LONG RANGE TODDY WORKS, TARGETING OKLAHOMA DERBY
Long Range Toddy, winner of the 2018 Springboard Mile at Remington Park, continues to train where he began his career, putting in a half-mile workout Tuesday morning. Owned and bred by Willis Horton Racing of Marshall, Ark. and trained by National Racing Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Long Range Toddy breezed in :50.19 under Brooke …
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GRADED STAKES WINNER LONG RANGE TODDY RETURNS TO REMINGTON PARK
Long Range Toddy, winner of the 2018 Springboard Mile at Remington Park before embarking on a long spring campaign this year that included a start in the Kentucky Derby, has resumed training in Oklahoma City. Owned by Willis Horton Racing of Marshall, Ark. and trained by National Racing Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen, Long Range …
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ALL AMERICAN WINNER, REMINGTON PARK DERBY WINNER, APOCALYPTICAL JESS, FAVORITE IN SATURDAY’S $1 MILLION RAINBOW DERBY
Looking every bit the 2018 All American Futurity winner when he won the Remington Park Derby this spring, Apocalyptical Jess is ready to prove himself again in New Mexico. The 3-year-old gelded son of Apollitical Jess, out of the Holland Ease mare Cassandra Crest, was established as the 9-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Grade 1 …
JOCKEY, TRAINER OWNER STANDINGS HAVE STRONG LEADERS GOING INTO OKLAHOMA DERBY DAY
David Cabrera has the early lead with 30 wins this season and is trying to dethrone Ramon Vazquez, who has won or tied for the riding title five years in a row. Vazquez is currently tied for second with 22 wins with Richard Eramia. Rounding out the top five are Alex Birzer (14) and Iram …
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OKLAHOMA DERBY FIELD CAPSULES
Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby, 1-1/8 miles Sunday, September 30, 2018 Race 11 – 7:52pm 1 – Lionite, 10-1 Owner: Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Willis Horton Racing LLC, Las Vegas Trainer: Steve Asmussen Jockey: David Cabrera The first of four runners entered into the Oklahoma Derby by trainer Steve Asmussen. If they all start, it …
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TOP OWNER APPROACHES 300; Oklahoma Derby Day Updates
Caldwell Approaching 300 Remington Park Wins Also during Wednesday’s races, nine-time Remington Park leading owner Danny Caldwell of Poteau, Okla. (eight owner titles in a row) paid two more visits to the winner’s circle and quickly is approaching the 300-win mark in Oklahoma City. Caldwell currently has 297 overall at Remington Park, as he posed …
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FINAL WORKOUTS TAKING PLACE FOR OKLAHOMA DERBY CONTENDERS, 10 STAKES RACES ON DERBY DAY DRAWING NATIONAL FOCUS TO REMINGTON PARK
OKLAHOMA CITY – The 30th-running of the Oklahoma Derby and the supporting undercard of nine more stakes races, is drawing plenty of attention for Remington Park. The biggest racing program of the 2018 season takes place at 3pm-Central this Sunday, Sept. 30. The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby could feature a full field of 14 …
NATIONAL HALL OF FAME TRAINER STEVE ASMUSSEN HAS FOUR OKLAHOMA DERBY POSSIBILITIES ON REMINGTON GROUNDS, MAY SEND A FIFTH
OKLAHOMA CITY – National Racing Hall of Famer and 13-time title-winning trainer at Remington Park, Steve Asmussen, has four colts on the grounds here that may go in the Grade 3 $400,000 Oklahoma Derby on Sunday, Sept. 30. If that is not enough, he may make it five when entries are taken. Combatant, Limation, Lionite …
SEVEN-TIME ECLIPSE AWARD-WINNING TRAINER TODD PLETCHER SENDING CONTENDERS FOR OKLAHOMA DERBY and REMINGTON PARK OAKS
OKLAHOMA CITY – Todd Pletcher, a seven-time Eclipse Award winner as Trainer of the Year, has committed a colt and filly for the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby and the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks, on Sunday, Sept. 30. An itinerary of Tex Sutton’s plane “Air Horse One” shows Pletcher is sending 3-year-old colt …
GOVERNOR’S CUP ON OKLAHOMA DERBY UNDERCARD LIKELY FEATURES MILLIONAIRE HORSE SHOTGUN KOWBOY
GOVERNOR’S CUP ON OKLAHOMA DERBY UNDERCARD LIKELY FEATURES MILLIONAIRE HORSE SHOTGUN KOWBOY, 2017 KENTUCKY DERBY HORSE OKLAHOMA CITY – This year’s $175,000 Governor’s Cup on the Oklahoma Derby Day undercard Sunday, Sept. 30, will likely feature a rematch of a millionaire horse – Shotgun Kowboy – and a horse that competed in the 2017 Kentucky …