Oaklawn is one of the premier racetracks in the country. A little bit hectic at the moment with the additional of a hotel and the expansion of the casino, but even with all the construction it remain. Casino has everything you would want for gambling lots of slots and the table games are great. The Thoroughbreds running at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort offer some of the most heart-stopping excitement you'll find in The Natural State. See the biggest names in racing battle it out at one of the nation's finest tracks from late January to early May. And, it's all located in the middle of historic and beautiful Hot Springs National Park.
Set to open in January 2021, the expansion of Oaklawn Racing & Gaming includes a new 7-story, 200-room hotel, 14,000 square foot event center, and 28,000 square feet of new gaming and amenity space. This new chapter in Oaklawn’s 114-year history will be a boost to the property’s place in thoroughbred racing nationwide and to the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas as a “premiere tourism destination.”