Oaklawn Park Picks, Results & Big 'Uns

Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas, opened in 1904 and runs a winter and spring season from mid-December through Kentucky Derby day. The meet's biggest day is the Arkansas Derby, first run in 1936 and now the centerpiece of the Racing Festival of the South.

Oaklawn is a dirt-only track with no turf course. Most races on its one-mile oval are run at six furlongs, one mile, and 1 1/16 miles, and one-mile races use an alternate finish line at the sixteenth pole to allow a fair run into the first turn.

Oaklawn Park ran 62 racing days in the past year on dirt. Fields averaged 8.8 starters and races ranged from 5 1/2f to 1 3/4m. Claiming races here have averaged a $32,426 tag recently. WinningPonies' picks produced 156 Big 'Un payouts at Oaklawn Park in the past year totaling $38,771, the largest a $10,630 Pick 6 on March 27, 2026. The Pick 3 has been the most common winning Big 'Un wager.