HALL OF FAMER MIKE SMITH RETURNS TO REMINGTON PARK FOR OKLAHOMA DERBY ON SEPT. 29
The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby drew a field of eight this morning at Remington Park. Among the group, E J Won the Cup, with Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith named to ride. Smith will make a return to Remington Park, where he rode during the inaugural season in 1988. The Oklahoma Derby headlines …
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CAPPELLUCCI CONTINUES SUPER SEASON AT REMINGTON PARK AS OWNER
If you can find an owner who has had a more miraculous meet than Dick Cappellucci has had so far in 2024 at Remington Park it would be difficult to believe. When the Cappellucci-owned horse Next Revolt won the fourth race on the Thursday night, Sept. 19 at Remington Park, it moved Cappellucci’s numbers as …
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OVERWISH A STRONG POSSIBILITY TO RUN IN REMINGTON PARK OAKS FOR TRAINER BRITTANY RUSSELL
Overwish, a daughter of two-time Horse of the Year Curlin, appears to be a strong possibility to race in the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks on Sunday, Sept. 29. The Remington Park Oaks is the richest stakes on the Oklahoma Derby Day undercard. Overwish, a 3-year-old Kentucky-bred filly, out of the A.P. Indy mare Vaulcluse, is …
ASMUSSEN SENDS OUT REMINGTON PARK OAKS POSSIBLE, LEMONESSE, FOR TUNE-UP WORKOUT
The big horses have yet to get revved up on the work tab at Remington Park for the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby and the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks, set for Sunday, Sept. 29. However, one filly who may go in the Oaks was out for a handy work on Monday. Lemonesse covered five furlongs, …
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ELLIOTT CONTINUES TO OPEN LEAD, POSTING FIFTH TRIPLE OF REMINGTON PARK SEASON ON FRIDAY NIGHT
Stewart Elliott shows up every night and adds to seasonal win total most of those evenings at Remington Park. Friday night, he rode three more winners to boost his leading win total in the jockey standings to 26. The triple was the fifth of the season at Remington Park for Elliott, in just 15 dates …
DEFENDING CHAMPION TAP THE DOT READY TO DEFEND TITLE IN $50,000 RED EARTH STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
The defending champion from last year’s $50,000 Red Earth Stakes at Remington Park, Tap the Dot, has been entered for this season’s renewal on Friday, Sept. 20. Tap the Dot is trained by all-time racing wins leader Steve Asmussen. The race is for accredited Oklahoma-breds at 7-1/2 furlongs on the turf for 3-year-olds-and-up. The Red …
ASHFORD AIMING RUN CLASSIC FOR VANCE SPRINT AT REMINGTON PARK, MAILLOUX TO COVER OKLAHOMA DERBY DAY
The Oklahoma Derby Day program on Sept. 29 at Remington Park won’t be put together for another for another 10 days. However, possible runners for some of the stakes events are beginning to emerge. Trainer Ray Ashford worked Run Classic a bullet five furlongs on Tuesday, Sept. 10, as the 6-year-old horse moved over the …
WETHEY RIDES FIVE STRAIGHT TO CLOSE FRIDAY AT REMINGTON PARK, TOPS NORTH AMERICA IN THE PROCESS
Jockey Floyd Wethey, Jr. had a huge night Friday at Remington Park, winning the final five races on the program. The streak catapulted Wethey to second in the rider standings with 12 wins for the season. He trails leader Stewart Elliott who has 20 victories in the first 11 dates of the season. The 5-race …
REMINGTON PARK NOTES: THOROENDURO GAME ACTIVE; GATE TANDEM EARN BULLETS FOR PAIR OF OWNERS
Remington Park’s free online handicapping contest, ThoroEnduro, returns on Friday, Sept. 13 and will continue through the end of the season in December. The game site is now active for registration and picks. Fans can play by going to remingtonpark.com and clicking on the ThoroEnduro button at the top of the page. Cash prizes will …
NEW CLASSICS CUP CHAMP LIKELY IN OCTOBER AT REMINGTON PARK
Trainer Jayde Gelner has noted that one of the stakes winners in his barn will more than likely not see action this season at Remington Park. Ghost Hero, a three-time stakes winner at Remington Park, captured the Oklahoma Classics Juvenile Stakes and the Don C. McNeill Stakes as a 2-year-old in 2022. He then followed …
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