MILLIONAIRE SILVER PROSPECTOR GETS SECOND VICTORY IN ROW AT REMINGTON PARK

When the millionaire racehorse, Silver Prospector, arrived at Remington Park, he was put back on Lasix by the barn of 18-time local training title winner Steve Asmussen and was awarded the services of stellar jockey Stewart Elliott. That combination of connections and the return to the anti-bleeder medication did the trick as the 7-year-old gelding won for the second time in a row against open allowance horses on Saturday night.

As a 3-year-old, Silver Prospector was on the early Kentucky Derby trail, winning the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. He ran dull races in the Rebel and Arkansas Derby, but eventually found his niche between solid stakes races and allowances. Earlier this year, Silver Prospector ran second in the Grade 3, $500,000 Oaklawn Mile. Both his wins at Remington Park this meet have come at the mile distance on the main track.

Silver Prospector was sent off as the 8-5 favorite in his first allowance win here by three-quarters of a length on Sept. 4 and followed that up with a two-length victory as the 4-5 odds-on choice Saturday, paying $3.60 to win. In his career for owners Ed and Susie Orr of Greely, Colo., Silver Prospector has a running line of 38 starts, nine wins, four seconds and five thirds for a bankroll of $1,654,791.

Elliott recorded his 13th day with at least two wins in 23 racing days at Remington Park this season. He also won the nightcap with Just Showing Off for Asmussen to get his double. He has had seven days of riding triples and now has six days of riding doubles. There is only one day of the 23 that he didn’t have one winner. That was on Sept. 5.

Asmussen earned a double Saturday to push his training-standings lead to 22. He sits 11 wins ahead of Dick Cappellucci and Joe Offolter who are tied for second-place.

Trainer Scott Young Gains Saturday Double
Scott Young posted a training double as well Saturday, winning a pair with jockeys Jermaine Bridgmohan and Floyd Wethey, Jr. Bridgmohan booted home the first Young winner in the fourth race, guiding Miz Rithym ($4.60 to win) to the wire first for the initial win of her career. She is owned by David and Tammie Bay of Shattuck, Okla., and is a home-bred in this state for her owners.

Wethey, Young’s first-call rider, got the trainer to the winner’s circle for the second time on the evening with a win aboard Leviathan Ace ($6.80) in the sixth race, a maiden event on the turf. This 3-year-old gelding was a winner in his second career try, after running third in his debut, also on the grass at one mile. Having a race over the course and improving the second time out was enough to get him the victory for owners Michael Schiesel and Scott Young Racing of Pryor, Okla.

Oklahoma Derby Day is up next at Remington Park. The lone Sunday of the season features 10-races, led by the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby as the finale. The first race is set for 3pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $357 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 simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. The 2024 Thoroughbred Season continues through Dec. 13. The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby takes place on Sunday, Sept. 29. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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