Delta Downs will increase overnight purses by approximately 10 percent starting Monday, according to Chris Warren, director of racing for the Vinton, La., track. “Handle is going well,” he said. The increase is the second of the meet. The season runs through April 16. Delta lost four days of racing due to the recent winter storm system, and those lost races are being made up by adding races to existing cards, Warren said. Remington opens Sunday Remington Park will open its Quarter Horse meet Sunday after the season was delayed three days due to the recent winter storm. The 49-date meet runs through May 29. The card Sunday is made up of trials. Remington also will race Monday, featuring trials for the Oklahoma Futurity, and on Tuesday, featuring a stakes double. The track reverts to its Thursday-through-Sunday schedule March 11. Highlights of the season include the Grade 1, $1 million Heritage Place Futurity on May 29. The race is one of nine stakes on a card worth $2 million. The program will include the Grade 1, $250,000 Debbie Schauf Memorial Championship. The Grade 1, $1.1 million Remington Park Futurity for Oklahoma-breds will be run April 17. ◗ Sam Houston Race Park will launch its Quarter Horse meet April 23. The season runs through June 12. Purses are projected to average more than $225,000 a program, said Frank Hopf, senior director of racing operations for Sam Houston. Stall applications are due March 10.