Track Detail

Remington Parks inaugural meet began on September 1, 1988. . . winners of the Remington Park Derby, the tracks annual flagship event, include Clever Trevor (1989), Wild Rush (1997), and Classic Cat (1998); Classic Cats victory was achieved in a track record time of 1:48 for the 1 1/8-mile distance. . . Pat Steinberg topped the jockey standings at every Remington meet from 1989 through the spring of 1993, achieving 722 local victories over the course of a five-year period; tragically, Steinberg perished in an automobile accident two days after the culmination of the spring session in `93. . . Don Pettinger is now the all-time leading jockey at Remington, with over 1,000 wins; Donnie Von Hemmel is the tracks all-time leading trainer, with nearly 500 victories; about one out of every six of Von Hemmels triumphs have come in stakes. . . Children, ages 7-12, are admitted for $1.50 at Remington; those who are age six and under are admitted free.