Remington Park notes: She's All In to shoot for fourth Oklahoma Distaff

She’s All In will attempt to win a fourth consecutive Oklahoma Classics Distaff later this month at Remington Park and from there is scheduled to be sold at the Fasig-Tipton mixed auction in Lexington, Ky., on Nov. 4, according to trainer Donnie Von Hemel.

She’s All In went over $1 million in career earnings in her last start, when she won a Remington allowance Sept. 28. It was a prep for the Distaff, the $145,000 route for Oklahoma-bred fillies and mares Oct. 18 that She’s All In has won each season at Remington since first eligible for the race in 2010.

The success has helped propel She’s All In to seven figures in earnings. So have efforts like her runner-up finish to champion Royal Delta in the Grade 1, $750,000 Delaware Handicap in July. Overall, the 6-year-old Include mare has won 15 of 37 starts and $1,024,789 for her breeder and owner, Robert Zoellner.

“Dr. Zoellner was pretty excited the milestone, as were the rest of us,” Von Hemel said.

She’s All In’s most notable career win came in the Grade 3 Sixty Sails Handicap at Hawthorne in April 2012. She also was the star of last year’s Oklahoma Classics program, when she won the Distaff by seven lengths under regular rider Luis Quinonez.

She’s All In is selling as a racing or broodmare prospect. She is a half-sister to Peach Brew, a Grade 3 winner who earned $320,320.

Daddy Nose Best back in form

Daddy Nose Best is in the midst of a career resurgence, having won his last three starts, including a pair of stakes at Remington. He won the track’s $75,000 DeBartolo Memorial on Aug. 24, then came back and won its other major turf stakes, the $100,000 Remington Green, on the Oklahoma Derby undercard Sept. 29. The streak started in an allowance at Indiana on July 19.

The wins are Daddy Nose Best’s first since he took back-to-back derbies in 2012: the Grade 3 El Camino Real on a synthetic surface at Golden Gate in February and the Grade 3, $800,000 Sunland Park Derby on dirt in March 2012. From there, he ran 10th in the Kentucky Derby at 14-1 and ninth in the Preakness at 11-1.

Daddy Nose Best has been the favorite in each of his last three starts. For his effort in the Remington Green, he put up one of his best career Beyer Speed Figures, a 94.

“I’m very happy we’re getting back in good spots,” said Steve Asmussen, who trains Daddy Nose Best. “He needed his confidence back. The Triple Crown races can be a little tough on somebody’s ego. He’s got a nice little three-race win streak going.”

Daddy Nose Best, a 4-year-old colt by Scat Daddy, is currently based at Remington, with his next move to be determined, said Asmussen, who trains the horse for Bob and Cathy Zollars.

“I spoke with Bob this week, and we’re going to train for a little bit before deciding what to do,” Asmussen said. “One thing about him, he’s versatile surface-wise.”

Quick colt to Clever Trevor

Daddy Nose Best was one of two stakes winners Asmussen had on the Oklahoma Derby undercard. Aarons Orient was a 3 3/4-length winner of the $75,000 Kip Deville, a six-furlong race for 2-year-olds. He won in a quick 1:09.40 and earned a career-high Beyer of 91.

“He’s a very fast horse,” said Asmussen, who trains Aarons Orient for Marc Wexler.

Asmussen said Aarons Orient, a son of Orientate, is being pointed to the $100,000 Clever Trevor at Remington on Nov. 8. The seven-furlong race is part of the track’s 2-year-old series that culminates with the $250,000 Springboard Mile on the closing-day card Dec. 15.

◗ Heritage Place in Oklahoma City will conduct its second annual winter mixed Thoroughbred auction on Dec. 14. It will start at 11 a.m. Central. Entries to the sale close Nov. 15.