OKLAHOMA DERBY SET FOR SUNDAY AT REMINGTON PARK, BEST ACTOR IS MORNING-LINE FAVORITE
The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby headlines a 12-race program on Sunday, Sept. 25 at Remington Park. The headliner drew a field of eight this morning with Best Actor tabbed the morning-line favorite at 9-5 odds. Owned by Gary and Mary West of Omaha, Neb., Best Actor will attempt to give trainer Brad Cox his …
JUJU’S MAP THE HEAVY MORNING-LINE FAVORITE FOR GRADE 3 REMINGTON PARK OAKS
The Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks features a field of eight with Grade 1 winner Juju’s Map as the heavy morning-line favorite at 1-2 odds. A winner at age two of the Grade 1, $400,000 Alcibiades at Keeneland in October 2021, Juju’s Map then finished second behind Echo Zulu in the Grade 1, $2 …
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TRAINER KEN McPEEK EXPECTED TO SEND PREAKNESS THIRD-PLACE FINISHER, CREATIVE MINISTER, TO OKLAHOMA DERBY
Creative Minister, the third-place finisher in the Grade 1, $1.5 million Preakness Stakes, is expected to come to Remington Park for the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby on Sunday, Sept. 25. Trainer Ken McPeek conditions this 3-year-old son of Creative Cause, out of the Tapit mare Tamboz, for owners Fern Circle Stables, Back Racing and …
TRAINER BRAD COX EXPECTED TO SEND GRADE 1 WINNER JUJU’S MAP TO GRADE 3 REMINGTON PARK OAKS
Grade 1-winning filly Juju’s Map is expected to make the trip to next week for the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 25. Juju’s Map, a 3-year-old daughter of Liam’s Map, out of the Flatter mare Nagambie, was building quite a resume as a 2-year-old last year, breaking her maiden by …
NATION’S TOP APPRENTICE JOCKEY FROM 2018, WESTON HAMILTON, HAS RISEN TO TOP OF REMINGTON PARK STANDINGS
Jockey Weston Hamilton was only 20 years old when he won the Eclipse Award as the nation’s top apprentice rider and now, four years later he has risen to the summit of the Remington Park standings after two weeks of racing. It’s early yet, but Hamilton has made it to the winner’s circle seven times …
Springboard Mile Field Capsules
$200,000 Springboard Mile, 1 mile • Friday, December 18, 2020 Race 12 – Approximate post 10:28pm 1 – Senor Buscador, 15-1 Owner: Joe R. Peacock, Jr. (San Antonio, Texas) Trainer: Todd Fincher Jockey: Luis Quinonez This 2-year-old colt by Mineshaft, out of the Desert God mare Rose’s Desert, was impressive in his career debut, coming …
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MILLIONAIRE WELDER WILL ATTEMPT TO EQUAL ALL-TIME REMINGTON PARK WIN MARK ON DECEMBER 19
Two-time Oklahoma Horse of the Year Welder is costing Remington Park a lot of money in ink. Virtually every time he steps on the track here, Remington has to re-write its history book. Such is the case on Saturday, Dec. 19, when this 7-year-old Oklahoma-bred millionaire gelding will be trying to tie the track record …
SPRINGBOARD MILE DRAWS 11, OUTADORE IS MORNING-LINE FAVORITE
The $200,000 Springboard Mile, Remington Park’s top stakes race for 2-year-olds, drew a field of 11 this morning. The stakes will headline a program of 13 races on Friday night, Dec. 18, going as race 12 at approximately 10:28pm. The first race of the evening is at 5pm. All times are Central. A pair of …
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OLIVIAOFTHEDESERT MADE MORNING-LINE FAVORITE FOR TRAPEZE STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
The $60,000 Trapeze Stakes, Remington Park’s top open-company offering for 2-year-old fillies, drew a field of 11 for the Friday, Dec. 18 renewal. All 11 have a case for winning the one-mile race. A good indication of how even this field is from top to bottom is morning-line make Jerry Shottenkirk establishing Oliviaofthedesert as the …
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SHOOTING STAR FROM OKLAHOMA HORSE RACING HALL OF FAME FADES, 27-YEAR-OLD HIGHLAND ICE PASSES AWAY
Highland Ice could light up the track with his racing brilliance; this shooting star of a racehorse faded away Wednesday night, passing from this world at the age of 27. The brilliant record-breaking sprinter, who won 15 of his 16 races lifetime at Remington Park, was treated with kindness and care by the Oklahoma Thoroughbred …