Remington: Berry gets 4,000th career Thoroughbred win
Jockey Cliff Berry won the 4,000th Thoroughbred race of his career Saturday night at Remington Park, when he guided Brown Okie to a front-running victory in the third race. Overall, the rider has won more than 4,100 races in a total that includes victories aboard Quarter Horses. He hit the 4,000 career-win plateau this past spring at Oaklawn Park.
Berry on Saturday night piloted Brown Okie ($3.60) to a 2 3/4-length win in an Oklahoma-bred allowance for Richter Family Trust and trainer Juan Padilla. It was the latest milestone for the rider, a 50-year-old native of Missouri who has won multiple titles at Oaklawn and ranks as the all-time leading jockey at both Remington and Lone Star Park.
Berry is the current leading jockey at Remington, where in December 2010 he tied a North American record for a rider winning with all of his mounts on a card when he went 7 for 7.