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Longest Oaklawn season complete

Longest Oaklawn season at Hot Springs is over. The 2021-22 season is the longest since the track opened in 1904. It included 66 racing days and a track-leading purse total of $4,059,003. Steve Asmussen was Oak lawn's champion trainer for the 12th time since 2007. The coming 2022-23 season will last slightly less than five months and include 68 racingdays. Racing will begin on Friday, Dec. 9 and conclude on Saturday, May 6, 2023. A return to four-day racing weeks will highlight the month of March.

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