Oklahoma superstar Welder measures up nationally

Oklahoma-bred Welder has advanced into an area superstar in his local state. Over 5 seasons of  racing, virtually solely at Remington Park and Will Rogers Downs, the gelding has racked up 21 wins from 31 begins whilst banking $970,998. 

On Friday night time, Welder endured his successful techniques along with his 9th instantly victory at Remington Park and 3rd instantly Silver Goblin Stakes win whilst posting the quickest Brisnet Velocity Ranking of the previous week with a 102. 

Welder set a contested tempo within the 6 1/2-furlong Silver Goblin prior to opening up within the stretch, rolling to an 11-length victory at odds of .05-to-1. A 6-year-old gelding by means of The Visualizer, Welder is owned by means of Clayton Rash’s Ra-Max Farms and is educated by means of Theresa Sue Luneack.

Rash, who based a global welding industry, stated Welder was once bought as a yearling as a part of a six-horse bundle at $6,400 apiece. The vendor, alternatively, in the beginning sought after $12,000 for Welder as a throw-in.

“I feel I might have paid the $12,000 for him then, however this was once negotiating,” Rash stated. “Somebody may arise and be offering me $1 million for him now and I wouldn’t take it. I in point of fact wouldn’t.” 

Subsequent at the time table for Welder is to earn millionaire standing.

“We’ll have to peer if there’s the rest that he could be eligible for the remainder of the meet,” Luneack stated. “We might adore it very a lot if he may destroy the $1 million-mark at Remington Park.”

Repole Strong’s Dream Larger stamped himself as a 2-year-old to observe on Sunday when successful the Pocket book Stakes for New York-breds and posting a 99 Brisnet Velocity Determine. Skilled by means of Rudy Rodriguez, Dream Larger rated simply off the tempo prior to opening a four-length lead in mid-stretch and coasting to victory because the odds-on favourite. 

By way of Challenge Impazible, Dream Larger is being pointed to the $500,000 New York Stallion Collection Nice White Means on Dec. 14. 

Top Pace for instructor Bob Baffert was once the opposite 2-year-old of notice from this previous week. Owned by means of Gary and Mary West, Top Pace confirmed some struggle when gamely striking away the well-regarded Strongconstitution in deep stretch of the Bob Hope Stakes (G3) at Del Mar. 

Top Pace is now 2-for-2 and may make his subsequent get started within the Los Alamitos Futurity (G2) on Dec. 7.  

Here’s a take a look at the 15 quickest Brisnet Velocity Figures of the previous week: