Red Route One and Dimatic are two-turn stakes winners that could see action in some of Oaklawn’s route races this season, according to trainer Steve Asmussen. Both sons of Gun Runner race for their breeder, Winchell Thoroughbreds.
“I think we’ll be well represented,” Asmussen said.
Red Route One captured the Grade 2 New Orleans Classic earlier this year and was third in last season’s Oaklawn Handicap. He is a stakes winner at Oaklawn and to date has earned $1.8 million.
Dimatic picked up his first stakes win after some close calls in last month’s $300,000 Zia Park Derby. He covered 1 1/16 miles in a track-record time of 1:41.69 and earned a career-high Beyer Speed Figure of 93.
“Very happy about his breaking through and winning a nice race,” Asmussen said. “He’s always had a lot of talent, and it’s fitting to see him win one of them.
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“I shipped him back to Remington after the race and he’ll go to Oaklawn from there. We won’t get in a hurry with him. He ran his best race to date off 60 days [between starts], so we’ll look for something similar.”
Dimatic was an allowance winner at Oaklawn in May.
Reliable Source, a 2-year-old filly who on the Zia Derby undercard won the Zia Princess by eight lengths, could run next at Oaklawn, Asmussen said. She romped by eight lengths in the six-furlong sprint, covering the distance in 1:08.29. She earned a career-high Beyer of 77.
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