| ansas Derby is a popular American Thoroughbred | | | | The first Arkansas Derby run in 1936 offered a |
| Grade I stakes race open to three year olds and | | | | purse of $5,000 and was won by Holl Image. The |
| deemed to be of one of the most important | | | | Arkansas Derby’s list of distinguished |
| preps for the Kentucky Derby prospects. The | | | | victors swanks names of famous race horses |
| event is hosted at Oakland Park in Hot Springs, | | | | such as Temperence Hill, Victory Gallop, |
| Arkansas during the month of April. Run on dirt, | | | | Sunny’s Halo and Smarty Jones. |
| the race boasts a large purse worth $1,000,000. | | | | Elocutionist, Tank’s Prospect, Pine Bluff as |
| This makes the race a good source of graded | | | | well as Concern are some of the other racing |
| stakes earnings for horse bettors on the bubble. | | | | superstars that won the race. All of them have |
| You can find more information about major | | | | won great American Classic Races including the |
| Stakes races on horse racing games portals. | | | | Belmont Stakes, Kentucky Derby, Preakness |
| The 2010 Arkansas Derby held on a fine | | | | Stakes as well as Breeders’ Cup Classic. If |
| Saturday afternoon of 10 April was a fast-paced, | | | | you too are interested in knowing more about the |
| race loaded with lots of action and an exciting | | | | history of the Arkansas Derby, then visit the |
| finish by Line of David. The amazing champion, | | | | horse racing games websites. |
| jockeyed by Jon Court and trained by John | | | | With the three contending race horses; Baker & |
| Sadler, dominated the race from the very onset | | | | Mack’s Dublin, WinStar farm’s |
| and eventually won by a neck. The race attracted | | | | Super Saver and Ike and Dawn Thrash’s |
| a mob of 61,531 excited spectators and was one | | | | Line of David, head apart in midstretch, the 2010 |
| of the closest Arkansas Derby finishes in the 74 | | | | Arkansas Derby was wide open. Line of David |
| year history of the race. If you too are looking | | | | won the 1 and 1/8 mile track in 1:49, thereby |
| forward to raking in some good money through | | | | raising his career earnings to $662,000 and in all |
| Stakes races, then go through the online 2010 | | | | probability securing a position for himself in the |
| Stakes schedule available on virtual horse racing | | | | Kentucky Derby which is to be held on 1 May, |
| games websites. | | | | Saturday. |