, was almost picture perfect....

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (115+ words) Renegade rumbles to Arkansas Derby win The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Renegade rumbles to Arkansas Derby win Renegade dashed past Silent Tactic for the lead on the home stretch and galloped away to win the 90th Arkansas Derby before a record crowd of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (437+ words) HOT SPRINGS -- When Napoleon Solo scratched Friday, the 90th Arkansas Derby on Saturday lost its only Grade I winner. That leaves eight starters, five dividing 200 points toward entering the 152nd Kentucky Derby on May 2 at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. So one…...