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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MILESTONE WAITING ON HERNANDEZ AT REMINGTON PARK
Jockey Harry Hernandez has hit the milestone-approach wall. As it so often seems to happen, Hernandez has stalled in gaining wins towards a major career milestone. He still needs six victories to reach 1,000 wins in the United States. He has been stuck on 994 since Oct. 12, the date of his last score. Hernandez …
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32ND OKLAHOMA CLASSICS IN THE BOOKS, HERNANDEZ STILL RIDING TOWARDS MILESTONE
The 32nd renewal of the Oklahoma Classics, contested every fall at Remington Park since 1993, is in the books. The night for Oklahoma-breds featured expected victories by heavy favorites and a couple of minor surprises. The 2-year-old winners may have taken important steps towards the final night of the season at Remington Park. Juvenile winner …
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OKLAHOMA CLASSICS CONNECTIONS READY FOR BIG NIGHT
The 32nd Oklahoma Classics, the top night of stakes racing for Oklahoma-bred Thoroughbreds, is ready for action at Remington Park tonight with the first race at 6:30pm. Horsemen are busy making the final preparations for the stakes races, boasting $1 million in total purse money over the 10 races. TRAINER SCOTT YOUNG on NUMBER ONE …
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CLEVER TREVOR STAKES SET FOR OCTOBER 25 AT REMINGTON PARK
The $75,000 Clever Trevor Stakes is set for Friday, Oct. 25 at Remington Park, with a field of nine drawn this morning for the seven-furlong event. The Clever Trevor Stakes, named after the first winner of the Oklahoma Derby (1989) and millionaire Oklahoma-bred, is the final local stakes prep for the $300,000 Springboard Mile on …
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HERNANDEZ WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE OF 1,000 WINS, BARGAIN HORSE COMES THROUGH FOR TEAM ASHFORD
Remington Park jockey Harry Hernandez starts the new racing week with 994 career victories in the United States. He started his career in this country in 2015 after leaving his native Puerto Rico. Hernandez needs six wins to reach 1,000. He has just four mounts on the Wednesday night card at Remington, riding in race …
OKLAHOMA CLASSICS HORSES GETTING FINAL WORKS LEADING UP TO BIG NIGHT FRIDAY, OCT. 18
Several horses entered in the Oklahoma Classics races scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18, came to the track on Friday, Oct. 11 and Saturday, Oct. 12 for their final official workouts before that big night. Stakes winners Eakly and Soul Sacrifice checked in with workouts and also an up-and-coming filly, Xyngin Spitfire, also worked Friday. Others …
LAST YEAR’S HORSE OF MEET, MISS CODE WEST, MADE PROHIBITIVE FAVORITE FOR OKLAHOMA CLASSICS DISTAFF HANDICAP ON OCT. 18
Miss Code West has never lost to Oklahoma-bred fillies and mares and she has won five-of-six starts on the main track at Remington Park in her career. So, it is no surprise to see her posted as the dominant 3-5 morning-line favorite for the $145,000 Oklahoma Classics Distaff Handicap scheduled for Friday, Oct. 18. The …
TWO-TIME DEFENDING CHAMP FLY TO THE BANK TRYING TO JOIN LEGENDS IN THIS YEAR’S OKLAHOMA CLASSICS SPRINT
Fly to the Bank will try to join some legendary Oklahoma-bred horses when he goes to post in the $130,000 Oklahoma Classics Sprint, presented by Global Gaming Solutions, on Friday, Oct. 18 at Remington Park. The race, like all the races that night, is restricted to Oklahoma-breds. It is a six-furlong sprint on the main …