No Such Word - Remington Park Horse of the Meeting

For Immediate Release

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

 

NO SUCH WORD IS REMINGTON PARK HORSE OF THE MEETING

 

OKLAHOMA CITY – No Such Word turned in one of the top performances of the 2010 Remington Park Thoroughbred Season and that sole victory resonated to voters who tabbed her as the Horse of the Meeting.

 

Owned by former Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky Brereton C. Jones, No Such Word dominated in winning the $200,000 Remington Park Oaks in October by 6-1/2 lengths with plenty in reserve under jockey Terry Thompson. Trained by Cindy Jones, No Such Word, a 3-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Canadian Frontier from the It’s Freezing mare Muskoka Ice, won as she pleased in taking the Oaks.

 

No Such Word used her score in the Oaks to propel her to victory a month later in the Grade 1, $250,000 Gazelle Stakes at Aqueduct in New York City. She has won four of her last five races with another triumph in the Grade 3, $200,000 Monmouth Park Oaks taking place nearly two months prior to her romp at Remington Park.

 

No Such Word is also the Champion 3-year-old Filly for the season. In all, 10 divisions and the Horse of the Meeting are recognized during the Remington Park Thoroughbred Season in voting by media members who covered the racing and track management.

 

 

Antioch Diamond – Champion Older Male & Oklahoma-bred

The only horse other than No Such Word to receive two end of season awards is Antioch Diamond who proved to be versatile enough to win sprinting, over the turf and in Oklahoma-bred stakes company.

 

Owned by Claude Box of Elmore City, Okla. and trained by his son Aaron Box, Antioch Diamond won all four of his starts this season, winning three races over the turf and another on the main track. The 5-year-old Oklahoma-bred by Deodar from the Vanlandingham mare Diamond Ruth won a pair of five-furlong events over the grass course, including the $50,000 Remington Park Turf Sprint for Oklahoma-breds. He then stretched out to win an allowance event at 7-1/2 furlongs (two turns) over the turf before wrapping up his season winning the 6-1/2 furlong $50,000 Silver Goblin Stakes for Oklahoma-breds in late November.

 

Antioch Diamond was handled at Remington Park in his first win by Travis Cunningham and by Ramsey Zimmerman in his remaining three wins.

 

 

Pleasant Prince – Champion 3-year-old Male

The winner of the $400,000 Oklahoma Derby in October, Pleasant Prince scored by four lengths in the richest race of the Remington Park season. Owned by Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey of Nicholasville, Ky. and trained by Wesley Ward, Pleasant Prince won the Oklahoma Derby under jockey Joel Rosario who was in from his southern California base for the mount.

 

Pleasant Prince had won the Grade 3, $100,000 Ohio Derby in July and finished a close second, beaten just a nose, in the Grade 1, $750,000 Florida Derby in March. A Florida-bred colt by Indy King from the Pleasant Tap mare Archduchess, Pleasant Prince finished 11^th in the Grade 1 Preakness Stakes in May and ninth in the Grade 1, $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic in November.

 

 

Grant Jack – Champion 2-year-old Male

Improving through two stakes races this season; Grant Jack scored the top 2-year-old event of the meeting in the $250,000 Springboard Mile on the closing night to gain his award.

 

Owned by the Dallas partnership of Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch, Grant Jack was a well-beaten second in the $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes in November before leaping forward to win the Springboard. Trained by Bret Calhoun, the Kentucky-bred colt by Harlan’s Holiday from the St. Jovite mare Dream Away was handled in both of his Remington Park efforts by the season’s top jockey, Cliff Berry.

 

 

Miss Kipling -  Champion 2-year-old Filly

Victories in a pair of Oklahoma-bred stakes events propelled Miss Kipling to her honor as the top 2-year-old Filly. Owned by the Oklahoma City partnership of Young Stables and K. & J. Hall, Miss Kipling posted wins in the $80,000 Oklahoma Classics Lassie and the $50,000 Oklahoma Stallion Stakes-Filly Division.

 

Trained by Bret Calhoun and ridden to her Remington Park wins by Cliff Berry, Miss Kipling is by Kipling from the Clever Trick mare Out Liebling.

 

 

Skedee – Champion Older Female

A win in her second consecutive $122,000 Oklahoma Classics Filly & Mare Turf helped secure Skedee her title as the season’s top older female.

 

Owned by the Ringwood, Okla. partnership of Robert Poteet and John & Mary Lowder, Skedee was also victorious in an allowance event over the turf in late September. She was second versus Oklahoma-bred males in the $50,000 Red Earth Stakes on the lawn in late August.

 

A 5-year-old mare by Sefapiano from the De Sarmiento mare Phuri Dai, Skedee was ridden in all five of her starts this season by Chris Landeros. She posted two wins and three seconds and is trained by Mary Lowder.

 

 

Atta Boy Roy – Champion Sprinter

The $200,000 Remington Park Sprint Cup provided the stage for Atta Boy Roy and his lone start here during the season’s Opening Weekend. He excelled to win by an easy 5-1/2 lengths.

 

Calvin Borel, the winning jockey in three of the last four Kentucky Derbies was in to ride Atta Boy Roy and the pair received rock star status for their appearance, drawing a large audience of enthusiastic fans. Many in the crowd that night brought their own signs to hold up in recognition of the celebrity rider.

 

Owned by R.E.V. Racing of Port Orchard, Wash. and trained by Valorie Lund, Atta Boy Roy had won the Grade 2, $250,000 Churchill Downs Handicap on the Kentucky Derby undercard on May 1 this year before venturing to Oklahoma City for his next triumph. A 5-year-old Washington-bred, Atta Boy Roy is by Tribunal from the Synastry mare Irish Toast.

 

 

Schramsberg – Champion Turf Performer

A two-time winner over the local turf this season, Schramsberg rallied through heavy traffic for his top score in the $150,000 Remington Green Stakes in October. Owned by Bobby Hammer of Elmore City, Okla. and trained by Chris Hartman, Schramsberg was ridden in both of his Remington Park wins by Ramsey Zimmerman, winning the Green by just a nose.

 

A 4-year-old Kentucky-bred colt by Storm Cat from the Rahy mare Serena’s Song, Schramsberg’s only two career turf wins took place here this season.

 

 

Miss Hockaday – Champion Claimer

In true Cinderella-like fashion, Miss Hockaday moved quickly from near obscurity in her career debut to respected status as a top allowance competitor over the course of the season to garner the top claimer award.

 

Owned by John Kester of Tulsa, Okla. and trained by Ace Hare, Miss Hockaday started her career this season at Remington Park, debuting in a $7,500 maiden-claiming event. After a late rush to gain fifth in her initial try, she moved up to the $15,000 maiden-claiming level and posted a two-length win with a massive rally from nearly 20 lengths behind the early pace to score.

 

A 3-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Greenwood Lake from the Thirty Six Red mare Miss Vesuvio, Miss Hockaday then advanced to the $25,000 claiming ranks for her next win, going 1-1/16 miles over the turf course in showing uncommon versatility for such a inexperienced runner. Her final win came in an allowance race at one mile over the turf in November.

 

Through six starts this season, Miss Hockaday won three while finishing second twice. Floyd Wethey, Jr. rode her in the five races where she either won or placed.

 

 

Cliff Berry – Leading Jockey

Cliff Berry of Jones, Okla. won his 13^th Pat Steinberg Memorial Award as the leading jockey, his first local title since 2007. Berry’s 76 wins were 18 ahead of runner-up Ramsey Zimmerman who posted 58 for second. Aaron Gryder was third in the standings with 51 wins.

 

The leading jockey award is named after Pat Steinberg who passed away after the 1993 Spring Thoroughbred Season at Remington Park. He was the all-time riding leader in Oklahoma City at the time of his passing.

 

 

Steve Asmussen – Leading Trainer

Steve Asmussen was the leading trainer at Remington Park for the fourth consecutive season, winning 47 races. The Arlington, Texas resident won his sixth Chuck Taliaferro Memorial Award with the local title. Bret Calhoun finished with 40 wins for second while Chris Hartman was third with 30.

 

The Taliaferro is named in honor of Chuck Taliaferro who passed in 1994 after many years as a leading trainer at Remington Park.

 

 

Leading Owners

The Ran Ricks, Jr. Memorial Award for leading owner went to three owners with 11 wins as a three-way tie at the top of the standings took place for the first time ever. Wayne Sanders and Larry Hirsch of Dallas, winners of the Springboard Mile with Grant Jack, won their share of the championship by capturing the top 2-year-old race. Poindexter Thoroughbreds of Springfield, Mo. had a large lead throughout the season and held on to get a piece of the crown. Danny Caldwell of Poteau, Okla. received the final piece of the three-way title.

 

Of the trio only Caldwell has won a Ricks Award, gaining his second, while the others won for the first time. The Ricks Award is named after the first owner to stable a horse at Remington Park and one of the most influential horsemen to promote the passing of pari-mutuel racing in Oklahoma in the 1980s. He led the Remington Park owner standings seven times before his passing.

 

 

Live racing returns to Remington Park on March 4, 2011 when the nation’s top American Quarter Horse season gets underway.

 

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