Miss Code West romps over muddy track in Trapeze Stakes

Miss Code West ran her record to 4 for 4 on Friday night, shuttling home by 6 3/4 lengths in the $75,000 Trapeze at Remington Park. Tx Women for Arts ran second as the even-money favorite, while it was another 2 1/2 lengths back in third to Magnolia Avenue.

The Trapeze for 2-year-old fillies was one of six stakes on the Springboard Mile card. The races were worth a cumulative $625,000 on what was the penultimate card of the meet. Remington added a special afternoon program for Saturday to make up for a card lost last week to a track lighting issue. First post Saturday is 2:30 p.m. Central.

Miss Code West ($4.80) set fractions of 23.81 seconds for the opening quarter, 48.31 for the half-mile, and 1:13.48 for six furlongs on the muddy, sealed track. She separated herself from her rivals in the lane, covering the mile in 1:39.13.

Floyd Wethey Jr. was aboard for trainer Kevin Scholl.

Miss Code West has rolled a perfect meet at Remington, site of all four of her starts. She won a maiden special weight sprint, the Oklahoma Classics Night Lassie, and the Slide Show before meeting open company for the first time in the Trapeze. Miss Code West has now earned $140,694.

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Miss Code West is a daughter of Code West who races for Jeffry Puryear and Julie Puryear. She was bred by Bryan Hawk.

West Omaha was scratched from the Trapeze by trainer Brad Cox, according to the Remington stewards.

Jeffrey Hawk Memorial

U. S. Army became a stakes winner when he led throughout to capture the $75,000 Jeffrey Hawk Memorial. He won by 4 3/4 lengths over Logical Myth, while it was another 3 3/4 lengths back in third to Presidential.

U. S. Army ($5.60) set fractions of 23.70 for the opening quarter, 47.54 for the half-mile, and 1:12.02 for six furlongs on the muddy track. He went on to cover the mile and 70 yards in 1:41.53.

Luis Quinonez was aboard for the win, his 3,998th career victory.

Shawn Davis trains U. S. Army for George Sharp. The son of Army Mule has now won 5 of 14 starts for earnings of $174,704.

She’s All In

Perfect Wish wired her rivals in the $75,000 She’s All In, cruising to a 2 1/2-length victory over Faith Alone. It was another two lengths back in third to Annie’s Song.

Perfect Wish ($7) set fractions of 24.45 for the opening quarter, 48.90 for the half-mile, and 1:13.71 for six furlongs on the muddy track before covering the mile and 70 yards for fillies and mares in 1:43.73.

Luis Saez was aboard for trainer Jayde Gelner. Norman Stables owns the daughter of Midshipman.

Double for Alvarez

Jockey Jose Alvarez won both Oklahoma-bred stakes on the card. The races were for 3-year-olds at a mile, and each was worth $50,000.

Nice Neighbor ($3.60) delivered as the favorite when she was always prominent for a three-quarter-length win over Swingin’ Okie in the Useeit. The winner covered a mile in the mud in 1:40.18. Bret Calhoun trains the daughter of Good Samaritan for Highland Training Center. It was the third straight win in the race for Alvarez.

Soul Sacrifice ($8.60) spurted again late for a 1 1/4-length win over a surging Eakly in the Jim Thorpe. The winner covered the distance on a muddy, sealed track in 1:39.30. Shawn Davis trains the son of Home of the Brave for Casner Racing.

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