Welder fastest of the fast on last Sunday's card

From a Beyer Speed Figure standpoint, Welder turned in the biggest performance on Sunday’s card of 10 stakes at Remington Park. He earned a 96 for his victory in the $150,000 David M. Vance, the highest on the program, which included the Grade 3, $400,000 Oklahoma Derby and Grade 3, $200,000 Remington Park Oaks.

“I can’t even talk right now,” trainer Theresa Luneack said in the winner’s circle after watching the Oklahoma-bred Welder defeat a strong field of open rivals in the Vance.

Welder was winning his seventh stakes race, and the victory pushed his earnings to more than $500,000. He contested quick fractions Sunday and went on to a 3 1/4-length win.

The next stop for Welder, who races for Ra-Max Farms, will be the Oklahoma Classics Night program Oct. 19 at Remington. Luneack told track publicity that the $130,000 Sprint is the target with the horse. A longer-range objective is defense of his title in the $65,000 Silver Goblin for Oklahoma-breds on Nov. 16 at Remington.

◗ Remington Park will introduce a wager Friday night called the Sooner 6ix, which will offer a jackpot payoff if there is only one ticket with 6 of 6 correct. The Sooner 6ix is a 20-cent wager and will run on the final six races of every program at Remington. The takeout is 21 percent.