Rebel Stakes

Location: Oaklawn Park, Hot Springs, AR
Inaugural Race: 1961
Current Distance: 1 1/16 miles
Track Type: Left-Handed Dirt
Age Qualifications: Three-year-olds
Status: Grade 2
2021 Purse: $1,000,000
2021 Race Date: Saturday, March 13^th

2020 Rebel Stakes Entries and Results

POST	HORSE	JOCKEY	TRAINER	WIN	PLACE	SHOW

1	Nadal	Joel Rosario	Bob Baffert	$3.80	$4.00	$3.20
2	Excession	Tyler Baze	Steven M. Asmussen		$37.00	$10.60
3	Basin	Javier Castellano	Steven M. Asmussen			$4.40
6	Three Technique	Luis Saez	Jeremiah C. Englehart
7	Coach Bahe	David Cohen	Philip A. Bauer
4	Silver Prospector	Ricardo Santana, Jr.	Steven M. Asmussen
8	American Theorem	Tiago Josue Pereira	George Papaprodromou
5	No Parole	Joseph Talamo	Thomas M. Amoss

Exotic Payoffs:

$2 Exacta (1-2)	$156.40
$2 Trifecta (1-2-3)	$607.80
$2 Superfecta (1-2-3-6)	$2,784.80

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Rebel Stakes History

First run in 1961, the Rebel Stakes is an important part of the Oaklawn Park spring 3-year-old series, and an important lead-up to the Arkansas Derby.

It’s also included in the first part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship series. The first four home are given points on a 50-20-10-5 basis. The 50 points earned by the winner will almost certainly ensure they get a start in the Kentucky Derby.

Several horses have won both the Rebel Stakes and the Arkansas Derby; they include Swift Ruler, Traffic Mark, Promised City, Temperance Hill, Bold Ego, Sunny’s Halo, Demons Begone, Pine Bluff, Victory Gallop, Smarty Jones, Lawyer Ron, Curlin, and American Pharoah.

Of these horses, Temperance Hill, Sunny’s Halo, Pine Bluff, Victory Gallop, Smarty Jones, Curlin, and American Pharoah would all go on to win legs of the Triple Crown, as did 2010 winner Lookin At Lucky.

In 2019, it was decided that two separate divisions would be fielded for the Rebel in order to let the horses slated to run in the cancelled San Felipe Stakes a chance to race and earn qualifying points. As a result, the top four finishing horses in each division received 37.5, 15, 7.5, and 3.75 points respectively.

Previous Winners of the Rebel

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Year	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Owner

2020	Nadal	Joel Rosario	Bob Baffert	Bolton/Hoyeau/ Lipman/Mathiesen
2019 (Division I)	Long Range Toddy	Jon Kenton Court	Steven M. Asmussen	Willis Horton Racing LLC
2019 (Division II)	Omaha Beach	Mike E. Smith	Richard E. Mandella	Fox Hill Farms, Inc.
2018	Magnum Moon	Todd A. Pletcher	Luis Saez	Lawana L. and Robert E. Low
2017	Malagacy	Javier Castellano	Todd Pletcher	Sumaya U.S. Stable
2016	Cupid	Martin Garcia	Bob Baffert	Tabor, Michael B., Magnier, Mrs. John, and Smith, Derrick
2015	American Pharoah	Victor Espinoza	Bob Baffert	Zayat Stables
2014	Hoppertunity	Mike E. Smith	Bob Baffert	Watson/Pegram/Weitman
2013	Will Take Charge	Jon Court	D. Wayne Lukas	Willis D. Horton
2012	Secret Circle	Rafael Bejarano	Bob Baffert	Watson/Pegram/Weitman