After running an easy second in his first dirt start in the January 3 Smarty Jones Stakes, Silent tactics announced his Kentucky Derby (G1) credentials on February 6 with a hard-hitting, ever-expanding win in the $1 million Southwest Stakes (G3) Oaklawn Park. Although he was overshadowed by others competing in the 1 1/16 mile race, […]
After two runaway wins in ungraded stakes, Strategic risk steps into an esteemed company and finds himself in the $1 million spotlight in the Southwest Stakes (G3) on February 6. Oaklawn Park. Preparation for the 1 1/16-mile Kentucky Derby (G1) was postponed from Jan. 31 due to subzero temperatures in Arkansas. Strategic Risk, winner of […]
Oaklawn Park the 2025-26 racing season kicks off on Dec. 12 with the $150,000 Advent Stakes, the opening marker of a record 62 stakes worth more than a total of $18.3 million this winter and next spring at the Hot Springs, Ark., track. Entries were taken for Advent and the remainder of the Opening Day […]