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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
- 2021 Purse: $400,000
- 2021 Race Date: Friday, December 17th
The Springboard Mile at Remington Park is worth a Kentucky Derby point spread of 10-4-2-1 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.
2021 Springboard Mile Race Results
| POST | HORSE | JOCKEY / TRAINER | WIN / PLACE / SHOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Make It Big | Jose L. Ortiz / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | $4.60 / $3.40 / $2.60 |
| 9 | Osbourne | Julien R. Leparoux / Ron Moquett | $3.60 / $2.80 |
| 1 | Concept | Carlos Montalvo / Steven M. Asmussen | $3.60 |
| 5 | Classic Moment | Stewart Elliott / Steven M. Asmussen | |
| 6 | Rowdy Rascal | Freddy Jose Manrrique / Boyd Caster | |
| 8 | Revenir | Luis S. Quinonez / Danny Pish | |
| 3 | Bye Bye Bobby | Roimes Chirinos / Todd W. Fincher |
Exotic Payoffs:
- $2 Exacta (2-9) Paid: $22.40
- $0.50 Trifecta (2-9-1) Paid: $33.10
- $0.10 Superfecta (2-9-1-5): Paid: $15.31
Watch the 2021 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 four finishers gain points on a 10-4-2-1 basis.
Interestingly, the best horses to contest the race in recent years 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).
The most recent Springboard Mile contestant to earn a Kentucky Derby spot was Suddenbreakingnews, who was nosed out of victory by Discreetness at Remington Park in 2015. The next year Suddenbreakingnews won the Southwest Stakes (G3) and finished second in the Arkansas Derby (G1) prior to a fine effort for fifth in the Kentucky Derby
Springboard Mile Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Jockey / Trainer | Distance / Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Make It Big | Jose L. Ortiz / Saffie A. Joseph, Jr. | 1 m / 1:41.23 |
| 2020 | Senor Buscador | Luis S. Quinonez / Todd W. Fincher | 1 m / 01:37.9 |
| 2019 | Shoplifted | Ricardo Santana Jr. / Steve Asmussen | 1 m / 01:38.0 |
| 2018 | Long Range Toddy | Richard Eramia / Steve Asmussen | 1 m / 01:39.8 |
| 2017 | Greyvitos | Victor Espinoza / Adam Kitchingman | 1 m / 01:37.1 |
| 2016 | Cool Arrow | Luis Saez / Joe Sharp | 1 m / 01:38.7 |
| 2015 | Discreetness | Jon Court / William H. Fires | 1 m / 01:39.2 |
| 2014 | Bayerd | Ramon Vasquez / Steve Asmussen | 1 m / 01:37.3 |
| 2013 | Louies Flower | Luis Quinonez / W. Bret Calhoun | 1 m / 01:38.8 |
| 2012 | Texas Bling | Erik McNeil / Danele Durham | 1 m / 01:40.0 |
| 2011 | Ted's Folly | Jose Medina / Wilson L. Brown | 1 m / 01:38.9 |
| 2010 | Grant Jack | Cliff Berry / W. Bret Calhoun | 1 m / 01:38.0 |
| 2009 | Turf Melody | Jeremy Rose / H. Graham Motion | 1 m / 01:38.4 |
Remington MEC Mile Stakes |
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| 2008 | Kick On | Miguel Mena / Joseph S. Petalino | 1 m, 70 yds / 01:42.9 |
| 2007 | Golden Yank | Carlos Gonzalez / Gary A. Thomas | 1 m / 01:38.4 |
| 2006 | Going Ballistic | Cliff Berry / Donnie K. Von Hemel | 1 m / 01:37.4 |
| 2005 | Test Boy | Quincy Hamilton / Steve Asmussen | 1 m / 01:38.3 |
| 2004 | Smooth Bid | Brian Hernandez Jr. / Steve Asmussen | 1 m / 01:39.6 |
| 2003 | Depop | Cliff Berry / Joseph S. Petalino | 1 m / 01:38.2 |
| 2002 | Shawklit Man | Donnie Meche / Steve Asmussen | 1 m / 01:39.2 |
| 2001 | It'sallinthechase | Donnie Meche / Wilson L. Brown | 1 m / 01:38.9 |