Concert Tour returns for Arkansas Derby try
At 0h31, on April 9, 2021 • By OAKLAWN PARK
There’s a concert tour stopping late Saturday afternoon at Oaklawn and if it’s anything like March 13, it will be another virtuoso performance.
That’s because unbeaten Concert Tour, a homebred for Gary and Mary West, will be heavily favored to enhance his credentials as a leading Kentucky Derby candidate in the $1 million Arkansas Derby (G1) at 1 1/8 miles.
Probable post time for the Arkansas Derby, which will be televised live by NBC Sports Network, is 7:41 p.m. It goes as the 12th of 13 races. First post Saturday is 1:02 p.m.
The Arkansas Derby is one of four stakes Saturday at Oaklawn, the others being the $500,000 Count Fleet Sprint Handicap (G3) for older horses at 6 furlongs, $400,000 Oaklawn Mile for older horses and the $250,000 Carousel for older fillies and mares at 6 furlongs.
Concert Tour is coming off an eye-catching 4 ¼-length victory in the $1 million Rebel Stakes (G2) at 1 1/16 miles March 13, the final major local prep for the Arkansas Derby.
