| Listed race | |
| Location | Remington Park Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States |
|---|---|
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Website | www |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1 mile |
| Surface | Dirt |
| Track | left-handed |
| Qualification | Two year old |
| Weight | Colts and geldings: 121 lb (54.9 kg) Fillies 118 lb (53.5 kg) |
| Purse | $400,000 (2021) |
| Bonuses | Automatic nomination to Oklahoma Derby |
The Remington Springboard Mile is a Listed American Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds over a distance of one mile on the dirt run annually in December at Remington Park located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. After peaking in 2019 with a purse of $400,000, the purse was reduced to $200,000 in 2020. As of 2021, the purse was increased back to $400,000 before being reduced again to $300,000 in 2023.
Prior to 2009, the race was known as the Remington MEC Mile Stakes. Formerly run on the last day of the racing calendar in December at Remington Park, it has since been moved to the Friday night going into the final weekend.
The event was added in 2017 as a qualification race for the Kentucky Derby and stake money had been increasing in the last few years before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Historical race notes
Jockey Cliff Berry, who retired at the end of 2015 as the winningest jockey in the history of Remington Park, won his third Springboard/Mec Mile on December 11, 2010 aboard Grant Jack. The previous day at Remington Park he had won a record setting seven races from seven mounts.
Records (2001-2019)
Speed record:
- 1:37.14 @ 1 mile (8 furlongs) - Greyvitos (2017)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 3 - Cliff Berry (2003, 2006, 2010)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 - Steven M. Asmussen (2002, 2004, 2005, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2023)
Most wins by an owner:
- No owner has won this race more than once
Winners
| Year |
Winner |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Dist. (Miles) |
Time |
Purse | Gr. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Otto the Conqueror | Tyler Gaffalione | Steven M. Asmussen | Three Chimneys Farm | 1 m | 1:39.91 | $300,000 | L | |
| 2022 | Wildatlanticstorm | Leandro D. Goncalves | H. Ray Ashford, Jr. | Jim Jorgensen | 1 m | 1:38.24 | $400,000 | L | |
| 2021 | Make It Big | José Ortiz | Saffie Joeseph Jr. | Red Oak Stable | 1 m | 1:41.23 | $400,000 | L | |
| 2020 | Senor Buscador | Luis S. Quinonez | Todd W. Fincher | Joe R. Peacock Jr. | 1 m | 1:37.87 | $200,000 | L | |
| 2019 | Shoplifted | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables & LNJ Foxwoods | 1 m | 1:37.95 | $400,000 | L | |
| 2018 | Long Range Toddy | Richard Eramia | Steven M. Asmussen | Willis Horton Racing | 1 m | 1:39.75 | $400,000 | L | |
| 2017 | Greyvitos | Victor Espinoza | Adam Kitchingman | Adam Kitchingman | 1 m | 1:37.14 | $400,000 | L | |
| 2016 | Cool Arrow | Luis Saez | Joe Sharp | Brad & Misty Grady | 1 m | 1:38.72 | $300,000 | L | |
| 2015 | Discreetness | Jon Court | William H. Fires | Xpress Thoroughbreds LLC | 1 m | 1:39.15 | $250,000 | L | |
| 2014 | Bayerd | Ramon Vasquez | Steven M. Asmussen | Clark O. Brewster | 1 m | 1:37.26 | $250,000 | L | |
| 2013 | Louies Flower | Luis S. Quinonez | W. Bret Calhoun | Wesley Welcher | 1 m | 1:38.83 | $250,000 | L | |
| 2012 | Texas Bling | Erik McNeil | Danele Durham | Hall Family Trust | 1 m | 1:39.96 | $250,000 | L | |
| 2011 | Ted's Folly | Jose Medina | Wilson L. Brown | Steve Martin | 1 m | 1:38.90 | $250,000 | L | |
| 2010 | Grant Jack | Cliff Berry | W. Bret Calhoun | Wayne Sanders & Larry Hirsch | 1 m | 1:37.98 | $250,000 | L | |
| 2009 | Turf Melody | Jeremy Rose | H. Graham Motion | Priscilla Graham | 1 m | 1:38.41 | $200,000 | L | |
| Remington MEC Mile Stakes | |||||||||
| 2008 | Kick On | Miguel Mena | Joseph S. Petalino | Baccari Racing Stable LLC (Chris Baccari) | 1 m, 70 yds | 1:42.90 | $125,000 | L | |
| 2007 | Golden Yank | Carlos Gonzalez | Gary A. Thomas | Millard R. Seldin | 1 m | 1:38.40 | $100,000 | L | |
| 2006 | Going Ballistic | Cliff Berry | Donnie K. Von Hemel | Michael R. & Mary A. Kindred | 1 m | 1:37.40 | $100,000 | L | |
| 2005 | Test Boy | Quincy Hamilton | Steven M. Asmussen | Vinery Stables (Tom Simon) | 1 m | 1:38.26 | $100,000 | L | |
| 2004 | Smooth Bid | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Steven M. Asmussen | Dakota Stables & Cash Asmussen | 1 m | 1:39.60 | $75,000 | L | |
| 2003 | Depop | Cliff Berry | Joseph S. Petalino | Don S. Nutt | 1 m | 1:38.20 | $75,000 | L | |
| 2002 | Shawklit Man | Donnie Meche | Steven M. Asmussen | Keith Asmussen & Oceanfront Property (George Strait) | 1 m | 1:39.20 | $75,000 | L | |
| 2001 | It'sallinthechase | Donnie Meche | Wilson L. Brown | Darwin Olson | 1 m | 1:38.95 | $75,000 | L | |
External links
References
- "Remington Springboard Mile Stakes". Remington Park. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
- "Remington Park Cuts Stakes Purses Due to COVID-19". Blood-Horse. 2020-07-29. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- "2021 Springboard Mile Chart". Equibase. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- "Mucho Gusto one to beat in deep renewal of the Oklahoma". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
- Privman, Jay (31 August 2017). "European series among changes to Derby points system". Daily Racing Form. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- "Berry Guides Grant Jack to Springboard Upset". The Blood-Horse. 2010-12-12. Retrieved 2019-11-19.