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Oklahoma Derby

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Inaugurated
  
1989

Surface
  
Dirt

Website
  
www.remingtonpark.com

Purse
  
400,000 USD (2009–)

Location
  
Remington Park Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Race type
  
Thoroughbred - Flat racing

Distance
  
1 ⁄8 miles (9 furlongs)

Race replay 2016 oklahoma derby


The Oklahoma Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late September at Remington Park located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Open to three-year-olds, the Grade III stakes is set at a distance of  1 1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) on the dirt. The Derby currently offers a purse of $400,000.

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From 1989 through 1996, it was raced at a distance of  1 1⁄16 miles (8.5 furlongs).

Originally named the Remington Park Derby, in 2001 the race was renamed the Oklahoma Derby. It is the track's flagship event and the most lucrative Thoroughbred race at Remington Park.

Race replay 2015 oklahoma derby at remington park


Records

Speed record:

  • 1:48.00 - Classic Cat (1998) (new stakes and track record)

    • Most wins by a Jockey:

  • 3 - Garrett Gomez (1993, 1995, 2001)

    • Most wins by a trainer:

  • 3 - Donnie Von Hemel (1989, 1991, 2007)

    • Most wins by an owner:

  • 2 - Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey (2010, 2012)

    • References

    Oklahoma Derby Wikipedia
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