FLOYD WETHEY, JR., STEVE ASMUSSEN SCORE LIP CHIP JOCKEY/TRAINER OF WEEK at REMINGTON PARK

Floyd Wethey, Jr., and Steve Asmussen rode the wave of monster statistics to earn Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week at Remington Park for the week of Dec. 10-13.

Wethey had a riding triple on Saturday and picked up his 500th career win at Remington Park, finishing the week with 18 starts, nine of them either firsts or seconds and adding one third-place finish to those accolades. Other than the three he won on Saturday night, he also won another on Friday night for a total of four trips to the winner’s circle. The milestone 500th was the clincher for his Lip Chip honor. Only 14 jockeys have reached 500 career Remington Park wins since the track opened in 1988.

Steve Asmussen will be picking up a trophy after this week for his 20th training title at Remington Park, an unprecedented mark that may never be matched. Last week, his barn sent out horses that ran in the money (first, second or third) in 89 percent of the races in which they ran. He won with 6-of-18 starters, had five seconds and five thirds to exemplify his domination at this track.

Wethey’s four winners came with two claiming horses and two that broke their maidens here with maiden special weights, the top non-winners on the grounds. His three winners on Saturday night were Magic Castle (trainer Robertino Diodoro), Elegant Okie (Scott Young) and Momacya (Mark Beuhrer). The latter two were the maiden winners. Wethey’s Friday night winner was Feather Laine, another among the claiming ranks, this one for trainer Dick Cappellucci. The fact that Wethey won his four with four different trainers is an example of how much talent he has in the saddle. He is a popular man on the backside.

Asmussen was just as impressive for the week, winning four of his six times on Thursday, Dec. 11, all four with his son Erik in the saddle. Steve, who runs top horses all around the country, was in attendance both Wednesday and Thursday last week. Three of his six trips to the winner’s circle for the week came with allowance horses, the next highest level of class of horses on the grounds, next to stakes horses. Asmussen’s big wins in allowance company came with Vestes and Risk It on Thursday and with Sound of Victory on Saturday night, giving a leg up on that one to veteran rider Stewart Elliott. Asmussen’s other winners came in the maiden ranks with Remix on Wednesday night with Erik up. Steve must have felt snake-bit most of that night winning the first race with Remix and then running second four other times in the second, fourth, seventh and eighth races. All hexes were off the next night when he scored four winners.

One of Asmussen’s toughest training competitors here – Robertino Diodoro – also had an excellent week, sending out only four horses, but winning with three of them. At one point earlier in the meet, Diodoro actually held the training lead on Asmussen. That disappeared in a hurry with Steve going into the final week of racing with 68 wins over second-place Diodoro’s 30. In the jockeys’ race, Erik’s big week solidified him in third place with 45 wins (even though he didn’t ride full-time here till late September). He sits behind only Ramon Vazquez’s 73 wins and David Cabrera’s 49.

Remington Park racing continues Wednesday through Saturday, Dec. 17-20, the final week of racing for 2025. The first race nightly is 6pm, except on Saturday when action begins on the final night of the season at 5pm. All times are Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $402 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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