Oaklawn at a glance

OPENING DAY Friday LIVE SEASON Friday-May 2 (57 racing days)

POST TIMES 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays; 1 p.m. Saturdays; 12:30 p.m. opening day, Super Bowl Sunday (Feb. 2), Presidents Day (Feb. 17), Rebel Stakes Day (March 14), Arkansas Derby Day (April 11) and closing day (May 2). Gates open at 11 a.m. every race day

ADMISSION General admission, free; reserved seats, $2.50 weekdays; $4.50 Saturdays and Sundays.

PARKING $2 until 4 p.m.

SPECIAL PROMOTIONS 50-cent corned beef sandwiches and 10-cent soft drinks Jan. 25; Jockey meet and greet, Feb. 1, March 7, April 4 and May 2; Oaklawn cap giveaway, Feb. 16; Infield opens March 7; $54,000 cash frenzy, March 29; Infield

Easter Egg hunt, April 5; Great Outdoors giveaway, April 25; Pink Out Day, May 1. NOTABLE DATES Oaklawn has four races that will earn points toward Kentucky Derby eligibility. $150,000 Smarty Jones Stakes, Friday; $750,000 Southwest Stakes, Feb. 17; $1 million Rebel Stakes, March 14; and $1 million Arkansas Derby, April 11. Points for the Smarty Jones Stakes and Southwest Stakes are awarded on a 10-4-2-1 basis. Points for the Rebel Stakes are awarded on a 5020-10-5 basis. Points for the Arkansas Derby are awarded on a 100-40-20-10 basis. The Racing Festival of the South runs from April 10-18. NOTEWORTHY Four stakes races will have $1 million purses: Rebel Stakes, March 14; Arkansas Derby, April 11; Apple Blossom Handicap, April 18; Oaklawn Handicap, April 18.