OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Pursue A Dream rode the rail and led from wire to wire Monday to win the $125,000 DeBartolo Memorial Breeders’ Cup, the most lucrative turf race of Remington Park’s thoroughbred season.
The 5-year-old gelding bred in Kentucky took the lead a few strides from the start on his way to a seventh win in 37 starts. Five of those victories have come at Remington Park.
Heza Wild Guy made a late charge but finished a half-length behind Pursue A Dream in the 1 1/8-mile race. That came after a third-place finish in the same race a year ago.
Quite A Handful, the 9-5 favorite after finishing ninth in the Arlington Million last month, finished another half-length behind in third.
Pursue A Dream went off at 6-1 odds and paid $14 to win, $7.80 to place and $4.20 to show.
