Smarty Jones Stakes (Oaklawn Park)
The Smarty Jones Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid-January at Oaklawn Park Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas. The Smarty Jones is a listed stakes race worth $150,000 for 3-year-olds contested on dirt at a distance of one mile. It is the first in a series of races – including the Southwest Stakes, Rebel Stakes, and Arkansas Derby – held at Oaklawn that are commonly used as preps for the Kentucky Derby.
Named for the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Smarty Jones, the inaugural race was held on January 21, 2008.
Note that a second Smarty Jones Stakes, a Grade 3 race for 3-year-olds run at a distance of 1 and 1/16 miles, was created in 2010 and is held at Parx in late August or during Labor Day weekend.Records
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