Exercise riders ride by the gate at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort Friday morning in anticipation of the Arkansas Derby. The Grade 1 $1.5 million race is the biggest race of the entire meet with up to 200 Kentucky Derby points available. (The Sentinel-Record/James Leigh)
Three Oaklawn stakes races today have combined purses totaling $1.5 million. The signature race today, and of the meeting, is worth that alone.
Is it any wonder why the Arkansas Derby brings attention to Hot Springs unlike any attraction in this resort city?
Only the George Orwells in the crowd, those who...
