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RACING NEWS
Debbie Schauf Remington Park Invitational Championship-G1
DANJER
by John Moorehouse
Here’s an inkling into just how tough a jockey is.
In mid-April, Cody Smith suffered a broken
ankle that required the insertion of three screws to repair. In almost any other sport, it would be a season-ending injury that required months of recovery time. Smith rode in a Paint race 12 days after the screws were inserted surgically, and about a month after the mishap, he returned to the track at Remington Park.
Smith is also the regular rider of Danjer, last year’s World Champion. In his absence, Danjer posted an uncharacteristic eighth-place finish. Rider and horse reunited for the $270,880 Debbie Schauf Invitational Remington Park Championship-G1 on May 28, and Danjer returned to familiar sites—the winner’s circle. Danjer won this race last year, as well.
“Sitting on the sidelines, it doesn’t matter if it’s a $5,000 claimer. Sitting there and watching a win, it’s hard to do,” Smith said.
Remington Park
$270,880 • 440 yards :21.449 • si 96
FDD DYNASTY
si 102
Bred by: Vessels Sf/Fakri Fm L Partner
Raced to 3 • $1,173,001 11-8(3)-1(1)-2(2)
1,214 f., 87 SW • $28,695,147
FIRST DOWN DASH si 105
Bred by: A. F. Stanley Jr./B. F. Phillips Jr.
Raced to 3 • $857,256 15-13(8)-1(1)-0
2,526 f., 258 SW • $89,820,572
Bred by: Dean Frey
Raced to 6 $1,665,813 28-16(9)-6(5)-3(2)
DINASTIA TOLL BRZ si 97 Bred by: Haras Rancho Das Americas
Raced to 6 • $191,896 17-7(4)-2(1)-1(1)
50 f., 6 SW • $2,166,215
SHEZ JESS TOXIC
si 108
Bred by: Dean R. Frey Raced to 5 • $235,296 23-5(3)-8(5)-6(6)
8 f., 1 SW • $1,707,583
TAKE OFF JESS si 101 Bred by: Henry E. Brown Raced to 2 • $380,087 7-2-3(2)-1
133 f., 9 SW • $1,785,412
DASHING FLY LADY si 104 Bred by: Rip Allen
Raced to 3 • $12,533 15-6-5-1
12 f., 3 SW • $421,139
162 SPEEDHORSE July 2022
Danjer and Cody Smith winning the $270,880 Debbie Schauf Remington Park Invitational Championship-G1.
Linda Earley, Speedhorse
DANJER ‘16-g.