Remington to
eliminate Sunday racing this fall
Oklahoma City, OK - February 5, 2010 - With the exception of Oklahoma Derby day
Oct. 10, Remington Park will eliminate Sunday racing from its fall Thoroughbred
schedule, track officials said.
Remington will keep its 67-day schedule for the Aug. 19-Dec. 11 season, but will
operate on a Wednesday-through-Saturday basis. Regular post time will be 6:30
p.m. (Central time).
Remington general manager Scott Wells said competing against the National
Football League has been a losing battle.
“This is football country, and we’ve tried to buck this trend,” Wells said. “It
hasn’t worked out for us. Also, there are a lot of signals from simulcast tracks
that have made it tough for us to compete. We hope to be a standout on
Wednesdays as far as sending out our signal, and we know that live racing also
helps our casino business.”
Wells said the decision to change the schedule was done after several meetings
with Thoroughbred Racing Association of Oklahoma officials.
Remington Park will open its 50-day Quarter Horse/mixed meet, which will run
from March 5 through May 31.
The track is owned by Global Gaming RP, a subsidiary of Chickasaw Nation, which
took over operations Jan. 1 after purchasing the facility from Magna
Entertainment Corp.