The highly anticipated rematch between R-Rated Superstar and Plainsman never developed August 19 Governor’s Cup bets were $175,000 as the former won the race for the second year in a row while the latter faded badly .
Before last year’s race, Remington ParkAll-time winning owner Danny Caldwell of Poteau, Okla., has never won this race and now he has finished it twice. Those two wins and all of his other wins earned him 397 wins at the Oklahoma City track.
Plainsman continued to place in third place but began to decline badly in the final round as R-Rated Superstars had just begun to assemble from the rear of the squad. It was Lightning of mischief , winner St. Louis Derby last year, driver David Cabrera, the winner, will have to pass to win. Flash of Mischief sets speed and handling: 24.25 for the first quarter mile,: 48.87 for the half mile, three quarter mile in 1:13.10 and one mile in 1:38.24.
“He was ready for it when I asked him about it all (in the long run),” said Cabrera, who has won four previous equestrian titles at Remington Park. This is his first bet win since getting injured in a wrong riding in Oaklawn Park in April and was forced to stop riding for three months.
“I want to say how much I really appreciate Danny for giving me opportunities like this since my injury,” said Cabrera, who suffered neck, back and face injuries during the spill. .
Caldwell appreciates Cabrera and also the 9-year-old horse that got him into the winner’s circle again, R-Rated Superstar, son of Kodiak Kowboy , in Gold Case mare mare Wicked Wish. Federico Villafranco trains the multi-stakes winner, who was bred in Kentucky by Thorndale Stable.
“I knew Freddy was getting him ready when I saw him at work the other morning,” Caldwell said. “He (R-Rated Superstar) is very fresh and kicks around and wants to bite someone. He’s an older veteran who knows what to do and when it’s game time.”
R Review Superstar and Plainsman took turns beating each other in equity races at Oaklawn all spring, but this wasn’t Plainsman’s night. Sent off the field as a favorite of the 6-5 bet, he finished last in the seven-horse field. The winner is a generous 7-2 on the board at the latter point and is sixth with a score of 1 1/2 the length.
Flash of Mischief, second pick 7-5, guaranteed runner-up, 2 1/2 length before long shot Catdaddy in part three.
R Rating Superstar paid $9 to win, $3.20 for placement, and $2.40 for display. His winning time for the 1-1/8-mile race was 1:51.20.
It’s the third win of the year for the hard-to-beat driver who has improved his lifetime record to 63 starts, 12 wins, 10 seconds and eight thirds to $1,721,280. He won two of his three warm-ups at Remington Park with $218,000 in his bank account.
Video: Circuit 9 (ALW) in RP on August 19, 22
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