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2025 Southwest Stakes Morning Line Odds & Entries
Official race entries and morning line odds will be posted here as soon as available.
2024 Southwest Stakes Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|
10 | Mystik Dan | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek | $24.80 / $14.20 / $8.80 |
11 | Just Steel | Ramon A. Vazquez / D. Wayne Lukas | $9.60 / $6.00 |
6 | Liberal Arts | Cristian A. Torres / Robert Medina | $4.20 |
12 | Awesome Road | Florent Geroux / Brad H. Cox | |
8 | Common Defense | Julien R. Leparoux / Kenneth G. McPeek | |
4 | Otto the Conqueror | Joel Rosario / Steven M. Asmussen | |
7 | Carbone | Ricardo Santana, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen | |
9 | Linebacker | Emmanuel Esquivel / Jordan Blair | |
2 | Charleston | Harry Hernandez / William H. Fires | |
3 | Magic Grant | Chris Landeros / Eddie Milligan, Jr. |
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Exotic Payoffs:
- $1 Exacta (10-11) Paid: $91.00
- $0.50 Trifecta (10-11-6) Paid: $4277.65
- $0.10 Superfecta (10-11-6-12) Paid: $374.60
Watch the 2024 Southwest Stakes
History of the Southwest Stakes
Once upon a time, not all that long time ago, the Southwest (G3) at Oaklawn Park was a sleepy little stakes race held in late February or early March, with a purse ranging from $50,000 to $100,000.
Then on a sunny day in 1992, a horse named Lil E. Tee finished third in the Southwest, beaten a head for second place by Pine Bluff. A few months later, Lil E. Tee sprung a memorable upset in the Kentucky Derby (G1) and Pine Bluff battled to victory in the Preakness (G1). Suddenly, the Southwest wasn’t quite so sleepy.
Serving as a local steppingstone toward the Arkansas Derby (G1) at Oaklawn, the Southwest has risen steadily in prominence since Lil E. Tee and Pine Bluff launched it into the spotlight. Champions Smoke Glacken and Lawyer Ron won the race in 1997 and 2006, respectively, and fan favorite Smarty Jones stopped off in the Southwest winner’s circle prior to his runaway victories in the 2004 Kentucky Derby and Preakness.
Held over a mile for much of its history, the Southwest achieved Grade 3 status in 2008 and was lengthened to 1 1⁄16 miles in 2013, the same year it became an official Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race offering 10 qualification points to the winner. Point values have risen (20-10-6-4-2 scale), and champion three-year-old Will Take Charge was the first runner of note to contest the newly restructured Southwest, finishing sixth before going on to compete in all three legs of the 2013 Triple Crown. After winning the 2021 edition, multiple champion Essential Quality finished third in the Kentucky Derby and captured the Belmont (G1). One Liner established the stakes record in 2017 (1:41.83) and the distant third-place finisher, Lookin At Lee, went on to finish second in the Kentucky Derby.
The Southwest has established itself as an important prep for the spring classics. With a purse value reaching $1,000,000 in 2025, it’s safe to say the Southwest is wide awake and here to stay.
Historical Results of the Southwest Stakes
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|
2024 | Mystik Dan | Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr. / Kenneth G. McPeek | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:45.04 |
2023 | Arabian Knight | John R. Velazquez / Bob Baffert | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:43.50 |
2022 | Newgrange | John R. Velazquez / Bob Baffert | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:45.83 |
2021 | Essential Quality | Luis Saez / Brad Cox | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:45.48 |
2020 | Silver Prospector | Ricardo Santana Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:43.01 |
2019 | Super Steed | Terry J. Thompson / J. Larry Jones | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:44.05 |
2018 | My Boy Jack | Kent J. Desormeaux / J. Keith Desormeaux | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:46.00 |
2017 | One Liner | John R. Velazquez / Todd A. Pletcher | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:41.83 |
2016 | Suddenbreakingnews | Luis S. Quinonez / Donnie K. Von Hemel | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:45.14 |
2015 | Far Right | Mike E. Smith / Ron Moquett | 1 1⁄16 miles / 1:47.50 |
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