Horseracing

Arkansas Derby
The Arkansas Derby is the most lucrative thoroughbred horse race in Arkansas, currently offering a “purse”...
Alonzo "Lonnie" Clayton (1876–1917)
Alonzo “Lonnie” Clayton reached stardom at age fifteen as the youngest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby. A...
Patrick Alan (Pat) Day (1953–)
Patrick Alan Day is a retired thoroughbred jockey with 8,803 victories, many of which came at Oaklawn Racing C...
Margaux Isaksen (1991–)
Margaux Isaksen was a world-class competitor in the modern pentathlon, an Olympic sport in which athletes comp...
Mystik Dan
On May 4, 2024, Arkansas-owned colt Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in what was the closest three-hors...
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort
aka: Oaklawn Park Racetrack
aka: Oaklawn Jockey Club
aka: Oaklawn Racing and Gaming
Even before the Civil War, the former pasture where Oaklawn Racing ...
Perry Wayne Ouzts (1954–)
Perry Wayne Ouzts, a professional jockey from Lepanto (Poinsett County), is one of twenty-one professional rid...
Cal Partee Sr. (1910–1999)
William Calhoun “Cal” Partee Sr. was a prominent businessman from Stephens (Ouachita County) and Magnolia ...
Rebel Stakes
The Rebel Stakes, a thoroughbred horse race restricted to three-year-old colts and geldings, has been run each...
Larry Lloyd Snyder (1942–2018)
As a jockey who raced thoroughbred horses, Larry Lloyd Snyder won 6,388 races from 1960 to 1994. Many of his w...
Southwest Stakes
The Southwest Stakes is a thoroughbred horse race held at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs (Garlan...