For Immediate Release
Saturday, December 1, 2012
HIGHWAY FIFTYFOUR WINS FEATURE, QUINONEZ SCORES HAT TRICK, FIVE RACE DATES LEFT IN SEASON
OKLAHOMA CITY – The 2012 Remington Park Thoroughbred Season moved into the month of December on Saturday night with Highway Fiftyfour posting victory in the night’s featured allowance race for Oklahoma-breds.
Owned by the Gerald Dixon Revocable Trust of Guymon, Okla. and trained by Austin Gustafson, Highway Fiftyfour was ridden by Cliff Berry. The 4-year-old gelding sat just off the pace in the one-mile race, moving for the lead off the final turn into the stretch. Highway Fiftyfour collared pace-setter Rock This Bar and Evansville Runaway with a furlong left then pulled clear to win by 1-1/4 lengths in 1:40.76 over the fast track.
The wagering favorite at 6-5 odds, Highway Fiftyfour paid $4.60 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.20 to show. Andronicus rallied to get up for second by a nose over Evansville Runaway to pay $2.60 to place and $2.20 to show. Evansville Runaway returned $2.20 to show.
Highway Fiftyfour is by Kipling from the Honor Grades mare Lunar Surprise. He won his fourth career race from 21 attempts and his second this season at Remington Park. The $22,340 first-place check moves his overall earnings to $100,648.
Gerald Dixon campaigned the local sprinter star Highland Ice in the 1990s at Remington Park. The gray speedster was inducted earlier this fall into the Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Fame.
Jockey Luis Quinonez won three races on Saturday, posting victory in the opening race with Wish Wish Wish ($3 to win), followed by Valid Carmen ($5.40) in race three and Rego ($4.20) in race six. The hat trick for Quinonez moved him to 59 wins for the season, second behind Berry and his 68 wins that lead the jockey standings.
There are just five racing dates left in the 2012 Remington Park Thoroughbred Season, featuring a special five-date week of action from Wednesday thru Sunday, Dec. 5-9. The first race is at 6:30pm nightly, except for the special 1:30pm program on Sunday, Dec. 9. The $300,000 Springboard Mile, the richest 2-year-old stakes race of the season, headlines the final afternoon of the year.
Open daily at 10am for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park features the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, home of the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby, to be run for the 25th time on September 29, 2013.
Tracked by over 26,000 fans on Facebook and 3,000 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, contact:
Dale Day
Dale.day@remingtonpark.com
