FRIDAY NIGHT STAKES HISTORIES, T BONES TRICK SETS BEST TIME ON THURSDAY NIGHT
Thunderstorms featuring plenty of close-striking lightning forced the cancelation of the final five races on Thursday, Nov. 7 at Remington Park. Tonight’s program is still set for 6:30pm-Central. More rain is in the forecast and the main track is sloppy. We are Off the Turf. There are three Oklahoma-bred stakes races this evening. The Slide …
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JOCKEY BENNY LANDEROS HOME AFTER INCURRING INJURY LAST WEEKEND AT REMINGTON PARK
Remington Park’s No. 6 jockey on the all-time wins list at this track, Benny Landeros, left the hospital Wednesday, four days after the veteran rider went down in a training accident. Landeros currently sits at 701 wins at Remington Park, 26 behind the late Pat Steinberg, in fifth with 727. Cliff Berry remains the leader …
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WINNING FAVORITES ABOUND AT REMINGTON PARK, NEW HIGH SHOW PAYOFF, FINAL CHANCE TO ENTER THOROENDURO
If you love playing favorites in horse racing, then Remington Park may be track for you. The favorites are finding the winner’s circle more than four times from every 10 races. Through racing of Nov. 2, Remington Park has conducted 398 races over 44 race dates. The wagering favorite has won 168 of those events, …
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 …
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REMINGTON PARK SPRINGBOARD MILE STAR SENOR BUSCADOR ATTEMPTS BREEDERS’ CUP CLASSIC
Senor Buscador, the 10th richest racehorse in North American history and the winner of Remington Park’s 2020 Springboard Mile, will compete in this country’s top money race Saturday in the Grade 1, $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic at Del Mar near San Diego. The Classic at these World Championships will go as race No. 8 …
OKLAHOMA OWNER AND BREEDER SET FOR BEST DAY AT BREEDERS’ CUP WITH COGBURN
Owner Clark Brewster of Tulsa, Okla., wanted to name his superstar sprinter Rooster Cogburn because of actor John Wayne’s eye patch in his portrayal of that character in the movies. The name was rejected so Brewster settled for Cogburn. That blistering fast 5-year-old Kentucky-bred colt owned in conjunction with partners Bill and Corinne Heiligbrodt, is …
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WEATHER AWARE FOR NEW REMINGTON PARK WEEK
In a rarity at Remington Park, none of the season’s 40 race dates contested to this point have had to deal with precipitation. That may change tonight on Day 41. There is a chance of rain and thunderstorms to roll through the Oklahoma City metro, sometime after racing begins at 6:30pm. At the moment, the …
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HOLLY DOLLY RUNS WINNING STREAK TO FOUR AT REMINGTON PARK, HERNANDEZ JUST TWO FROM 1,000
It’s not even November yet and already Holly Dolly is making a solid case for a championship trophy in the older filly or mare category, winning her fourth race in a row at Remington Park this meet. The 4-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Brody’s Cause, out of the Arch mare Pinch Me, has won four consecutive …
HERNANDEZ MILESTONE BID WITHIN REACH THIS WEEKEND AT REMINGTON PARK
Jockey Harry Hernandez slowly but surely is inching his way closer to the 1,000-victory mark in his North American racing career. Hernandez had stalled like a warm front over Oklahoma in the summer but has won a couple this week and now only needs four more wins to hit the 1,000-win mark in the United …
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BRAVO DOUBLES, TRAINING PADILLAS EACH WIN, HERNANDEZ CLOSER AT REMINGTON PARK
Trainer Francisco Bravo wasted no time in piling up wins as the new Remington Park racing week started on Wednesday, Oct. 23. He doubled down with Sonic Posse and Periscope as they romped in the early daily double. Sonic Posse, a 4-year-old Oklahoma-bred gelding by Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile winner Caleb’s Posse, out of the …
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