Rattle N Roll brings Grade 1 credentials to Oklahoma Derby
Grade 1 winner Rattle N Roll will be looking for his second straight stakes win Sunday when he takes on seven others in the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby at Remington Park.
The 1 1/8-mile race for 3-year-olds was drawn Thursday. It anchors a card of eight stakes that has a special first post of 3 p.m. Central. The program includes the Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks, which also drew a Grade 1 winner in Juju’s Map.
Rattle N Roll won the $250,000 St. Louis Derby in his most recent start Aug. 20. Earlier in the summer, he captured the $200,000 American Derby on the main track at Churchill Downs. Rattle N Roll’s most prestigious win came last year in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland.
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Rattle N Roll will break from post 5 under Brian Hernandez Jr. Ken McPeek trains the horse for Lucky Seven Stable.
The Oklahoma Derby is slotted as the 11th race on a 12-race card. The stakes run consecutively from the fifth through the 12th.
The complete field for the Oklahoma Derby with riders is: Steal Sunshine, Leonel Reyes; Red Knobs, Jorge Carreno; Flash of Genius, Leandro Goncalves; Best Actor, Florent Geroux; Rattle N Roll, Hernandez; Big Chopper, Lane Luzzi; King Ottoman, Stewart Elliott; and Great Escape, Cristian Torres.
Best Actor won the Grade 3 Smarty Jones at Parx Racing and King Ottoman captured the $300,000 Texas Derby at Lone Star Park.
The Remington Park Oaks at 1 1/16 miles goes as the ninth race. The field of eight from the rail with riders is Rollin Chrome, Jansen Melancon; Cleopatra’s Charge, Floyd Wethey Jr.; Free Like a Girl, Pedro Cotto Jr.; Hits Pricey Legacy, Jose Alvarez; Juju’s Map, Florent Geroux; Bionica, Stewart Elliott; Hannah’s Haven, David Cabrera; and My Friend Amy, Lane Luzzi.
Cleopatra’s Charge won the Sunland Park Oaks earlier this year, while multiple stakes winner Free Like a Girl is coming off a runner-up finish in the Grade 3 Charles Town Oaks.
Rated R Superstar drew post 12 for the $100,000 Remington Green, one start after winning the $175,000 Governor’s Cup at Remington.
Macron adds blinkers for the $150,000 David M. Vance Stakes, which drew 10.
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