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REMINGTON PARK OPENS SEASON AUGUST 21 WITH NINE-RACE CARD
For Immediate Release
Thursday, August 13, 2026
OKLAHOMA CITY – The first program of racing was compiled this morning in the Remington Park racing office. A card of nine races will welcome the return of Thoroughbred action on Friday, Aug. 21 as the 62-date season begins.
The season opener on Aug. 21 is at 6:30pm. Oklahoma-bred maidens, ages 3 to 5, will travel 5-1/2 furlongs for a claiming price of $7,500 in the first event of the meet.
The nine races on Aug. 21 carry total purses of $216,500 with an average field size of 9.2 horses per race.
The richest race on opening night is the finale, an allowance worth $44,000 at five furlongs over the turf for 3-year-olds and older. Jackman’s Ride, winner of the inaugural $250,000 Great West Turf Sprint at Remington Park in September 2025, will attempt to continue his local winning streak which currently stands at four. Jackman’s Ride has not lost a five-furlong Remington Park turf sprint, or any race here, since finishing second in an allowance event on Aug. 8, 2025.
Owned by Wanda and Steve Dupy of Enid, Okla. and trained by J.R. Caldwell, Jackman’s Ride will be ridden by regular jockey Rene Diaz.
Hola Joey, winner of the $50,000 Ed Skinner Stakes at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa on June 14, is another recent stakes winner in the feature on opening Friday. Tyler Bacon will ride for trainer Gene Jacquot.
Jockey Ramon Vazquez returns to defend his riding title from the 2025 Remington Park meet, his sixth local crown here. He has been named to ride four times on the first night. Other past leading riders here who will compete on the first night of the season include David Cabrera (four titles) and Stewart Elliott (two titles).
Season racing highlights include the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby on Sunday, Sept. 27; the million-dollar Oklahoma Classics for Oklahoma-breds on Oct. 16 and the Springboard Mile with its Kentucky Derby qualifying points on Dec. 19.
🔥Remington Park Opening Night Overnight🔥
Friday, August 21 → bit.ly/RP-82126
(Post Time 6:30pm)
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Edward J. DeBartolo (at that time, the owner of Balmoral, Thistledown and Louisiana Downs) built Remington Park in Oklahoma City as a $100 million showcase for Thoroughbred racing. The inaugural race meet during the fall of 1988 was an opportunity for Oklahoma Thoroughbred horsemen to race in their home state and for horsemen from throughout the region to enjoy Oklahoma’s hospitality.
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