JOCKEY BENNY LANDEROS INJURED IN SPILL DURING MORNING WORKOUTS
Remington Park jockey Benny Landeros was injured in a spill Saturday morning during workouts. He was working a horse around the turn when he was thrown to the track. One track official said he “couldn’t feel his legs” when the accident first happened, “but was moving” his extremities soon thereafter. He was transported to the hospital after the accident.
“He is doing better,” said Benny’s wife, Lisa, from the hospital Saturday night. “He has some fractured ribs and a small fracture in his neck. We are waiting to see what’s going on in his spine and why he is having trouble moving his arms. He can move his legs and toes. He can move his arms a little, but it hurts him.”
Landeros is Remington Park’s No. 6 on the all-time winningest jockey list with 701 wins here. He is 26 wins behind the late Pat Steinberg, in fifth with 727. Cliff Berry remains in the lead with 2,125 all-time victories.
REMINGTON PARK PAST SPRINGBOARD MILE WINNER, SENOR BUSCADOR, RUNS FIFTH IN $7 MILLION BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC
Remington Park’s 2020 Springboard Mile winner and horse racing’s 10th-leading all-time money earning horse, Senor Buscador, ran a fast-closing fifth Saturday in the Grade 1 $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar near San Diego, California.
The 6-year-old Kentucky-bred horse by Mineshaft, out of the Desert God mare Rose’s Desert, was bumped coming out of the gate, but was going to be well back in the early going anyway, per usual. He raced 14th in the field of 14 horses most of the way against the top classic runners from all over the world. He began his patented late run as they turned for home in the 1-1/4 mile race and passed every horse but the top four finishers. Jockey Joel Rosario was in the saddle for Senor Buscador’s trainer, Todd Fincher and owner Peacock Family Racing. His effort earned him $210,000 for fifth place. Senor Buscador improved his lifetime running line to 22 starts, seven wins, two seconds and three thirds for a bankroll of $12,941,427. That kept him in 10th place all-time among North American horses.
The top four finishers in the Classic were Sierra Leone (6-1), Fierceness (5-2 favorite), Forever Young (4-1) and Newgate (15-1). Sierra Leone won by 1-1/2 lengths. Senor Buscador was sent off at a healthy 58-1.
NEAR WINNER OF 2023 GRADE 3 $400,000 OKLAHOMA DERBY, TUMBARUMBA, RUNS FOURTH IN BREEDERS’ CUP DIRT MILE
Tumbarumba, who lost the 2023 Grade 3 $400,000 Oklahoma Derby by two noses, finishing third, threatened in Saturday’s Grade 1 $1 million Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at 33-1 odds before fading to fourth place.
The 4-year-old gelded Louisiana-bred son of Oscar Performance, out of the Street Sense mare Naïve Enough, nearly took the lead at the top of the stretch, running only a head back of the eventual winner Full Serrano (13-1). Jockey Luis Saez got everything he could out of the gelding before settling for a consolation prize. Tumbarumba, Wathnan Racing and trained by Brian Lynch, still received a check for $50,000 for his game effort.
Tumbarumba ran his lifetime record to 17 starts, five wins, six seconds and two thirds for a bankroll of $648,190. The top three finishers in the race were Full Serrano, Post Time (7-1) in second and Domestic Product (3-1 favorite) third.
Remington Park has provided more than $363 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 when the $300,000 Springboard Mile tops the final night of the season. The major 2-year-old stakes race of the season, the Springboard awards valuable 2025 Kentucky Derby qualifying points. 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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