OKLAHOMA-OWNED CALEB’S POSSE WINS BREEDERS’ CUP DIRT MILE

OKLAHOMA CITY - November 5, 2011 - Caleb’s Posse, winner of the $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes at Remington Park in 2010 as a 2-year-old, has developed into an outstanding 3-year-old on the national racing scene. Saturday afternoon he won the Grade 1, $1,000,000 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

Caleb’s Posse is owned by the Edmond, Okla. partnership of McNeill Stables (Don McNeill) & Cheyenne Stables (Everett Dobson) and is trained by Remington Park’s all-time leading conditioner, Donnie Von Hemel who resides in Piedmont, Okla.

Jockey Rajiv Maragh, based in New York, had the mount on Caleb’s Posse.

Caleb’s Posse won his fourth Graded stakes race of the season and his second Grade 1 event. A graded stakes race represents one of roughly 450 stakes races in the USA deemed to be the most important races by the American Graded Stakes Committee.

The Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile win is the eighth career win for Caleb’s Posse from 16 lifetime attempts. He has won five races in 2011. The winner’s check of $540,000 moves Caleb’s Posse to $1,153,379 overall.

Bred in Kentucky by Don McNeill, Caleb’s Posse is a colt by Posse from the Slewacide mare Abbey’s Missy. The victory in the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile is the first in any Breeders’ Cup race for trainer Donnie Von Hemel.

Remington Park Thoroughbred racing continues Wednesday thru Saturday, Nov. 9-12 at 6:30pm nightly. The feature event on Friday, Nov. 11 is the $100,000 Clever Trevor Stakes, the second leg of the 2011 Remington Park 2-year-old stakes series which culminates with the $300,000 Springboard Mile in December.

Open daily at 10am for casino gaming and simulcast racing, Remington Park also features Henry Hudson’s on the first floor, which opens for lunch at 11am. Admission, general parking and valet parking are always free at Remington Park.

Remington Park is Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino, located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com .