Nine horses were entered Sunday morning for the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds Jan. 3. The Smarty Jones headlines an 11-race card that begins at noon (Central). Probable post time for ...

Dual Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse did it again Saturday at Oaklawn, padding his glowing resume with a 1-2 finish in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds. Strategic Risk beat stablemate ...

On January 1 all two-year-old colts became three-year-olds, the magic age for Kentucky Derby entrants. Wasting little time, one particular Florida-bred put himself on the prime-time contender list for ...

Universe , a closing second in the 2025 Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (G2) at Churchill Downs after two earlier graded stakes placings, aims to turn the stakes corner as a newly turned 3-year-old in the ...

Trainer Mark Casse’s magical 2025-2026 Oaklawn meeting continued Saturday when he finished 1-2 in the $250,000 Smarty Jones Stakes for 3-year-olds. Strategic Risk, under Javier Castellano, took ...

Fresh off his first graded stakes victory in last month's Indiana Derby (G3), Jim Bakke and Gerry Isbister's Tip Top Thomas will look to secure back-to-back wins in the $200,000 Smarty Jones Stakes at ...

HOT SPRINGS -- Safely turning a calendar leaf onto its 121st thoroughbred racing season, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort honors with stakes races the state bird and a four-legged, Arkansas-campaigned ...