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Mr. Wireless Tries to Stay Hot in Oklahoma Derby

Already with a pair of Grade III victories in his rearview, JIL Stable's Mr. Wireless (Dialed In) will look to make it three in a row in Sunday night's GIII Oklahoma Derby at Remington.

A debut fifth with a tough trip going six furlongs Mar. 4 at Fair Grounds, the gelding earned a pair of hard-fought nose successes Mar. 27 and May 1 at Oaklawn before finishing a close second at 14-1 in the sloppy-track Texas Derby May 31 at Lone Star. Cruising to a sharp 3 3/4-length score in the GIII Indiana Derby July 7 at Indiana Grand, he backed that up with a pace-pressing tally in the GIII West Virginia Derby a month later at Mountaineer.

Second that day was Warrant (Constitution), who re-opposes here for Twin Creeks Racing Stable and Brad Cox. Never out of the trifecta in six trips to the post, the chestnut was runner-up in the Oaklawn S. this spring before overcoming a wide trip to score in the Texas Derby.

Super Stock (Dialed In), upset winner of the GI Arkansas Derby this April, made no impact when 16th in the GI Kentucky Derby, and could manage only fourth in the Texas Derby and Iowa Derby, but bounced back with a convincing tally in the Runhappy Ellis Park Derby last out Aug. 15.

Other contenders include Reddam Racing's improving Team Merchants (Nyquist), who upset a Del Mar allowance/optional claimer with a 91 Beyer at 18-1 July 16 before running fifth in the Shared Belief S., and Defeater (Union Rags), a debut graduate Jan. 2 at Fair Grounds who has since run two strong seconds, including last time behind Speaker's Corner (Street Sense) in a loaded Saratoga allowance Aug. 14.

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Warrant Tabbed As Morning-Line Favorite In Oklahoma Derby

The Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby has collected a quality field for the Sept. 26 renewal at Remington Park. A cast of previous derby winners are featured in a field of eight to contest the 1-1/8 miles.

The Oklahoma Derby headlines a stellar stakes-laden program on Sept. 26, including the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks.

Warrant, from the strong barn of trainer Brad Cox, winner of the $300,000 Texas Derby in May at Lone Star Park, has been made the morning-line favorite at 5-2 odds. The Oklahoma Derby came up tough to determine a morning-line favorite with three past derby winners all extremely close in the equation. Joel Rosario will come into Remington Park to ride Warrant. He was also the pilot in the colt's score in the Texas Derby, over the slop on May 31.

Mr. Wireless, a two-time derby winner, has entered the Oklahoma Derby from the barn of trainer Bret Calhoun. Triumphant in the Grade 3, $500,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park on Aug. 7 and before that, the Grade 3, $300,000 Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand on July 7, Mr. Wireless will be ridden by Ramon Vazquez. Remington Park odds-maker Jerry Shottenkirk has set Mr. Wireless at 3-1 odds.

Super Stock, winner of the Grade 1, $1,000,000 Arkansas Derby in April at Oaklawn Park has been tabbed the third morning-line favorite at 7-2 odds. Recently victorious in the $200,000 Ellis Park Derby in Kentucky on Aug. 15, Super Stock is trained by Steve Asmussen, racing's all-time winningest trainer, and will be ridden by Ricardo Santana, the hottest jockey on Remington Park's biggest day since the mid-2010s.

Super Stock's Arkansas Derby win punched his ticket to the Grade 1, $3,000,000 Kentucky Derby in May, where he finished 16th in a field of 19.

Trainer Karl Broberg has entered Flash Of Mischief, fresh off his score in the $250,000 St. Louis Derby at Fanduel Fairmount Park. Joe Talamo handled the colt in his last derby and will be in for the mount again in the Oklahoma Derby. Flash Of Mischief is at 8-1 in the morning-line.

The field for the Oklahoma Derby, by post position and program number order, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:

  1. Super Stock: Steve Asmussen, Ricardo Santana, 7-2
  2. Flash Of Mischief: Karl Broberg, Joe Talamo, 8-1
  3. Warrant: Brad Cox, Joel Rosario, 5-2 (morning-line favorite)
  4. Parrot Head: Ronnie Cravens, David Cabrera, 20-1
  5. Team Merchants: Doug O'Neill, Mario Gutierrez, 6-1
  6. Defeater: Tom Amoss, James Graham,12-1
  7. Mr. Wireless: Bret Calhoun, Ramon Vazquez, 3-1
  8. Dial In For Lute: C.R. Trout, Jose Alvarez, 15-1

The Oklahoma Derby will go as the 11th race of 12 at 8:11pm.

Pauline's Pearl, winner of the Grade 3, $600,000 Fantasy Stakes at Oaklawn Park in April, has been made the morning-line favorite at 5-2 odds for the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks. The oaks is the top supporting stakes on the Oklahoma Derby Day undercard.

Trained by Asmussen, Santana will ride Pauline's Pearl. She finished eighth in the Grade 1, $1,250,000 Kentucky Oaks following her Fantasy score. Most recently she was second in the Grade 3, $400,000 Charles Town Oaks on Aug. 27.

The Remington Park Oaks will go as the eighth race on Sept. 26 at 6:33pm. Here is the lineup for the oaks by post position and program order, with trainer, jockey and morning-line odds:

  1. Pauline's Pearl: Steve Asmussen, Ricardo Santana, 5-2 (morning-line favorite)
  2. Bobbin Tail: Kenny Smith, David Cabrera, 10-1
  3. Amendment Nineteen: Brad Cox, Joel Rosario, 7-2
  4. My Girl Red: Steve Asmussen, Stewart Elliott, 15-1
  5. Lovely Ride: Bret Calhoun, Reylu Gutierrez, 3-1
  6. Hailey's Melody: Joe Offolter, Luis Quinonez, 15-1
  7. Lady Mystify: Peter Eurton, Flavien Prat, 4-1

The other six stakes races on Oklahoma Derby Day include:

Race 4 – $75,000 Kip Deville Stakes, 2yo, six furlongs

Race 6 – $50,000 E.L. Gaylord Memorial, 2-year-old fillies, 6-1/2 furlongs

Race 7 – $50,000 Flashy Lady Stakes, fillies and mares, 3 and older, six furlongs

Race 9 – $75,000 Ricks Memorial, fillies and mares, 3 and older, 1-1/16 miles (turf)

Race 10 – $150,000 David Vance Stakes, 3 and older, six furlongs

Race 12 – $100,000 Remington Green, 3 and older, 1-1/8 miles (turf)

The big Oklahoma Derby Day program begins at 3pm on Sept. 26. Remington Park racing goes with its longest week of the season, Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 22-26. The nightly post time is 7:07pm, prior to the special derby day card. All times are Central.

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Oklahoma Derby Field Features Super Stock, Mr. Wireless

The $400,000 Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby has collected a quality field for the Sept. 26 renewal at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Okla. A cast of previous derby winners is featured in a field of eight to contest the 1-1/8 miles.

The Oklahoma Derby headlines a stellar stakes-laden program on Sept. 26, including the $200,000 Grade 3 Remington Park Oaks.

Warrant, from the strong barn of trainer Brad Cox, winner of the $300,000 Texas Derby in May at Lone Star Park, has been made the morning-line favorite at 5-2 odds. The Oklahoma Derby came up tough to determine a morning-line favorite with three past derby winners all extremely close in the equation. Joel Rosario will come into Remington Park to ride Warrant. He was also the pilot in the colt's score in the Texas Derby, over the slop on May 31.

Mr. Wireless, a two-time derby winner, has entered the Oklahoma Derby from the barn of trainer Bret Calhoun. Triumphant in the $500,000 Grade 3 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park on Aug. 7, and before that, the $300,000 Grade 3 Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand on July 7, Mr. Wireless will be ridden by Ramon Vazquez. Remington Park odds-maker Jerry Shottenkirk has set Mr. Wireless at 3-1 odds.

Super Stock, winner of the $1,000,000 Grade 1 Arkansas Derby in April at Oaklawn Park has been tabbed the third morning-line favorite at 7-2 odds. Recently victorious in the $200,000 Ellis Park Derby in Kentucky on Aug. 15, Super Stock is trained by Steve Asmussen, racing's all-time winningest trainer, and will be ridden by Ricardo Santana, Jr., the hottest jockey on Remington Park's biggest day since the mid-2010s.

Super Stock's Arkansas Derby win punched his ticket to the $3,000,000 Grade 1 Kentucky Derby in May, where he finished 16th in a field of 19

Trainer Karl Broberg has entered Flash Of Mischief, fresh off his score in the $250,000 St. Louis Derby at Fanduel Fairmount Park. Joe Talamo handled the colt in his last derby and will be in for the mount again in the Oklahoma Derby. Flash Of Mischief is at 8-1 in the morning line.

The field for the Oklahoma Derby, by post position and program number order, with trainer, jockey, and morning-line odds:

1. Super Stock: Steve Asmussen, Ricardo Santana, 7-2

2. Flash Of Mischief: Karl Broberg, Joe Talamo, 8-1

3. Warrant: Brad Cox, Joel Rosario, 5-2 (morning-line favorite)

4. Parrot Head: Ronnie Cravens, David Cabrera, 20-1

5. Team Merchants: Doug O'Neill, Mario Gutierrez, 6-1

6. Defeater: Tom Amoss, James Graham,12-1

7. Mr. Wireless: Bret Calhoun, Ramon Vazquez, 3-1

8. Dial In For Lute: C.R. Trout, Jose Alvarez, 15-1

The Oklahoma Derby will go as the 11th race of 12 at 8:11 pm.

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O’Neill Confirms Team Merchants For Oklahoma Derby At Remington Park

West Coast-based trainer Doug O'Neill has confirmed he will enter Team Merchants in the $400,000 Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Sunday, Sept. 26, stakes coordinator Don Thompson has announced.

O'Neill said Team Merchants should arrive in Oklahoma City via a FedEx jet from California on Sept. 22. O'Neill, trained two horses to Kentucky Derby wins – Nyquist in 2015 and I'll Have Another in 2012. Team Merchants is a Kentucky-bred son of Nyquist, out of the Square Eddie mare Edwina E. The colt, bred and owned by Reddam Racing, is lightly raced with five starts, two wins, and $88,940 earned. His regular rider is Mario Gutierrez, who rode both of O'Neill's Kentucky Derby winners in their run for the roses. Team Merchants has yet to win a stakes race in his career.

Keepmeinmind, a 3-year-old that lost by a neck to Essential Quality in the $600,000 Grade 2 Jim Dandy Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., this summer, has been nominated to the Oklahoma Derby, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 26 at Remington Park. Keepmeinmind is trained by Robertino Diodoro and owned by Cypress Creek Equine, Arnold Bennewith, and Spendthrift Farm.

Others already announcing earlier their expectation to run in the Oklahoma Derby include Arkansas and Ellis Park Derby winner Super Stock out of Steve Asmussen's barn. Asmussen is the all-time winningest trainer in racing history.

Fulsome, a colt by the top sire in the country, Into Mischief, out of the Distorted Humor mare Flourish, could be sent to the Derby by Brad Cox for Juddmonte Farms. Cox is the second-leading trainer in the country behind Asmussen in earnings this year. Fulsome has won four of his last five starts, including the $300,000 Grade 3 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx in Philadelphia. He also won the $150,000 Grade 3 Matt Winn Stakes at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Mr. Wireless, a gelding by Dialed In, out of the Arch mare Voussoir, is from trainer Bret Calhoun's barn and runs for owner JIL Stable. He has won four of his last five starts, including two Grade 3 races – the $500,000 West Virginia Derby at Mountaineer Park and the $300,000 Indiana Derby at Indiana Grand.

King Fury, a colt by Curlin, out of the Flatter mare Taris, resides in trainer Kenny McPeek's barn. He is owned by Three Chimneys Farm and Fern Circle Stables and has a win in the $200,000 Grade 3 Lexington Stakes at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., in April, before running second in the $500,000 Grade 3 Ohio Derby at Thistledown in North Randall, Ohio in June.

Remington Park racing concludes this week with a nine-race card Saturday, Sept. 18, the first post is 7:07 p.m. Central.

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