MINDY WILLIS ENJOYING A SUCCESSFUL REMINGTON PARK SEASON, A LONG WAY FROM RAKING OATS INTO HER DAD’S SHEDROW AS A LITTLE GIRL
Longtime Remington Park trainer Mindy Willis grew up in her Dad’s barn on the West Coast and has been a winner in every way except one. “When I was a little girl, just a brat, I used to love to pour the horses’ oats out on the shedrow in my dad’s barn and rake them …
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TRAINER RONNIE CRAVENS WINS TWICE FOR THIRD NIGHT IN ROW TO MOVE INTO SOLE POSSESSION OF SECOND PLACE IN STANDINGS
It was a week that a trainer dreams about and no one was more on fire than red hot Ronnie Cravens III. He moved from fifth place in the Remington Park trainers’ standings at the beginning of the week into sole possession of second place after the action on Saturday night. Cravens won two races …
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THREE JOCKEYS, TWO TRAINERS HAD TWO WINS APIECE ON REMINGTON PARK’S FRIDAY NIGHT CARD
Three jockeys and two trainers made trips to the winner’s circle twice each on Friday night. Floyd Wethey, Jr., Stewart Elliott and Harry Hernandez won two apiece and they were joined by two trainers, J.R. Caldwell and Ronnie Cravens III in the winning doubles column. Wethey got things rolling in the first race of the …
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JOCKEY RICHARD ERAMIA WINS FOR 500TH TIME AT REMINGTON PARK ABOARD GHOST CREEK ON THURSDAY NIGHT
Jockey Richard Eramia added another accolade to his storied riding career with his 500th win at Remington Park on Thursday night aboard Ghost Creek in the fifth race on the card. Eramia is a 44-year-old rider who began his career in Uruguay, South America, his home, and in Argentina, before moving his tack to North …
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JOCKEY SOFIA BARANDELA WINS ANOTHER TURF RACE ON LEAD, COULDN’T BE CAUGHT ABOARD OUR PASTOR IN FEATURED ALLOWANCE
If you can get a horse with early speed, sprinting on the turf, jockey Sofia Barandela is proving to be a rider that can be tough to catch in this situation. She won the featured allowance race at Remington Park on Wednesday night aboard the front-running Our Pastor going five furlongs on the firm grass …
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HOW DID HE DO THAT, AT 44-1 ODDS, WINS GRADE 3 OKLAHOMA DERBY AS TOP THREE HORSES WERE NOSES APART
For the second time in the last six-runnings of the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby, three horses hit the wire together noses apart, with 44-1 longshot How Did He Do That splitting hairs to win the race Sunday at Remington Park. How Did He Do That, Red Route One (5-1) and Tumbarumba (6-1) all had …
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HONOR D LADY WINS STRETCH BATTLE TO TAKE GRADE 3 REMINGTON PARK OAKS
Jockey Tyler Conner had no idea about Honor D Lady until he got on her for the first time Sunday, but they somehow meshed in the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks and took home the trophy. “I didn’t know anything about her,” he said. “But a couple of hours ago I talked to (trainer …
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OWNER JERRY CAROOM HAD ALWAYS WANTED TO WIN DAVID VANCE STAKES, HIS HORSE ALBIZU MADE DREAM COME TRUE
Owner Jerry Caroom of Houston, Texas, had always wanted to win the $100,000 David Vance Stakes at Remington Park for a very special reason and on Sunday, his horse Albizu made it happen. “The first time I ever came to Remington Park (legendary late Hall of Fame trainer) Jack Van Berg introduced me to David …
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SUNLIT SONG RETURNS TO WINNER’S CIRCLE IN REMINGTON GREEN STAKES
Sunlit Song won the Remington Green Stakes in 2020, but it took the old man three years to return to the winner’s circle in this race. He did so in convincing fashion Sunday as the heavy betting favorite at 2-5 odds. Fans were willing to forgive this 8-year-old gelded son of My Golden Song, out …
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GOOD LIKE MAGIC WAS GOOD LIKE HIS SIRE, GOOD MAGIC, WHILE WINNING KIP DEVILLE STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
Kentucky Derby runner-up Good Magic hasn’t exactly cruised up the top national sires’ ladder at No. 24, but he certainly produced a sharp prospect in the sprinter ranks with Good Like Magic, winner of the $75,000 Kip Deville Stakes on Sunday at Remington Park. Good Magic proved he could get a route of ground when …
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