Parker giving Remington a try

Jockey Deshawn Parker is among the new faces at the Remington Park meet that opens Friday night. He was named to ride four horses on the nine-race program, which was drawn Tuesday.

Parker has ridden in the region, having been based at Sam Houston Race Park the past two winters. In addition, he won a Lone Star Park stakes in July.

Parker, a winner of more than 4,800 races, has long been a fixture at Mountaineer.

The opening-night feature is an allowance sprint for fillies and mares which drew Grade 3 winner Bahnah and multiple stakes winner Snappy Girl. It will be run over five furlongs on turf. The feature goes as the eighth and drew a field of 10. In all, 97 horses were entered for Friday.

◗ Arapahoe Park closes out its meet Sunday with a pair of $100,000 stakes for Thoroughbreds – the Gold Rush for 2-year-olds and the Classic for 3-year-olds and up at a mile and an eighth. The track is located in Aurora, Colo.