Perfect to Please the one to beat in Remington Park Turf Sprint

Perfect to Please defeated some of the best sprinters on the grounds in his most recent start, and that performance makes him the one to beat Friday night in the $70,000 Remington Park Turf Sprint.

The race, which will be run over five furlongs on the grass, is for 3-year-olds and up bred in Oklahoma. It will mark the turf debut of stakes winners Welder and Rockport Kat. The race also serves as the third leg of a 50-cent late pick four that has a minimum guaranteed pool of $60,000.

Perfect to Please won over the Remington turf in his last start on Aug. 25, completing a five-furlong allowance race in a blazing 55.81 seconds. He proved three-quarters of a length best and defeated a field that included fellow stakes winners Counterforce and Wings Locked Up.

“He had a very, very impressive run,” said Veronica Griggs, who trains Perfect to Please. “He broke very sharp and he laid a lot closer than he normally does, which helped him finish even stronger because it was a very stellar bunch he ran against.”

KEY CONTENDERS

Perfect to Please, by Pleasantly Perfect
Last 3 Beyers: 88-82-88

◗ The Beyer Speed Figure of 88 that Perfect to Please earned in the allowance is the best last-race turf number in Friday’s field. The horse will be looking for his fifth win in seven starts this year in the Remington Park Turf Sprint.

“He’s doing great,” Griggs said. “He ate everything the night he ran, and the next day, and kept on eating. He’s training really well. I hope he has a great trip.”

◗ Perfect to Please drew post 3 and will be ridden by Bryan McNeil.

◗ Perfect to Please is looking for his first win in the Remington Park Turf Sprint after running second in the race at age 5 and again at age 6. He is now 8 and won the second stakes race of his career in May in the $55,000 Cherokee Nation Classic Cup at Will Rogers Downs. Overall, the horse who races for Elada Kirk has won 14 races and earned $451,576.

Welder, by The Visualiser
Last 3 Beyers: 88-93-93

◗ He is making his turf debut for a stallion who is getting 6 percent winners on the grass. Welder’s dam, Dance Softly, has produced a two-time turf winner in Dance Floor Maniac.

◗ Welder is a five-time stakes winner who is returning to the Oklahoma-bred ranks after finishing second in the $65,000 Ed Skinner at Prairie Meadows in his last start May 26.

◗ David Cabrera has the mount for trainer Theresa Luneack.

Rockport Kat, by Rockport Harbor
Last 3 Beyers: 60-10-72

◗ He moves to turf, and his sire is getting 9 percent winners on the grass. His dam, Not Offensive, has produced a turf winner in Versailles Road.

◗ Rockport Kat is making his first start with Oklahoma-breds.