All Equine All The Time

The 2018 Oklahoma Derby weekend celebrating Remington Park's 30th birthday is done and dusted but as one final look back, we’re examining the pedigrees of the 10 stakes winners on the card. While some of the winners are the standouts of their family, there are a few very recognizable names among the pedigrees of the winners. Shakin It Up Kip Deville Stakes – B. B. Dude was Shakin It Up’s first stakes winner earlier this year. One of six named foals out of the Unbridled’s Song mare Purrfect Song, he is also one of four winners from five to race from the mare. Purrfect Song is also a three-quarters sister to multiple Grade 1 placed Santa Catarina (Unbridled) and half-sister to Grade 2 Sanford Stakes second Power World (Distorted Humor). Flashy Lady Stakes – Marquee Miss (Cowboy Cal) has one of the stronger pedigrees you’ll see of the Oklahoma Derby day winners as a half-sister to Grade 1 winning 3-year-old Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford) and a full sister to the 11-time ...

The biggest day of Thoroughbred racing at Remington Park, Oklahoma Derby day has 10 stakes races headlined by the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby and Remington Park Oaks. This year, I was lucky enough to attend and see some up-and-coming stars, top 3-year-olds who have been racing all over the country, and stalwarts of the track who have a huge fan following. The first stakes race of the day included those rising stars with 2-year-old colts taking center stage in the Kip Deville Stakes. The favorite was Stupify (Twirling Candy), who had won his previous start at the track and was a $110,000 2-year-old purchase in April. But it was B. B. Dude (Shakin It Up), his freshman sire’s first stakes winner in August who added another stakes victory to his resume with a late charge that got him the win over Fast Breakin Cash (Yes It’s True) by a neck. B.B. Dude overtaking Fast Breakin Cash near the wire. B.B. Dude has went through the sales ring three times in his life. Bringing $4...