Grade II race
Rebel Stakes
Location	Oaklawn Park Race Track Hot Springs, Arkansas
Inaugurated	1961
Race type	Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website	www.oaklawn.com
Race information
Distance	11/16 miles (8.5 furlongs)
Track	Dirt, left-handed
Qualification	Three-year-olds
Weight	Assigned
Purse	$300,000

The Rebel Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race held annually in March at Oaklawn Park racetrack in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Open to three-year-old horses, it is raced on dirt over a distance of 11/16 miles. It currently offers a purse of $300,000 and is the second leg of the Oaklawn three-year-old stakes program, the first being the Southwest Stakes and the third the Arkansas Derby.

Inaugurated as a Handicap race, the Rebel Stakes is now one of the prep races en route to the annual U.S. Triple Crown series.

On November 28, 2007, this Grade III stakes race was upgraded to a Grade II by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

[edit] Records

Time record:

• 1:40.80 - Betemight (1967) (as a Handicap race)
• 1:41.00 - Vanlandingham (1984) (as a Stakes race)

Most wins by an owner:

• 5 - Loblolly Stable (1980, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1993)

Most wins by a jockey:

• 3 - Larry Snyder (1978, 1982, 1983)
• 3 - Pat Day (1984, 1985, 1987)
• 3 - Mike E. Smith (1986, 1993, 1999)

Most wins by a trainer:

• 5 - Robert E. Holthus (1964, 1972, 1977, 2005, 2006)

[edit] Winners of the Rebel Stakes

Year	Winner	Jockey	Trainer	Owner	Time
2009	Win Willy	Cliff Berry	McLean Robertson	Jer-Mar Stable LLC	1:44.41
2008	Sierra Sunset	Christopher Emigh	Jeff Bonde	Lebherz/Mariani/Schmitt/Wirth	1:43.88
2007	Curlin	Robby Albarado	Steve Asmussen	Padua Stables et al.	1:44.70
2006	Lawyer Ron	John McKee	Robert E. Holthus	James T. Hines, Jr.	1:44.09
2005	Greater Good	John McKee	Robert E. Holthus	Lewis Lakin	1:44.92
2004	Smarty Jones	Stewart Elliott	John Servis	Roy & Patricia Chapman	1:42.07
2003	Crowned King	Chandra Rennie	Billy McKeever	McKeever Racing Stable	1:44.00
2002	Windward Passage	Donnie Meche	Steve Asmussen	Team Valor	1:45.06
2001	Crafty Shaw	Joe Johnson	Peter M. Vestal	Lucky Seven Stable	1:43.82
2000	Snuck In	Cash Asmussen	Steve Asmussen	Ackerley Bros. Farm	1:42.99
1999	Etbauer	Mike E. Smith	Steve J. Wren	K & H. Biggs	1:44.00
1998	Victory Gallop	Eibar Coa	W. Elliott Walden	Prestonwood Farm Inc.	1:44.60
1997	Phantom On Tour	Larry Melancon	Lynn S. Whiting	W. Cal Partee	1:42.80
1996	Ide	Craig Perret	Peter M. Vestal	Willmott Stables	1:44.00
1995	Mystery Storm	Craig Perret	Larry Robideaux, Jr.	David Beard	1:44.40
1994	Judge T C	Joe Johnson	Gary G. Hartlage	Bea & R. H. Roberts	1:44.00
1993	Dalhart	Mike E. Smith	Tom Bohannan	Loblolly Stable	1:42.20
1992	Pine Bluff	Jerry D. Bailey	Tom Bohannan	Loblolly Stable	1:42.80
1991	Quintana	David Guillory	David C. Cross, Jr.	Gary M. Garber	1:42.60
1990	Nuits St. Georges	Jamie Bruin	Douglas R. Peterson	Photini Jaffe	1:46.00
1989	Manastash Ridge	Antonio Castanon	D. Wayne Lukas	Tayhill Stables	1:43.00
1988	Sea Trek	Patrick A. Johnson	Gary G. Hartlage	Diana Stable	1:42.60
1987	Demons Begone	Pat Day	Philip M. Hauswald	Loblolly Stable	1:41.40
1986	Rare Brick	Mike E. Smith	Tony Foyt	Pin Oak Stable & A. J. Foyt	1:43.20
1985	Clever Allemont	Pat Day	Lynn S. Whiting	W. Cal Partee	1:44.40
1984	Vanlandingham	Pat Day	C. R. McGaughey III	Loblolly Stable	1:41.00
1983	Sunny's Halo	Larry Snyder	David C. Cross, Jr.	David J. Foster	1:42.20
1982	Bold Style	Larry Snyder	Jack Van Berg	L. Mayer	1:43.80
1981	Bold Ego	John L. Lively	D. Were	Double B Ranch & J.Kidd	1:41.40
1980	Temperence Hill	Darrell Haire	Joseph B. Cantey	Loblolly Stable	1:42.80
1979	Lucy's Axe	Eddie Maple	Joseph B. Cantey	Mrs. L. Close	1:45.80
1978	Chop Chop Tomahawk	Larry Snyder	E. Jackson	Daybreak Farm	1:42.40
1977	United Holme	Jorge Tejeira	Robert E. Holthus	Lofton & Robert E. Holthus	1:42.20
1976	Riverside Sam	Garth Patterson	E. Jackson	Daybreak Farm	1:41.60
1975	Promised City	David E.Whited	Larry Spraker	Big I Farm	1:44.40
1974	Perfect Aim	Geary E. Louviere	Harold Tinker	W. Cal Partee	1:44.40
1973	Game Lad	A. Herrera	David R. Vance	Dan Lasater	1:41.20
1972	Our Trade Winds	Lonnie Ray	Robert E. Holthus	R. Mitchell	1:42.60
1971	Compte Deux	Don Brumfield	Ike K. Mourar	Robert E. Lehmann	1:44.40
1970	Admiral's Shield	Stanley A. Spencer	Harvey L. Vanier	W. C. Robinson	1:44.00
1969	Traffic Mark	Phil I. Grimm	Ronnie G. Warren	M/M Robert F. Roberts	1:42.80
1968	Etony	J. Pagano	H. Holcomb	G. B. Newbill	1:43.80
1967	Betemight	Henry Moreno	Doug M. Davis, Jr.	G. M. Holtsinger & M. Davis	1:40.80
1966	Timely Move	M. Freed	Charlie Vinci	Cantor & Hill	1:42.20
1965	Swift Ruler	Larry Spraker	Gin L. Collins	E. Allen	1:44.20
1964	Spike Nail	Ronnie J. Campbell	Robert E. Holthus	C. O. Viar	1:43.00
1963	Devil It Is	Robert Gallimore	G. Alberico	Bar-Al-Mar Stable	1:45.00
1962	Treasury Note	Wayne Chambers	Henry Forrest	J. C. Pollard	1:42.40
1961	Bass Clef	Ronald Baldwin	Anthony W. Rupelt	Vera E. Smith	1:42.40