It is sunny and in the 60s at Oaklawn Park, which puts on a 13-race program Saturday led by the Grade 1, $1 million Arkansas Derby. The track is listed as good for the opener. There are no current changes to the Arkansas Derby.
The infield is open and folks have been setting up shop for the afternoon. Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert has the probable Arkansas Derby favorite in Concert Tour and with a win he would equal Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas' record of 219 Thoroughbred Grade 1 wins since 1976, according to a notice from Equibase distributed in the pressbox at Oaklawn.