C W PRIZE ADDS ANOTHER BLACK TYPE WIN TO HIS RESUME, WINNING SILVER GOBLIN HANDICAP AT REMINGTON PARK

C W Prize broke out of his two-race slump Friday night under jockey Richard Eramia and wound up in the winner’s circle of the $50,000 Silver Goblin Handicap for 3-year-olds and older, Oklahoma-breds, sprinting 6-1/2 furlongs at Remington Park.

C W Prize, a 5-year-old gelded son of Code West, out of the Pure Prize mare M B Prize, was on a roll, starting in 2024, running first or second in five stakes in a row. After that, however, when he returned to Remington Park, he ran two consecutive dull races, following a layoff from May 5 to Aug. 23. Owner Bryan Hawk of Shawnee, Okla., and Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame trainer Joe Offolter tried him on the grass in his return in an allowance race and he finished fourth. Returning him to the dirt in the Oklahoma Classics Sprint on Oct. 17, he was a disappointing sixth, after a nearly two-month lapse between races. He had been laid off again before that last race.

“He missed a couple of races this year, so he wasn’t just right,” said Offolter. “But the last time Richard (Eramia) worked him in the morning, he gave me a wink and said, ‘I think he’s back.’”

The public never gave up on the bay gelding. He was sent off Friday as the 2-1 betting favorite and Eramia pushed all the right buttons to win by a full length over Missin Hollywood (9-2). The runner-up was another length ahead of third-place finisher Salt Creek Kid (13-1).

It was the second year in a row that Offolter won the Silver Goblin. He took home the trophy last year with Breakable Code, also owned by Hawk, thus giving the owner his second straight win in the series.

“(Tonight), my horse stumbled a little bit,” said Eramia, “and they were going awfully quick in front of me, so 6-1/2 was really good. By the eighth-pole, I knew we had it.”

The horse’s stumble did nothing to calm his owner’s beating heart.

“He really makes me nervous some days,” said Hawk. “I’ve raised him since he was this high to me (Hawk pointed to his waist). If he loves me, I’ll love him and that’s the relationship we have.”

C W Prize broke sixth in the field of eight and dropped back to seventh after the stumble, three lengths behind the leader, Missin Hollywood at the half-mile pole. C W Prize finally collared that competitor with a strong drive in deep stretch. He had cut into early fractions set by pace-setter Connors Outlaw (5-2) of :21.73 for the first quarter-mile and Missin Hollywood’s half-mile of :44.40 and three-quarters of a mile in 1:10.20. The winning time for C W Prize was 1:17.07 on the fast track. He paid $6.60 to win, $3.20 to place and $2.60 to show.

“This was a big effort tonight,” said Offolter. “He won the Jeffrey Hawk last year, so we may go that route again.”

The rest of the order of finish after the first three was Code Nate (5-1) fourth, Tzedakah (18-1) fifth, Connors Outlaw sixth, Ghost Hero (12-1) seventh and Flat Hanby (7-1) eighth.

The race is named for the soon-to-be-inducted Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Famer Silver Goblin. The Oklahoma-bred began his career at Remington Park in 1993 and concluded in 1999 for owner Al Horton and trainer Kenny Smith, winning multiple stakes events locally. Ridden by regular jockey Dale Cordova, Silver Goblin was a multiple graded stakes winner away from Remington and once ran second to the legendary Cigar in the 1995 Oaklawn Handicap.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday, Nov. 8 with a first post time of 6 p.m.-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $399 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District, Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. The 2025 Springboard Mile, a 2026 Kentucky Derby qualifying points race, takes place Saturday, Dec. 20, the final night of the Thoroughbred Season. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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