Bayerd eyes Remington 2-year-old series

Bayerd, an 11 1/2-length maiden winner at Saratoga in August, shipped to Remington last month with an eye on the track’s 2-year-old stakes program, said trainer Steve Asmussen. The horse won the $75,825 Kip Deville on the Oklahoma Derby undercard Sept. 28 and is now being pointed for the $100,000 Clever Trevor at Remington on Nov. 7. The final race in the series is the $250,000 Springboard Mile on Dec. 14.

“It’s a nice program,” Asmussen said.

Bayerd earned a 93 Beyer Speed Figure for his Kip Deville win, one start after putting up a 90 in the maiden race at Saratoga. In his only other start, Bayerd was third to eventual Grade 1 winner Competitive Edge in the maiden ranks at Saratoga.

◗ Lone Star Park has been named the 2015 host site of the Challenge Championships, the American Quarter Horse Association announced Monday. The traveling fall program of championship races was last held at the Grand Prairie, Texas, track in 2006. It will be the fifth time Lone Star has hosted the Challenge Championships.

◗ Just five days after undergoing surgery for a broken collarbone, jockey Cody Jensen won the Grade 3, $175,301 Hobbs America Derby aboard Hes Relentless on Sunday at Zia Park. The race was half of a rich double for Quarter Horses. Tabkiana Romanova won the Grade 2, $281,144 Hobbs America Futurity.

◗ Retama Park puts on its two richest races Saturday night with the El Joven and La Senorita stakes. Each one-mile turf race for 2-year-olds has a purse of $100,000.

◗ A golf tournament benefiting the Race Track Chaplaincy of Texas will be held at the Mansfield National Golf Club on Oct. 21.