The Bayakoa Stakes is a
Grade III American
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...
for
fillies
A filly is a female horse that is too young to be called a mare. There are two specific definitions in use:
*In most cases, a ''filly'' is a female horse under four years old.
*In some nations, such as the United Kingdom and the United States, t ...
and
mares that are four years old or older, over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track held annually in February at
Oaklawn Park Oaklawn Plantation may refer to:
* Oaklawn (Huntsville, Alabama), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
* Oaklawn Plantation (Leon County, Florida)
*Oaklawn Plantation (Natchez, Louisiana)
The Oaklawn Plantation is a historic ...
in
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is a resort city in the state of Arkansas and the county seat of Garland County. The city is located in the Ouachita Mountains among the U.S. Interior Highlands, and is set among several natural hot springs for which the city is n ...
. The event currently carries a purse of $250,000.
History
The race was inaugurated in 1992
and named in honor of
U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee,
Bayakoa
Bayakoa (October 10, 1984 – June 14, 1997) was a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse bred in Argentina. After racing successfully in that country, Bayakoa was sold to Janis and Frank Whitham and subsequently raced in the United States, mainly in C ...
who had won the 1989
Grade I
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Apple Blossom Handicap
The Apple Blossom Handicap is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares that are four years old or older, run under handicap conditions over a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt track held annually in April ...
at Oaklawn Park.
In 1993 event was run over a longer distance of miles and in 1995 the event was not held.
[
The event was upgraded to a Grade III event in 2015.]
Records
Speed record:
* miles – 1:14.68 - Really Polish (1999)
Margins:
* lengths – Don't Tell Sophia (2013)
;Most wins by a jockey
* 4 - Terry J. Thompson (2007, 2010, 2011, 2012)
;Most wins by a trainer
* 4 - Steven M. Asmussen (2003, 2006, 2017, 2019)
Winners
See also
*List of American and Canadian Graded races
The List of American and Canadian Graded races is a list of Thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada that meet the graded stakes standards maintained by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders ...
External links
Oaklawn Park Media Guide 2021
References
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Horse races in the United States
Flat horse races for four-year-old fillies
Grade 3 stakes races in the United States
Mile category horse races for fillies and mares
Horse races in Arkansas
Oaklawn Park
1992 establishments in Arkansas
Recurring sporting events established in 1992