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Springboard Mile

Remington Park • Oklahoma City, OK, USA 10-5-3-2-1
December 15, 2023

Shoplifted edges Answer In (rail) and Embolden (gray) in the Springboard Mile

Springboard Mile Stakes Race History

In multiple respects, the Remington Springboard Mile ranks among the youngest Kentucky Derby prep races. It’s also one of the fastest-growing prep races in terms of national recognition and impact.

Remington Park’s signature race for juveniles was given its current name and mid-December calendar slot in 2009, having previously been run as the Remington MEC Mile Stakes. In the years since, steady purse increases have served to significantly raise the profile of the one-mile race.

Case in point? During the first decade of its revamped conditions, the Springboard Mile produced five Derby starters. Leading the charge was the aptly named Will Take Charge, who turned in a gallant front-running effort to finish second in the 2012 Springboard Mile. The following season, Will Take Charge ran in all three legs of the Triple Crown and was voted champion three-year-old male.

The rising prominence of the Springboard Mile didn’t go unnoticed by Churchill Downs. In 2017, the Springboard Mile was added to the Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race schedule, offering qualification points to the top five finishers on a 10-5-3-2-1 basis.

The horses aren’t the only stars competing in the Springboard Mile. Prominent jockeys and trainers have also set their sights on the increasingly rich prize. In 2017, three-time Kentucky Derby-winning jockey Victor Espinoza guided Greyvitos to victory in the stakes-record time of 1:37.14. Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen has saddled seven winners, including It’sallinthechase, who parlayed victory in the 2001 Remington MEC Mile into a start in the 2002 Kentucky Derby.

Asmussen also saddled 2018 Springboard Mile winner Long Range Toddy, who inadvertently had an outsized impact on the 2019 Kentucky Derby. When the ultimately victorious Maximum Security ducked out sharply on the final turn, Long Range Toddy was forced to steady sharply in traffic, part of a chain reaction that famously led to the disqualification of Maximum Security.

Suffice to say, the Remington Springboard Mile has earned its place on the Road to the Kentucky Derby and should only continue to grow in stature.

By J. Keeler Johnson/TwinSpires.com

Results

Win

Place

Show

8

Otto the Conqueror10

$4.80

$3.20

$2.40

5

Glengarry5

$3.20

$2.60

4

Magic Grant3

$4

9

Third Street2

2

My Buddy Mel1

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Entries

Jockey

Owner

Trainer

Current odds

Wagers

1

Fidget

Marcelino Pedroza Jr

Calumet Farm

Brad Coz

8/1

2

My Buddy Mel

Jermaine V. Bridgmohan

Heider Racing Stables LLC, Duffy's Racing Stable LLC and Striking Stables LLC

Danny Pish

20/1

3

Gettysburg Address

Flavien Prat

Siena Farm LLC and WinStar Farm LLC

Brad Cox

6/1

4

Magic Grant

Richard E. Eramia

Willis Horton Racing LLC

Eddie Milligan Jr

8/1

5

Glengarry

Luis Saez

Aaron Kennedy, Toby Joseph and Doug Anderson

Doug Anderson

7/2

6

Raging Torrent

Antonio Fresu

Great Friends Stables LLC and Mark Davis

Doug O'Neill

3/1

7

Rhino Runner

Stewart Elliott

Randy Howg

Steve Asmussen

20/1

8

Otto the Conqueror

Tyler Gaffalione

Three Chimneys Farm

Steve Asmussen

5/2

9

Third Street

Jose Alvarez

Shawn H. Davis and Bill Carnes

Shawn H. Davis

20/1

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