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Springboard Mile

Remington Springboard Mile Race Facts

  • Location: Remington Park, Oklahoma City
  • Inaugural Race: 1999
  • Distance: One mile
  • Track Type: Left-handed, Dirt
  • Age Qualifications: Two-year-olds
  • 2022 Purse: $400,000
  • 2022 Race Date: Saturday, December 17th

The Springboard Mile at Remington Park is worth a Kentucky Derby point spread of 10-4-3-2-1 to the winners in addition to a purse of up to $400,000. The prominent listed stakes race will feature 2-year-old talents as the final Road to the Kentucky Derby prep of the calendar year.

2022 Springboard Mile Race Results

POSTHORSEJOCKEY / TRAINERWIN / PLACE / SHOW
9WildatlanticstormLeandro D. Goncalves / H. Ray Ashford, Jr.$32.00 / $7.40 / $4.00
5Giant MischiefFlorent Geroux / Brad H. Cox$2.40 / $2.10
1Echo AgainRicardo Santana, Jr. / Steven M. Asmussen$2.60
2GunflashCristian A. Torres / Karl Broberg
3Campfire CreedGerardo Mora / Danny Pish
8Money RunStewart Elliott / Steven M. Asmussen
4Lil Sweet ThangLuis S. Quinonez / Donnie K. Von Hemel
7Ghost HeroFloyd Wethey Jr. / Jayde J. Gelner
6American OutlawJose L. Alvarez / Todd W. Fincher

Exotic Payoffs:

  • $2 Exacta (9-5) Paid: $81.60
  • $0.50 Trifecta (9-5-1) Paid: $75.95
  • $0.10 Superfecta (9-5-1-2): Paid: $101.39

Watch the 2022 Springboard Mile

History of the Springboard Mile

The most important 2-year-old race at Remington Park in Oklahoma City, the Remington Springboard Mile has become an attraction for trainers of improving juveniles with an eye on the Kentucky Derby.

That importance was recognized when the 2017 race was made a part of the Road to the Kentucky Derby series. As with most juvenile races in the series, the first five finishers gain points on a 10-4-3-2-1 basis.

Interestingly, some of the best horses to contest the race did not win the race. Caleb’s Posse, seventh in the 2010 renewal, went on the next year to win four graded stakes races, including the King’s Bishop Stakes (G1) and the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile (G1). Two years later, the runner-up to the 128-1 winner Texas Bling was Will Take Charge, who was named Champion 3-Year-Old Male the following year after winning the Travers Stakes (G1) and finishing a close second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1).

In 2022, 15-1 underdog Wildatlanticstorm scored the biggest win of his young career, giving trainer Ray Ashford and jockey Leandro Goncalves wins in both of their first appearances. Goncalves became the 10th jockey in history to win the Springboard in his first try, while Ashford joins a group of only seven other trainers to do the same.

Springboard Mile Past Winners

YearWinnerJockey / TrainerDistance / Time
2022WildatlanticstormLeandro D. Goncalves / H. Ray Ashford, Jr.1 m / 1:38.24
2021Make It BigJose L. Ortiz / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr.1 m / 1:41.23
2020Senor BuscadorLuis S. Quinonez / Todd W. Fincher1 m / 01:37.9
2019ShopliftedRicardo Santana Jr. / Steve Asmussen1 m / 01:38.0
2018Long Range ToddyRichard Eramia / Steve Asmussen1 m / 01:39.8
2017GreyvitosVictor Espinoza / Adam Kitchingman1 m / 01:37.1
2016Cool ArrowLuis Saez / Joe Sharp1 m / 01:38.7
2015DiscreetnessJon Court / William H. Fires1 m / 01:39.2
2014BayerdRamon Vasquez / Steve Asmussen1 m / 01:37.3
2013Louies FlowerLuis Quinonez / W. Bret Calhoun1 m / 01:38.8
2012Texas BlingErik McNeil / Danele Durham1 m / 01:40.0
2011Ted's FollyJose Medina / Wilson L. Brown1 m / 01:38.9
2010Grant JackCliff Berry / W. Bret Calhoun1 m / 01:38.0
2009Turf MelodyJeremy Rose / H. Graham Motion1 m / 01:38.4
Remington MEC Mile Stakes
2008Kick OnMiguel Mena / Joseph S. Petalino1 m, 70 yds / 01:42.9
2007Golden YankCarlos Gonzalez / Gary A. Thomas1 m / 01:38.4
2006Going BallisticCliff Berry / Donnie K. Von Hemel1 m / 01:37.4
2005Test BoyQuincy Hamilton / Steve Asmussen1 m / 01:38.3
2004Smooth BidBrian Hernandez Jr. / Steve Asmussen1 m / 01:39.6
2003DepopCliff Berry / Joseph S. Petalino1 m / 01:38.2
2002Shawklit ManDonnie Meche / Steve Asmussen1 m / 01:39.2
2001It'sallinthechaseDonnie Meche / Wilson L. Brown1 m / 01:38.9