RAMON VAZQUEZ, JOE OFFOLTER ADD TO REMINGTON PARK RESUMES WITH LIP CHIP JOCKEY/TRAINER HONORS

When you have a five-time title holder as a jockey at Remington Park or an Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Famer doing their thing, it’s no surprise that Ramon Vazquez and Joe Offolter are the Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week.

The honor is for the Remington Park racing week of Nov. 28 & 29. Vazquez won with four of eight mounts over the short two nights of racing and Offolter sent out five starters, winning with three of them.

Vazquez won the riding title five times at Remington Park from 2013-17. He is well on his way to his sixth trophy with a 29-victory lead over second-place David Cabrera, 68-39 going into this week.

Offolter was inducted into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 2017 in a career that has spanned from 1988 when the track opened to a current string that is third in the trainers’ standings with 21 wins this meet. For his career, he has won 1,283 races; 1,330 seconds and 1,247 thirds with horses’ earnings of more than $21 million.

At Remington Park this past week, Vazquez not only won four-of-eight, but finished in the money (first, second or third) in seven of his eight attempts. This is how much his riding services are coveted on the backside. His four wins came for four different trainers – Robertino Diodoro, Boyd “Jobe” Caster, Abel Ramirez-Rodriguez and Dick Cappellucci. Offolter was just as impressive, winning three-of-five and running first or second with four-of-five.

Vazquez’s biggest win of the week came aboard Spoiler in a bit of a surprise win on Friday night for Diodoro. Spoiler, a turf specialist his entire racing career, was moving to the dirt for his race against allowance-optional claimers, going one mile, 70 yards and it was his first win on the main track at Remington Park. It also was only his third win on the dirt in his career. The 5-year-old gelded Kentucky-bred son of First Samurai, from the Mineshaft mare A.P.’s Glory is owned by Michael S. Baez of San Antonio, Texas. He was bred by Curtis C. Green.

Vazquez’s other winners on the week were with Caymen’s Soldier (Caster) in a maiden race, giving him the riding double Friday, and with Berry Mischievous (Ramirez-Rodriguez) in a claiming race and Taut (Cappellucci) in a maiden race, both on Saturday for another Vazquez double.

Offolter’s biggest win of the weekend was with Mi Saturday on Saturday night in an allowance race. He also won with the only two horses he sent to the track on Friday – Western Man (maiden race) and Suprising Code (claiming race).
Mi Saturday blew away a field of allowance non-winners of four career races for Oklahoma-bred 3-year-olds and older, by 5-1/4 lengths as the 2-5 wagering favorite. The winner is a 3-year-old chestnut gelded son of Champion Sprinter Mitole, out of an Any Given Saturday mare, Saturday Suprise. He is owned and was bred by Bryan Hawk, the leading owner this season.

Remington Park racing continues with a new December schedule that features four nights of racing weekly – Wednesday through Saturday, Dec. 3-6. The first race nightly is at 6pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $399 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District, Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. The 2025 Springboard Mile, a 2026 Kentucky Derby qualifying points race, takes place Saturday, Dec. 20, the final night of the Thoroughbred Season. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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