For Immediate Release
Saturday, September 27, 2014
CLASSICS HORSES READY FOR STATE-BRED NIGHT IN OCTOBER
OKLAHOMA CITY – The $1 Million Oklahoma Classics night of racing is just under three weeks away at Remington Park. Saturday evening’s card featured many allowance races that served as prep events for the various divisional runners who will compete in the rich evening for Oklahoma-bred runners in October.
Z Rockstar won the $44,625 allowance prep for the Classics Cup, handling one mile in 1:37.82 and defeating Imahit by 1-1/2 lengths. Owned and bred by Robert Zoellner of Tulsa, Okla. and trained by Donnie Von Hemel, Z Rockstar finished third behind Imahit in the Oklahoma Classics Cup in 2013.
The prep win for Z Rockstar was his 11th from 37 career starts and his fifth score at Remington Park. A 5-year-old gelding by Rockport Harbor from the Nasty And Bold mare Nasty Little Star, Z Rockstar picked up $25,761 to boost his career earnings to $440,439. Luis Quinonez was up for the allowance win.
Other winners of the allowance race preps for the October 17 Oklahoma Classics included: What Lola Wants in the Distaff Sprint prep; More Than Even in the Distaff prep; Crusin’ Main in the Sprint prep and Perfect To Please in the Turf prep.
The Oklahoma Derby will be featured at Remington Park on Sunday with the first of 10 races underway at 1:30pm. The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby leads a stellar program that includes six other stakes races and total horsemen’s purses of $1,091,700.
Remington Park is open daily at 10:30am for simulcast racing and casino gaming, featuring the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, the home of the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby on Sunday, Sept. 28.
Tracked by over 69,000 fans on Facebook and 5,800 Twitter followers, Remington Park is Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino and is located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.
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Photo Credit: Dustin Orona Photography
For more information, please contact:
Dale Day
405-425-3215
dale.day@remingtonpark.com
