Oklahoma Derby And Breeders' Stakes Day: Sunday September 27 Betting Guide
Sunday September 27 keeps the racing coming with the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park and the Breeders' Stakes at Woodbine, the third and final jewel of the Canadian Triple Crown. Belmont Park and Santa Anita round out the day with turf sprint and distaff features. Here is the full breakdown of fields, favorites and stakes on offer.
Silent Tactic Favored In A Loaded Oklahoma Derby
Remington Park stages a ten race card worth more than one point three million dollars guaranteed, headlined by the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby, first race at 3pm local. Silent Tactic, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Cristian Torres, is the 5/2 morning line favorite from post 2 after getting class relief in this spot. He is chased by Zihnal (post 4, Jonathan Thomas, John Velazquez) at 7/2 and J J Grey (post 3, Kenny McPeek, Emmanuel Esquivel) at 5/1. Tricky Business (post 9, George Weaver, Paco Lopez) is next best in the market at 6/1, with The Hell We Did (post 1, Todd Fincher, Ramon Vazquez) and Vintage Cowboy (post 10, Steve Asmussen, Erik Asmussen) both on offer at 10/1. Pavlovian (post 5, Doug O'Neill, David Cabrera) is 8/1, Fuzzbuster (post 6, Victoria Oliver, Mario Gutierrez) 12/1, Crupper (post 8, Donnie Von Hemel, Matt Garcia) 15/1 and Chad Allan (post 7, Robert Young, Geovanni Franco) the outsider at 30/1. The race is worth four hundred thousand dollars over one and one eighth miles.
The Oklahoma Derby anchors a stakes rich card that also includes the Great West Turf Sprint (two hundred fifty thousand dollars), Remington Park Oaks (two hundred thousand dollars), Clever Trevor (one hundred fifty thousand dollars), David M Vance (one hundred thousand dollars), Remington Green (seventy five thousand dollars), Ricks Memorial (seventy five thousand dollars) and Scissortail (fifty thousand dollars), eight stakes worth one point three million dollars in total, with additional Oklahoma bred purse supplements on offer. Fields for the supporting stakes had not been finalized at the time of writing.
| Post | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Morning Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Hell We Did | Todd Fincher | Ramon Vazquez | 10/1 |
| 2 | Silent Tactic | Mark Casse | Cristian Torres | 5/2 |
| 3 | J J Grey | Kenny McPeek | Emmanuel Esquivel | 5/1 |
| 4 | Zihnal | Jonathan Thomas | John Velazquez | 7/2 |
| 5 | Pavlovian | Doug O'Neill | David Cabrera | 8/1 |
| 6 | Fuzzbuster | Victoria Oliver | Mario Gutierrez | 12/1 |
| 7 | Chad Allan | Robert Young | Geovanni Franco | 30/1 |
| 8 | Crupper | Donnie Von Hemel | Matt Garcia | 15/1 |
| 9 | Tricky Business | George Weaver | Paco Lopez | 6/1 |
| 10 | Vintage Cowboy | Steve Asmussen | Erik Asmussen | 10/1 |
Field and morning line verified via Paulick Report and Yahoo Sports wire coverage.
Breeders' Stakes Closes Out The Canadian Triple Crown At Woodbine
Woodbine runs the one hundred thirty sixth Breeders' Stakes on Sunday, the third and final leg of the Canadian Triple Crown for three year old Canadian breds, worth four hundred thousand dollars guaranteed with up to a further one hundred thousand dollars available in Ontario bred bonus money over one and a half miles of the E P Taylor turf course, first post 1:00pm ET. A confirmed field had not been published at the time of writing, so we will update betting angles here as declarations come in closer to post. The card also carries the Grand Valley Stakes, worth one hundred fifty thousand dollars.
Belmont And Santa Anita Add Turf Sprint And Distaff Features
Belmont Park runs a four hundred thousand dollar pair of graded turf features in the Grade 3 Belmont Turf Sprint and Grade 3 Winter Memories, two hundred thousand dollars each, with a 1:10pm ET post time. At Santa Anita, the Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Championship and Grade 2 Zenyatta both carry two hundred thousand dollars in purse money for a combined four hundred thousand dollar day. Trainer John Sadler has pointed Super Corredora toward the Zenyatta, a Breeders' Cup Distaff Win and You're In qualifier over one and one sixteenth miles, though the rest of the field had not been finalized at the time of writing.
Best Bets For Sunday September 27
Silent Tactic's class relief spot and market position make him the one to beat in the Oklahoma Derby, though Zihnal's services of John Velazquez and Tricky Business's each way price both offer paths to value in a ten horse field. With confirmed fields still to come at Woodbine, Belmont and Santa Anita, those looking for the biggest Sunday overlay may find it once Sunday's morning lines are posted.
Ready To Bet Sunday's Card
From the Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park to the Canadian Triple Crown finale at Woodbine and turf and distaff features at Belmont and Santa Anita, Sunday September 27 rounds out a huge weekend of racing.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Silent Tactic, trained by Mark Casse and ridden by Cristian Torres, is the 5/2 morning line favorite from post 2 in a ten horse field.
Remington Park's card on Oklahoma Derby Day has a first race time of 3pm local, with the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby run over one and one eighth miles for a four hundred thousand dollar purse.
The Breeders' Stakes carries a four hundred thousand dollar guaranteed purse with up to a further one hundred thousand dollars available in Ontario bred bonus money, run over one and a half miles of the E P Taylor turf course.
It is the third and final leg of the Canadian Triple Crown for three year old Canadian breds, following the King's Plate and the Woodbine Oaks.
Santa Anita runs the Grade 2 Santa Anita Sprint Championship and Grade 2 Zenyatta, while Belmont Park runs the Grade 3 Belmont Turf Sprint and Grade 3 Winter Memories, each pair worth four hundred thousand dollars combined.
