Remington Park Picks & Predictions — August 21, 2026
This card ran on August 21, 2026.
Best bets at Remington Park, August 21, 2026
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It is a scorcher at Remington Park today — 104 degrees under clear Oklahoma skies, and that kind of heat can absolutely cook a racetrack. Expect a fast, dry dirt surface that rewards horses who can rate off the pace and finish strong when the early fractions inevitably get honest. Nine races are on the books, capped by a 5-furlong turf sprint in Race 9 that could be the most interesting betting race of the afternoon.
The card leans heavily on claiming and allowance company across short-to-middle distances on dirt, with one Maiden Special Weight sprint thrown in at Race 7 and that closing turf dash to finish things off. It is a blue-collar, competitive card — exactly the kind of afternoon where sharp preparation separates the cashes from the coulda-woulda-shouldas.
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Race 1
Maiden Claiming · 5 1/2 fur · Dirt
A wide-open maiden claiming sprint with no career wins in the field, but TrackWiz ratings reveal a clear three-horse tier sitting well above the rest — making this a race where top picks should land in the exotics.
Magical Max (11) tops our TrackWiz ratings at 79.79 in a field where most entrants are bunched in the 20s and 30s. He posts an avg speed figure of 54, tied for best in the field, and his 8/1 morning line offers solid value against the lower-rated morning-line chalk. Trainer Mark C. Lee puts him in a spot where that rating advantage should translate, and jockey Iram Vargas Diego gives this horse a capable pilot to navigate the 5½-furlong sprint.
Pass the Roses (2) is the morning-line favorite at 5/2 and backs it up with a 74.91 TrackWiz rating — second-best in the race. Her avg speed of 53 is competitive for this level, and Jose L. Alvarez gets a horse that the market clearly respects. If Magical Max has any trouble, she's the one to beat.
Red Hot Shot (6) rounds out the top three in our ratings at 71.26, and at 5/1 on the morning line she offers a touch of value for exotic players. Floyd Wethey Jr. takes the mount, and her avg speed of 52 keeps her in range of the top two. A safe inclusion in trifecta tickets given the gap between her and the rest of the field.
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Bottom line: Avalon Girl is our best free play of the day in Race 3, Jackman's Ride is the horse we're highest on across the entire card in Race 9, and the heat-baked Remington dirt figures to keep things honest all afternoon. Subscribers can dig into the full nine-race breakdown — pace scenarios, value spots, and exotic tickets included — with a TrackWiz Premium membership. Good luck at the windows, and stay hydrated — you and the horses both.