TOP TWO TRAINERS IN COUNTRY, BRAD COX and STEVE ASMUSSEN, NOMINATE OTAL OF SEVEN HORSES TO GRADE 3 OKLAHOMA DERBY
This year’s fifth-place Kentucky Derby finisher and fourth-place Belmont Stakes runner, Hit Show, highlights the nomination list for the upcoming Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby set for Sunday, Sept. 24 at Remington Park and 1-1/8th miles. Hit Show, a 3-year-old son of Candy Ride (ARG), out of the Tapit mare Actress, hails from the barn …
MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER HOOSIER PHILLY STRONG POSSIBILITY FOR GRADE 3 REMINGTON PARK OAKS
Runner-up in the Grade 2, $300,000 Black Eyed Susan Stakes at Pimlico this spring, Hoosier Philly, appears to be a strong possibility to run in the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks at Remington Park on Oklahoma Derby Day. The Remington Park Oaks distance is 1-1/16 miles on the main track. Hoosier Philly, a 3-year-old …
MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER DOUDOUDOUWANADANCE GETS IN SECOND WORKOUT PRIOR TO REMINGTON PARK SEASON
Doudoudouwanadance raised some eyebrows last year when the filly won the first three races of her career at Remington Park, including two stakes. That Oklahoma-bred filly is now 3-years-old and has had two workouts already, including a half-mile move Wednesday morning at Remington Park to prepare for the upcoming 67-date Remington Park Thoroughbred Season that …
DA CANDY CANE, TWO-TIME WINNER FROM LAST YEAR AT REMINGTON PARK, WORKS NEAR BULLET OUT OF NEW BARN
Da Candy Cane is the kind of horse that would make a trainer have second thoughts about retiring. However, Kenny Nolen did retire anyway after the 2022 season at Remington Park. Now the 4-year-old filly, a winner of two-of-three starts here last year, is in veteran trainer Joe Offolter’s barn. Da Candy Cane made her …
WELDER ARRIVES AT OLD FRIENDS IN KENTUCKY
Welder, the record-holder for wins at Remington Park with 16, arrived at his new home this morning, Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. The speedy gray was retired from racing during the fall of 2021. Owned by Ra-Max Farms of Claremore, Okla. and trained by Teri Luneack, Welder was accepted to live at Old Friends since …
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2021 OKLAHOMA DERBY WINNER WARRANT IS TOP MONEY EARNER IN NOMINATIONS FOR GOVERNOR’S CUP AT REMINGTON PARK
Only one thing is certain about the opening stakes race of the Remington Park meeting that begins Aug. 18 and that is there will be a new winner of this year’s $100,000 Governor’s Cup. The winner the past two years was Rated R Superstar, a horse owned by Remington Park’s all-time winningest owner Danny Caldwell …
MULTIPLE STAKES WINNERS GET FIRST WORKOUTS OF MEET OUT OF NEW BARN
Two multiple stakes winners, Run Slewpy Run and her half-sister Alternative Slew, made their first two appearances on the work tab under the guidance of a new trainer for them – Jayde Gelner. Despite getting three stakes wins at Remington Park from Run Slewpy Run, under former trainer Jesse Oberlander, owner Mike Jones of Bristow, …
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MARCH WEST POSTS FIRST OFFICIAL WORKOUT AS REMINGTON PARK PRE-SEASON TRAINING CONTINUES
The Remington Park main track has been open for light training for a week. This morning, official timed workouts were permitted with the first registered by a beautiful dappled gray named March West. A 7-year-old horse by Flashback from the Rockport Harbor mare Rockport Honey, March West is owned by Steve Dupy and Randy Chelf …
THE 22ND SPRINGBOARD FEATURES A FIELD OF NINE
The 22nd Springboard Mile features a field of nine and provides the opportunity for 2023 Kentucky Derby qualifying points to eligible runners. Trainer Steve Asmussen will attempt to win his seventh Springboard with two of the nine entrants. Other trainers with previous Springboard wins in this year’s race include Todd Fincher, who saddled Senor Buscador …
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SPRINGBOARD MILE DRAWS NINE, ECHO AGAIN IS MORNING-LINE FAVORITE
The $400,000 Springboard Mile headlines the final night of racing for the 2022 Thoroughbred Season at Remington Park, on Saturday, Dec. 17. A field of nine entered the richest local event for 2-year-olds with Echo Again made the 9-5 morning-line favorite. Owned by Winchell Thoroughbreds of Las Vegas and trained by the sport’s all-time leading …
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