WETHEY, JR. PULLS OFF TRIPLE AT REMINGTON PARK; SO JORDAN WINS FEATURED ALLOWANCE

It was a big night for jockey Floyd Wethey, Jr., Thursday at Remington Park as he had a riding triple from seven mounts. Fellow rider, David Cabrera, scored with a win in the featured allowance race with So Jordan.

Wethey couldn’t quite match the five-bagger he had at Remington Park last fall, but no other jockey had more than one win on the nine-race card Thursday.

It took a little intervention from the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission Stewards for Wethey to get his three as he was the benefactor of a horse being disqualified for interference in the fifth race. Wethey’s mount, Dance Man was put up from second to the winner’s circle when Berry Mischievous was disqualified. A daylight winner at 8-1 odds in the six-furlong event, Berry Mischievous bore out at the beginning of the race from the post-position three, moving outward into Dance Man in post five, with the contact knocking the latter off stride and pushing farther outside.

When all was said and done and the stewards had looked at the beginning of the race, it was determined that the eventual runner-up, Dance Man, was the only horse Berry Mischievous bothered at the start and he would be disqualified to second while Dance Man ($5.80 to win) was elevated to victory. That was Wethey’s first of three trips to the winner’s circle.

Dance Man is owned by Bob Matney of Lubbock, Texas, trained by Dick Cappellucci and was bred in California by Liberty Road Stables.

Wethey’s second winner on the night came immediately in the sixth race aboard possibly his best horse of the night, a 4-year-old first-time starter, Annie One Sock. She left her competition standing still in the stretch as she drew off to win the a maiden race for Oklahoma-breds by nine lengths, covering six furlongs in 1:12.75. Even though she hadn’t made a start, there were signs she had ability. The Oklahoma-bred filly by Den’s Legacy, out of the Jump Start mare C U Later, had a series of workouts on her form with five bullet works, including a :46.45 breeze at Prairie Meadows in Iowa back in July.

Annie One Sock is out of trainer Scott Young’s barn and is owned by Betsy B. McQueary of Rogersville, Mo., who is also the breeder. This filly even had trouble at the start of the race, surviving a bump at the break, getting out of the gate seventh in the field of nine. The 6-5 wagering favorite, West Code Mischief, finished off the board in fifth. Annie One Sock was sent off at 5-2 odds and paid $7.20 to win. Wethey overcame the slow start and chased early fractions of :22.35 for the quarter-mile, :46.54 for the half-mile, leading by a head at that point.

Wethey’s final victory on the night came in the eighth race when he brought in one of the big longshots on the night, He’s a Striker at 16-1 odds. Wethey timed the one-mile ride on the turf perfectly as he chased down David Cabrera and nipped his horse, Moneyline at the wire for the win. He’s a Striker’s nose in front at the wire may have been the only time in the race the winner was in front. He’s a Striker paid a whopping $35.60 to win. That 3-year-old Kentucky-bred colt had finished eighth, sixth and ninth in his last three races. He’s a Striker is owned and trained by Terry Eoff of Granbury, Texas and was bred in Kentucky by Frankfort Park Farm. Running time for the mile was 1:36.19 over firm turf

He’s a Striker broke seventh and ran down Moneyline, who had inherited the lead at the top of the stretch. He still had a three-length lead on the winner with about a sixteenth of a mile to go. Fractions for the race were :23.54 for the quarter-mile, :47.47 for the half-mile, 1:11.40 for six furlongs and 1:23.82 for seven-eighths of a mile.

Cabrera got his revenge in the final race of the night aboard So Jordan, who was going to make sure no one caught him from behind on this 6-year-old Oklahoma-bred mare trained by Scott Corderman. The red-hot trainer had So Jordan locked and loaded for this one-mile race on the main track. She had a seven-length lead at the top of the stretch when Cabrera looked between his legs for any competition. There was none. So Jordan extended that lead to 8-3/4 lengths at the wire. She was the 2-1 betting favorite.

So Jordan is owned by C. Dale Ledgess of Davis, Okla., and was bred by the owner. Running time for the mile was 1:41.33 over the fast main track.

Remington Park racing continues Friday and Saturday, Sept. 12 & 13. The Friday program includes three stakes events over the turf for Oklahoma-breds with the Cliff Berry Turf Sprint, the Bob Barry Memorial and the Red Earth Handicap headlining the program. The first race nightly is at 6pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $390 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 Oklahoma Derby takes place Sunday, Sept. 28. The Thoroughbred Season continues through Dec. 20. 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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