HERNANDEZ OVERCOMES ALLERGIES TO HORSES, THRIVING IN SECOND YEAR AT REMINGTON PARK
When Harry Hernandez was about 8 years old in Puerto Rico, his father, who was a jockey, put him up on a filly at the racetrack to give his young son a thrill. “She was one of the best horses in all of Puerto Rico,” said Hernandez, who sits in fourth place among the leading …
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GRADE 3 OKLAHOMA DERBY NOMINATIONS BRINGING BIG RACES ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 29 INTO FOCUS AT REMINGTON PARK
Four of the top trainers in the country dominated the nominations for the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby scheduled to be run on Sunday, Sept. 29. Steve Asmussen, Brad Cox, Ken McPeek and Michael Maker have a total of 10 of the 26 horses nominated for the Derby. Cox and McPeek have eight between them. …
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BANDERA AZTECA PICKS UP 10TH CAREER VICTORY, WINNING FEATURED ALLOWANCE FRIDAY AT REMINGTON PARK
There were all kinds of statistics that screamed Bandera Azteca would win for the 10th time in his career Friday night and they all kicked in down the stretch as the 5-year-old gelding backed it up in spades. The California-bred son of Danzing Candy, out of the Holy Bull mare Seaside Sanctuary, had a lot …
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JOCKEY LEANDRO GONCALVES SCORES RIDING TRIPLE, WINNING FEATURED ALLOWANCE WITH LUCKYTABUCKY
Jockey Leandro Goncalves romped with Luckytabucky in the featured allowance race Thursday night at Remington Park. The score gave the rider three wins on the card. The big night for Goncalves moved him from ninth in the standings to a tie for seventh with Rene Diaz. They both have seven trips to the winner’s circle …
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POPPERINA WINS FEATURED ALLOWANCE IN SECOND TRY OF REMINGTON MEET AS JOCKEY DAVID CABRERA TRIPLES
Popperina, a 3-year-old daughter of two-time Horse of the Year California Chrome, was a disappointing third as the 1-9 prohibitive favorite in her debut at Remington Park on Aug. 16, but she made up for that bump in the road Wednesday night. Jockey David Cabrera won for the third time on the night when he …
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DARK AFTERNOON WILL DEFEND HIS TITLE IN $50,000 REMINGTON PARK TURF SPRINT ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 20
Nominations have come out for the $50,000 Remington Park Turf Sprint scheduled for Friday, Sept. 20, and trainer Austin Gustafson says Dark Afternoon will defend his stakes title. Eyebrows were raised when the 4-year-old gelded Oklahoma-bred son of Black Bear, out of the Came Home mare Afternoon Liaison, was a soundly defeated ninth by 16-3/4 …
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HARRY HERNANDEZ RECORDS RIDING TRIPLE SATURDAY AT REMINGTON PARK TO MOVE UP JOCKEY STANDINGS
Jockey Harry Hernandez dominated the Saturday night card at Remington Park scoring riding wins in three of the eight races to move up from fifth in the standings to fourth. When Hernandez won the eighth and final race aboard Lady Jae on the turf, it was the 10th time he has made it to the …
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LAST YEAR’S CHAMPION HORSE OF MEET, MISS CODE WEST, STAYS UNBEATEN AT REMINGTON WITH FOURTH STAKES WIN IN A ROW
Miss Code West ran her streak to four stakes win in a row at Remington Park with a victory in the $30,000 Oklahoma Stallion Handicap for 3-year-old eligible fillies on Friday night. The victory gave her five wins in a row at this track where she is unbeaten. The 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred filly by Code West, …
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FLAT HANBY WINS OKLAHOMA STALLION HANDICAP COLTS & GELDINGS DIVISION AT REMINGTON PARK FOR HIS FIFTH WIN IN ROW THIS YEAR
Flat Hanby would definitely win the comeback award of the year if there were one for 3-year-old racehorses at Remington Park. He won the $30,000 Oklahoma Stallion Handicap Colts & Geldings division on Thursday night for his fifth win in a row as a sophomore, and third consecutive stakes win. As a 2-year-old, he only …
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VETERAN JOCKEY LUIS QUINONEZ PUTS IN PATENTED CLOSING KICK WITH C W CHARM FOR SECOND STRAIGHT REMINGTON PARK VICTORY
Remington Park’s second all-time winningest jockey Luis Quinonez put on his patented closing kick to win the allowance feature on the grass Thursday night with C W Charm. It was his second straight score on the filly for co-leading owner Bryan Hawk. Quinonez has now been on C W Charm twice in the 3-year-old filly’s …
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