Oaklawn Park

Sara Elbadwi & Paul Verderosa look forward at the Oaklawn Handicap at Oaklawn Park & Ben Ali Stakes at Keeneland.

Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott discusses reigning Horse of the Year Sovereignty April 17 as he prepares to make his 4-year-old debut in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) at Oaklawn Park.

Journalism lost the first two rounds to Sovereignty, but those matches were in 2025. Round 3 is April 18 at Oaklawn Park where the now-4-year-old heavyweights tangle again in the $1.25 million Oaklawn Handicap (G2) for older horses at 1…

In this week's On Racing, Round 1 of what true fans can only hope is a season-long rivalry takes place April 18 at Oaklawn Park, where the two best 3-year-olds of 2025 emerge at age 4 in the $1.25 million Oaklawn…

Sovereignty and Journalism are not alone in the April 18 Oaklawn Handicap (G2) as competitors with Kentucky Derby (G1) experience. Publisher and White Abarrio also raced in the first leg of the Triple Crown with less distinction.

In this month's At the Track with Sean Collins: Prepared to host the long-anticipated third round of Sovereignty vs. Journalism April 18, Oaklawn Park's investment in its facility and fan base has set the stage for one of racing's premier…

Husbands earns the Jockey of the Week honor after guiding Claret Beret to victory in the Apple Blossom Handicap (G1) at Oaklawn Park, winning his first grade 1.

After a pair of 1-2 finishes from Sovereignty and Journalism in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) in 2025, a third showdown comes as 4-year-olds in the April 18 Oaklawn Handicap (G2).

The 2026 Oaklawn Handicap (G1) feels like a throwback race to a bygone era in sport where true horse racing heavyweights of the handicap/older male division would meet regularly in marquee stakes across the country.

Despite having not made their first starts of the year yet, Sovereignty and Journalism have managed to maintain a place on the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top Thoroughbred Poll based on their success in 2025.