Arkansas Derby
- Location: Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas
- Inaugural Race: 1936
- Current Distance: 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs)
- Track Type: Left-Handed Dirt
- Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds
- Status: Grade 1
- 2021 Purse: $500,000
- 2021 Race Date: Saturday, April 10th

2020 Arkansas Derby Entries and Results
1st Division
POST | HORSE | JOCKEY | TRAINER | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
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1 | Charlatan | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | $2.80 | $2.60 | $2.10 |
11 | Basin | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | $5.20 | $3.00 | |
4 | Gouverneur Morris | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | $2.40 | ||
9 | Winning Impression | Julien R. Leparoux | Dallas Stewart | |||
8 | Anneau d'Or | Juan J. Hernandez | Blaine D. Wright | |||
10 | Crypto Cash | Corey J. Lanerie | Kenneth G. McPeek | |||
3 | Mo Mosa | Kendrick Carmouche | Michael J. Maker | |||
5 | Jungle Runner | Tyler Baze | Steven M. Asmussen | |||
2 | My Friends Beer | Declan Cannon | Jeremiah O'Dwyer |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (1-11) $13.60
- $2 Trifecta (1-11-4) $32.80
- $2 Superfecta (1-11-4-9) $135.20
2nd Division
POST | HORSE | JOCKEY | TRAINER | WIN | PLACE | SHOW |
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5 | Nadal | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert | $3.80 | $3.40 | $3.20 |
4 | King Guillermo | Samy Camacho | Juan Carlos Avila | $5.20 | $4.20 | |
1 | Finnick the Fierce | Martin Garcia | Rey Hernandez | $13.20 | ||
10 | Farmington Road | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | |||
11 | Wells Bayou | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | |||
3 | Storm the Court | Flavien Prat | Peter Eurton | |||
7 | Silver Prospector | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | |||
6 | Code Runner | Stewart Elliott | Steven M. Asmussen | |||
9 | Taishan | David Cohen | Richard Baltas |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (5-4) $21.40
- $2 Trifecta (5-4-1) $491.60
- $2 Superfecta (5-4-1-10) $2,527.40
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Arkansas Derby History
First staged in 1936, the Arkansas Derby is the climax of Oaklawn Park’s four races for early season 3-year-old races. As a grade one race worth $1 million, it’s a valuable event to win.The Arkansas Derby is also a vitally important event in the Road to the Kentucky Derby series. It’s one of eight most important races in the series in terms of points earned: the first four finishers get points in the series on a 100-40-20-10 basis. It means the winner will definitely get a place in the Kentucky Derby field, and most likely the runner-up as well. Held three weeks before the Kentucky Derby, it’s also the last chance for a horse to win its way into the Derby.
The race wasn’t a particularly important part of the Triple Crown prep season until the 1970s, when Arkansas Derby winners No Le Hace (1972), Elocutionist (1976), Golden Act (1979), Temperance Hill (1980), and Bold Ego (1981) all won or were placed in Triple Crown races.
Canadian colt Sunny’s Halo became the first Arkansas Derby runner to win the Kentucky Derby in 1983. Five have followed in his path since: Lil E. Tee, Grindstone, Smarty Jones, Super Saver, and Triple Crown winner American Pharoah. Sunny’s Halo, Smarty Jones, and American Pharoah all won the Arkansas Derby; other winners since 1983 who then won Triple Crown races are Tank’s Prospect, Pine Bluff, Victory Gallop, Afleet Alex, Curlin, and Creator.
The Rebel Stakes at Oaklawn Park is the most important lead-up to the Arkansas Derby. Thirteen horses have won both races, the most recent being Omaha Beach in 2019
Previous Winners of the Arkansas Derby
Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
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2020 (2nd Division) | Nadal | Joel Rosario | Bob Baffert | George Bolton, Arthur Hoyeau, Barry Lipman and Mark Mathiesen |
2020 (1st Division) | Charlatan | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | SF Racing LLC, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables LLC, Stonestreet Stables LLC, Frederick Hertrich III, John D. Fielding |
2019 | Omaha Beach | Richard E. Mandella | Mike E. Smith | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. |
2018 | Magnum Moon | Todd A. Pletcher | Luis Saez | Low, Lawana L. and Robert E. |
2017 | Classic Empire | Julien R. Leparoux | Mark E. Casse | John C. Oxley |
2016 | Creator | Ricardo Santana, Jr. | Steve Asmussen | WinStar Farm |
2015 | American Pharoah | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables |
2014 | Danza | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners |
2013 | Overanalyze | Rafael Bejarano | Todd Pletcher | Repole Stable |
2012 | Bodemeister | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables |
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