KARI CRADDOCK ASCENDS INTO TOP 10 ALL-TIME TRAINERS AT REMINGTON PARK

When Math Mystery cruised home an easy winner in the second race on Thursday, Oct. 3, Kari Craddock moved past the late Roger Engel into Remington Park’s all-time top 10 for victories by a trainer.

Jockey Leandro Goncalves rode Math Mystery to a 2-3/4 length victory at 1-5 odds for Craddock and owner Cres Ran of Oklahoma City. Math Mystery is a 7-year-old Kentucky-bred mare by Algorithms, out of the Rod and Staff mare Staffette.

Math Mystery gave Craddock her 379th trip to the Remington Park winner’s circle. She had been tied with Engel going into the second race of the night.

The new top 10 trainers, by wins, all-time at Remington Park:
1. Steve Asmussen 1,267
2. Donnie Von Hemel, 1087
3. Joe Offolter, 602
4. Karl Broberg, 455
5. Bret Calhoun, 447,Clinton Stuart, 447
7. Kenny Smith, 400
8. Federico Villafranco, 396
9. Joe Petalino, 383
10. Kari Craddock, 379

Craddock has been the top female trainer all-time at Remington Park for quite a while. The top five in that division at Remington Park:
1. Craddock, 379
2. Lynn Chleborad, 321
3. Mindy Willis, 202
4. Veronica Griggs, 131
5. Joyce Salisbury, 80

Tonight marks the 27th race date of the 2024 Remington Park Thoroughbred Season. The nine-race program features three races on the turf course in race one, race five and race nine. The card begins at 6:30pm-Central. Track is fast, turf is firm.

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. The Oklahoma Classics Night of stakes racing for top Oklahoma-breds takes place on Friday, Oct. 18. 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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