$122,250 Oklahoma Classics Filly and Mare Turf presented by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Skedee, the heavy 1-5 favorite to win the Oklahoma Classics Filly & Mare Turf, presented by the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, did not disappoint.
Jockey Chris Landeros handled the chores aboard Skedee, winning his second race of the evening and his first Oklahoma Classics win of the night. Landeros has now won two Oklahoma Classics races, both of them aboard the talented turf-running mare Skedee.
Owned by Robert Poteet and John & Mary Lowder, Skedee defended her title in the Filly & Mare Turf, having won this race last year by more than 6 lengths.
"She's a dream to ride and is just push button," said Landeros. "The older she gets the more she has been able to control
her pace and have a lot of punch down the stretch."
The 5-year-old Oklahoma-bred mare by Sefapiano from the De Sarmiento mare Phuri Dai won this year's edition by 4-½ lengths but looked every big as impressive as she did last year.
"This was a team effort," said Mary Lowder, who also trains the horse. "We are so thankful to have her and thankful for Chris too."
Scarlett Thread rallied for second while the early front-runner In the Band and closer Going Okie hit the wire together to dead-heat for third.
Skedee's winning time for the 7-½ furlongs on a yielding grass course was 1:31.00. She paid $2.40 to win, $2.10 to place and $2.10 to show.
Skedee won for the seventh time in 18 career starts and for the sixth time in 12 attempts at Remington Park. She earned $73,350 for her efforts and has now made $277,986 overall.
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Photo Credit: Dustin Orona Photography
