For Immediate Release
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
GAYLORD FEATURES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED RETURN OF BEAU RAVELLE
OKLAHOMA CITY – Friday night’s $50,000 E.L. Gaylord Memorial Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Remington Park has a field of nine with eight wagering interests. Beau Ravelle, an impressive 8-1/2 length winner of her career debut a month ago, will make her return in the Gaylord as the 7-5 morning-line favorite.
Owned by the extensive Shawnee, Okla. partnership of Rusty Taylor, Elaine Holliday, Margaret Davis, Jerry Davis and Mike Walker, Beau Ravelle sat just off the pace in her Sept. 12 maiden event before making her move. Under jockey Belen Quinonez, Beau Ravelle left the backstretch of the six-furlong race, moving four-paths wide into the turn.
By the middle of the turn, she had gained the front. In just a few more strides by the top of the stretch, Beau Ravelle was a clear leader who would stretch her advantage to double-digit lengths. Once certain of the outcome, Quinonez let the precocious filly gallop out down the lane, bringing her victorious run back down to a single-digit length romp. She performed with minimal effort and was never seriously encouraged by her pilot, crossing the finish in a meet-best time of 1:09.54 for six furlongs.
Trained by Scott Young, Beau Ravelle will be coupled in the Gaylord with stable-mate Honey’s Ryan, who is owned by the same Shawnee, Okla. group. Honey’s Ryan took two races to graduate to the ranks of winners, scoring in her second try by seven lengths.
Dream S’more enters the Gaylord off a 5-1/2 length allowance win at Penn National in Grantville, Pa. on Sept. 28. She is owned by Danny White of Hot Springs, Ark. and trained by Eric Reed.
Bakken Baby will attempt to win her third straight race in the Gaylord after winning a pair of allowance races here in back-to-back fashion. Owned by Larry Huntsinger and Phil Head of Lorena, Texas, Bakken Baby is trained by Michael Franklin and won her most recent attempt by 12-1/2 lengths.
The field for the Gaylord Memorial, by program and saddle-towel order, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:
1. Honey’s Ryan: Scott Young, Alex Birzer, 7-5
1a. Beau Ravelle: Scott Young, Belen Quinonez, 7-5
2. Racing Holiday: Allen Milligan, Bryan McNeil, 12-1
3. Shakin Sugar: Lynn Chleborad, Glenn Corbett, 15-1
4. Dream S’more: Eric Reed, Terry Thompson, 10-1
5. Bakken Baby: Michael Franklin, Chris Landeros, 9-2
6. Forever Since: Jack Bruner, Luis Quinonez, 6-1
7. Lady Hughes: Scott Young, Floyd Wethey, Jr., 8-1
8. Del Mar Holiday: Steve Asmussen, Ramon Vazquez, 4-1
The Gaylord Memorial, at 6-1/2 furlongs on the main track, is the eighth of nine races on the Friday night program with a scheduled off time of 10:16pm. The first race of the evening is at 7pm.
The Gaylord Memorial is named in honor of the late publisher of The Oklahoman who was an ardent supporter of Remington Park and the advent of pari-mutuel horse racing’s return to Oklahoma in the 1980s.
Remington Park’s 25th Anniversary Season of Thoroughbred racing continues Wednesday thru Saturday, Oct. 23-26 with the first race nightly at 7pm.
Open daily at 10:30am for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park also features the Bricktown Brewery on the casino floor. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park, home of the $250,000 Springboard Mile for 2-year-olds, to be run on December 15, 2013.
Tracked by over 42,000 fans on Facebook and 4,300 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
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