REMINGTON PARK STAKES SCHEDULE BOASTS 12 GRADE 1 EVENTS, NEARLY $6 MILLION IN ESTIMATED PURSES

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – January 9, 2024, by Richard Linhan – The 2024 Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season, which begins Thursday, March 7, will be jam-packed with some of the top horses in the country battling for stakes money and nearly $6 Million in estimated purses. The schedule includes a dozen Grade 1 stakes.

The Grade 1 stakes would be 15 if one counted the restricted Grade 1 races. The Remington Park Futurity has an estimated purse of $775,000 and the Remington Park Derby $150,000, and the Dee Raper Sooner State Stakes $100,000, all on Saturday, April 27 and all restricted Grade 1 events for Oklahoma-breds.

Of the 12 Grade 1 races, six of those will occur on closing night, Saturday, June 1, featuring the estimated $1 million Heritage Place Futurity, a 350-yard race for 2-year-old Quarter Horses. The race was run for more than $1.2 million last year when it was won by San Lencho.

A total of 50 race dates are set for Remington Park with a regular schedule of Thursdays through Sundays. First post time is set nightly for 6 p.m. except for Sundays when it is 4 p.m. There are three dates that have special post times – Saturday, May 4, Kentucky Derby Day at noon; Saturday, May 18, Preakness Day at noon, and Saturday, June 1, Champions Night at 5 p.m. All times are Central.

The six Grade 1 events on June 1 are the Heritage Place Futurity, the $250,000 Debbie Schauf Remington Park Championship, the $100,000 Junos Request, the $225,000 (est.) Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, and the $30,000 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for Paints & Appaloosas.

Closing night will also feature the Grade 2 estimated $225,000 Heritage Place Derby, Grade 2 estimated $225,000 Heritage Place Oaks and the $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile. The total purses on Champions Night will be more than $2,000,000 and is the richest race date in Oklahoma horse racing.

The entire stakes schedule for the spring season at Remington Park:

March 10 – R-Grade 2, $68,000 Mighty Deck Three, 3yo and older, 250 yards (OK)

March 10 – Grade 2, $50,000 SLM Big Daddy, 3yo and older, 550 yards

March 16 – Grade 2, $50,000 Eastex, 3yo and older, 350 yards

March 16 – Grade 2, $50,000 Decketta, fillies and mares, 3yo and older, 350 yards

March 23 – Grade 2, $500,000 (est.) Oklahoma Futurity, 2-year-olds, 300 yards

March 23 – Grade 3, $200,000 (est.) Oklahoma Derby, 3-year-olds, 350 yards

March 23 – $50,000 Oklahoma Juvenile, 2-year-olds, 300 yards

March 23 – Grade 1, $175,000 (est.) Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, 2-year-olds, 300 yards

March 23 – $40,000 Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Juvenile, 2-year-olds, 300 yards

March 23 – Grade 2, $20,000 Paul Harber Memorial, 3yo and older, Paints/Appaloosas, 350 yards

April 6 – R-Grade 2, $68,000 Mr Jet Moore, 3yo and older, 350 yards (OK)

April 7 – Grade 2, $60,000 Bank of America Oklahoma Championship Challenge, 3yo and older, 440 yards

April 7 – Grade 2, $30,000 AQHA Distance Challenge, 3yo and older, 870 yards

April 27 – R-Grade 1, $775,000 (est.) Remington Park Futurity, 2-year-olds, 330 yards (OK)

April 27 – R-Grade 1, $150,000 (est.) Remington Park Derby, 3-year-olds, 400 yards (OK)

April 27 – $125,000 (est.) Remington Park Oaks, fillies, 3-year-olds, 400 yards (OK)

April 27 – R-Grade 1, $100,000 Dee Raper Sooner State Stakes, 3yo and older, 400 yards (OK)

April 27 – $100,000 Remington Park Juvenile, 2-year-olds, 330 yards (OK)

April 27 – Grade 2, $75,000 Easy Date, fillies and mares, 3yo and older, 350 yards

April 27 – R-Grade 3, $68,000 Laico Bird, 2-year-olds, 330 yards (OK)

April 27 – R-Grade 3, $68,000 Mr Master Bug, 3-year-olds, 350 yards (OK)

April 27 – Grade 2, $50,000 Bob Moore Memorial, 3yo and older, 300 yards

April 28 – Grade 1, $125,000 (est.) American Paint Classic Futurity, 2-year-olds, 330 yards

April 28 – Grade 1, $25,000 American Paint Stakes, 3-year-olds, 350 yards

April 28 – $20,000 Victoria Ennis Memorial, 2-year-olds, Paints/Appaloosas, 330 yards

May 4 – Grade 1, $100,000 Leo, 3yo and older, 400 yards

May 4 – Grade 2, $50,000 Pauls Valley, 3yo and older, 870 yards

May 11 – Grade 1, $30,000 Mister Lewie Memorial, 3yo and older, Paints/Appaloosas, 400 yards

May 25 – R-Grade 2, $68,000 Boyd Morris Memorial, 3yo and older, 400 yards, (OK)

May 25 – R-Grade 3, $70,000 FL Lady Bug, 2-year-olds, 350 yards, (OK)

May 25 – R-Grade 3, $70,000 Easy Jet, 2-year-olds, 350 yards, (OK)

May 25 – R-Grade 3, $50,000 Jack Brooks, 3-year-olds, 350 yards (OK)

June 1 – Grade 1, $1,000,000 (est.) Heritage Place Futurity, 2-year-olds, 350 yards

June 1 – Grade 2, $225,000 (est.) Heritage Place Derby, 3-year-olds, 400 yards

June 1 – Grade 1, $225,000 (est.) Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Futurity, 2-year-olds, 350 yards

June 1 – Grade 1, $35,000 Speedhorse Graham Paint & Appaloosa Stakes, 3-year-olds, 350 yards

June 1 – Grade 1, $250,000 Debbie Schauf Remington Park Championship, 3yo and older, 440 yards

June 1 – Grade 1, $100,000 Junos Request, fillies and mares, 3yo and older, 400 yards

June 1 – $100,000 Heritage Place Juvenile, 2-year-olds, 350 yards

June 1 – Grade 1, $50,000 Remington Park Distance Championship, 3yo and older, 870 yards

June 1 – Grade 2 $225,000 (est.) Heritage Place Oaks, 3-year-old fillies, 400 yards

June 1 – Grade 1, $30,000 National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 3yo and older, Paints/Appaloosas, 440 yards

Please note, the purses for all futurities, derbies and oaks are estimated.
“R” denotes a graded stakes race restricted to Oklahoma-breds.
(OK) denotes a stakes race for Oklahoma-breds.
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Remington Park has provided more than $343 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District, Remington Park presents simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. The 2024 racing schedule begins Thursday, March 7, as the American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season starts its 50-date season. Parking and admission are always free. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.