Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort Opening Day

Oaklawn Park - Hot Springs, Arkansas - December 12, 2025 - Saturday, May 2, 2026.

Opened in 1905 in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Oaklawn Park has endured through closures, political controversy, and reinvention to become a premier venue in American Thoroughbred racing - home to the famed “Racing Festival of the South,” highlighted by the Arkansas Derby and Apple Blossom Handicap - and today hosts a regular December-through-May meet with stakes races that help launch the Road to the Kentucky Derby.