Smarty Jones Stakes (Oaklawn Park)
| Non-graded stakes race | |
| Location | Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2008 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www.oaklawn.com |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile (8 furlongs) |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Assigned |
| Purse | $150,000 |
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 for three-year-olds and is contested on dirt at a distance of one mile (8 furlongs).
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 was created in 2010 and is run at Parx Racing on Labor Day.
Records
Speed record:
- 1:36.32 - Uncontested (2017)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 2 - Eusebio Razo Jr. (2008, 2011)
- 2 - Jon Court (2013, 2016)
Most wins by a trainer:
- No trainer has won this race more than once.
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once.
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Mourinho | Drayden Van Dyke | Bob Baffert | Phoenix Thoroughbred III | 1:37.25 |
| 2017 | Uncontested | Channing Hill | Wayne M. Catalano | LaPenta/Rosenblum | 1:36.32 |
| 2016 | Discreetness | Jon Court | William H. Fires | Xpress Thoroughbreds | 1:38.05 |
| 2015 | Far Right | Mike E. Smith | Ron Moquett | LaPenta/Rosenblum | 1:38.43 |
| 2014 | Tanzanite Cat | Norberto Arroyo Jr. | Cody Autrey | James & Ywachetta Driver | 1:38.69 |
| 2013 | Will Take Charge | Jon Court | D. Wayne Lukas | Willis Horton | 1:38.64 |
| 2012 | Junebugred | Joe Bravo | Steve Hobby | Alex & JoAnn Lieblong | 1:38.45 |
| 2011 | Caleb's Posse | Eusebio Razo Jr. | Donnie Von Hemel | McNeill Stables/Cheyenne Stables | 1:43.07 |
| 2010 | Dryfly | Calvin Borel | Lynn S. Whiting | Charles J. Cella | 1:41.69 |
| 2009 | Flat Out | Julio A. Garcia | Charles L. Dickey | Oxbox Racing | 1:39.15 |
| 2008 | Liberty Bull | Eusebio Razo, Jr. | Thomas M. Amoss | Kenneth Maier | 1:38.15 |