The Oaklawn Race Track can be found at 2705 Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Eric Jackson served as the Director of Operations from 1978 until he became the General Manager during 1987. The facility has options available for individuals and groups that wish to visit and can be tailored to suit your needs.
Reservations for the Oaklawn Race Track are taken from nine in the morning Monday through Friday during the months of November until opening day. From the day the track opens until Derby day reservations are taken during the same time seven days a week. The boxes, dining rooms and reserved seats do not allow smoking. Grandstand area reserved seating is available for a day or the season depending on the preference of those making the reservations.
The cost of reserving seats in the grandstand is $2.50 per seat during the week and $4.50 per seat on the weekend. Individuals can purchase box seating by the season. These boxes are sometimes released for a day by the owner, should a box be available it goes on sale when the gates are opened and can be purchased only on days of races from the Box Seats window.
Dining can be done at the Carousel Terrace which features an authentic antique collection of carousel horses. There are television monitors and music boxes on all of the tables to allow patrons to remain informed about the races. Wednesday through Friday and on Sunday there are menu items available. Saturday there is a buffet and it is recommended that visitors make reservations and the dress is casual.
Post Parade Restaurant can be found across from Winning Colors Gift Shop on the first floor. There are various devices that allow patrons to monitor the races while they dine here as well.
There is also gaming available at the Oaklawn Race Track. The facilities open at ten in the morning and close at two the next morning Sunday through Thursday. Friday and Saturday the facility is open from ten in the morning until four in the morning. Thursday is also ladies night with drinks, food and poker.
Poker 101 is taught from six to seven in the evenings. There is a free poker tournament beginning at 7pm with a $600 prize. The buffet is only $7.77 from three thirty in the evening to ten at night with seventy-seven cent margaritas and daiquiris for the ladies. Monday is triple point's day at the gaming facility.
Thursdays there are live races. Ten races are held with the first starting at one thirty in the afternoon. The ninth race is the feature race with an allowance of $37,000 for the four years old up to a mile.
There are a number of options for seating and packages offered from the Oaklawn Race Track in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. Those that wish to obtain additional information about making reservations, purchasing seats, pricing and amenities at the facility should contact the race track office directly to ensure they are ready for their visit.
