Bayerd winning the Kip Deville Stakes on Sept. 28 under Rosie Napravnik.
Shotgun Kowboy winning the Oklahoma Classics Juvenile on Oct. 17 with Luis Quinonez up.
Photo credits: Dustin Orona Photography
For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
CLEVER TREVOR STAKES FEATURES REMATCH OF STAKES WINNERS
OKLAHOMA CITY – Bayerd and Shotgun Kowboy, a pair of impressive local stakes winners this season at Remington Park, are joined by six others in the field for Friday’s $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes. The seven-furlong race is the second leg of the Remington Park 2-year-old triple series of stakes races.
Bayerd was the winner of the $75,000 Kip Deville Stakes in late September, which started the 2-year-old triple series. Shotgun Kowboy was third in the Kip Deville, before romping to an easy score in the Oklahoma Classics Juvenile on Oct. 17.
Owned by Clark Brewster of Tulsa, Okla. and trained by Steve Asmussen, Bayerd rolled to an 11-length win in breaking his maiden status at Saratoga in upstate New York in August before his win here on the Oklahoma Derby undercard in the Kip Deville on Sept. 28. Bayerd won the Kip Deville by one length and the colt by Speightstown has put in three local works since his last triumph to prepare for his Clever Trevor attempt. Ricardo Santana, Jr. has been named to ride Friday.
Bayerd has been tabbed as the heavy 4-5 odds morning-line favorite by Remington Park odds-maker Rick Lee. Shotgun Kowboy is second in the morning line at 5-2 odds.
Shotgun Kowboy bounced back from his third-place run in the Kip Deville to annihilate his Oklahoma-bred competition in the Classics Juvenile. Owned and trained by C.R. Trout of Edmond, Okla., the Kodiak Kowboy gelding pulled away to score by an easy 6-1/2 length win. He had finished 1-3/4 lengths behind Bayerd in the Kip Deville. Jockey Luis Quinonez will have his regular mount on Shotgun Kowboy in the Clever Trevor Stakes.
There is one filly entered in the field of eight as the undefeated Strawberry Baby, victorious by 7-1/4 lengths in the Prairie Gold Lassie at Prairie Meadows in Iowa this July, makes her return after 3-1/2 months. Owned by Brad and Judy Miller of Owasso, Okla., Strawberry Baby is trained by J.R. Caldwell and will be ridden in the Clever Trevor by Dakota Wood.
In addition to Strawberry Baby, Caldwell has two others entered in the Clever Trevor Stakes in Super Stroke and Sky Full Of Stars. Both recently broke their maiden status at Remington Park.
The Clever Trevor field by their program and post positions, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
1. Dream It Do It: Henry Dominguez, Cliff Berry, 15-1
2. Shotgun Kowboy: C.R. Trout, Luis Quinonez, 5-2
3. Runaway Bling: Danele Durham, Ramon Vazquez, 30-1
4. Super Stroke: J.R. Caldwell, Jake Barton, 20-1
5. Bayerd: Steve Asmussen, Ricardo Santana, 4-5
6. Lord Tyrion: Ian Wilkes, Chris Landeros, 15-1
7. Strawberry Baby: J.R. Caldwell, Dakota Wood, 4-1
8. Sky Full Of Stars: J.R. Caldwell, Jareth Loveberry, 20-1
The Clever Trevor Stakes is named in honor of the first winner of the Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park in 1989. Clever Trevor continues to enjoy his retirement at Robin’s Nest Farm in Piedmont, Okla., home of his trainer Donnie Von Hemel, at the age of 28.
The Clever Trevor Stakes is the eighth of nine races on Friday at Remington Park. The first race is set for 7pm with the Clever Trevor approximately scheduled for at 10:16pm beginning.
Remington Park racing takes place Wednesday thru Saturday, Nov. 5-8, this week. The first race nightly is at 7pm.
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 $250,000 Springboard Mile on Sunday, Dec. 14.
Tracked by over 71,000 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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