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- Purse: $1 millionOaklawn: Ten Go In 73rd Arkansas Derby on Saturday (April 10, 2009)
- Race: 1 and 1/8 mile for three-year-oldsOaklawn: Ten Go In 73rd Arkansas Derby on Saturday (April 10, 2009)
- Post time: 5:41 pm CDTOaklawn: Ten Go In 73rd Arkansas Derby on Saturday (April 10, 2009)
- Gates Open: 10:00 am—3:00 amOaklawn: Ten Go In 73rd Arkansas Derby on Saturday (April 10, 2009)
- Will be telecast live on ESPN, 5: 00-6:00 pm
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The Arkansas Derby is an annual horse race, held at Oakland Race Track in Hot Springs, Arkansas in April every year. The race is one leg of the Big 3 Pick 3 which will determine who races in the Triple Crown; the others are Wood Memorial and the Blue Grass Stakes.Horses Wild: 2009 Arkansas Derby Racing Picks & Tips (April 11, 2009)
The 73rd Arkansas Derby will be held Wednesday, April 15, 1009.ESPN: Arkansas Derby scouting report (April 11, 2009) The favorite as of April 11, 2009 is Old Fashioned, who finished second at the Rebel Stakes race, at odds of 2-5.New York Times: Trainer Dreams of Another Chance at the Derby (April 10, 2009)
2009 Field
- Captain Cherokee (jockey: Aaron Gryder; odds on April 10, 2009: 20-1)
- Papa Clem (Rafael Bejarano, 6-1)
- Flat Out (Julio Garcia, 10-1)
- Poltergeist (Quincy Hamilton, 20-1)
- Ziegfeld (Jon Court, 12-1)
- Flying Private (Israel Ocampo, 6-1)
- Summer Bird (Chris Rosier, 30-1)
- Old Fashioned (Terry Thompson, 9-5)
- Win Willy (Cliff Berry, 7-2)
- Danger to Society (Cornelio Velasquez, 6-1)Oaklawn: Ten Go In 73rd Arkansas Derby on Saturday (April 10, 2009)