Remington Park article by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – November 8, 2026 — Dont Worry Bout It continued to impress in her early racing career at Remington Park, winning for the second time in three starts. She scored Saturday in the featured allowance by a widening 10-3/4 lengths, going six furlongs in 1:11.02 under jockey Ramon Vazquez.
The race was for 2-year-olds, non-winners of two career races.
A 2-year-old Kentucky-bred filly by Maxfield, out of the Bullsbay mare Great Craic, Dont Worry Bout It screamed past the early front-runner, Texas Splendor, at the top of the stretch, and roared down the middle of the track to draw away an easy winner at 3-5 odds. When Vazquez asked Dont Worry Bout It to run, she fired past the runner-up like she was standing still.
The only loss in Dont Worry Bout It’s three starts was when she stepped up to stakes company and ran second in the $50,000 Scissortail Stakes at Remington Park on Sept. 27. She finished behind Sorcha in that race, beaten two lengths. Even in that tough spot, Dont Worry Bout It was the even-money favorite.
Texas Splendor (3-2 second wagering favorite) set hot early fractions of :21.97 for the first quarter-mile and :45.39 for the half-mile before Dont Worry Bout It took over and completed the final fraction in :57.81 for five-eighths of a mile. The winner, trained by Austin Gustafson and owned by Forge Ahead Stables (Kevin Kuta) of Ashland, Neb., paid $3.40 to win, and $2.10 to place and show in the seven-horse field.
Dont Worry Bout It was bred by Moon Tower Racing and was purchased by her owner as a pinhook sale in the Ocala Breeders’ March Sale of 2-year-olds in training this year for $112,500. She had originally sold for $95,000 in the Keeneland Association September Yearling Sale of 2025. Dont Worry Bout It earned $23,268 from the $39,000 purse and improved her record to 3-2-1-0, for a career bankroll of $55,936.
Texas Splendor held on for second over Happy Hour Jackie, who closed from seventh to get third at 19-1 odds.
A lot of times one might find a talented runner like this gets her ability from the dam side, but her mother, Great Craic, was 0-for-4 in her career with a bankroll of $2,640, and her second dam (the maternal grandmother, Sheave) was unraced. It appears Dont Worry Bout It takes after her sire in a far greater capacity. Maxfield won 8-of-11 career starts for earnings of $2,001,812. Among his best races were a win in the Grade 1 Clark at Churchill Downs in 2021, a second to the Champion, Knicks Go, in the Grade 2 Whitney at Saratoga in 2021, and a win in the Grade 1 Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland in 2019.
Team Asmussen Cannot Be Stopped
The red-hot combination of trainer Steve Asmussen and jockey Erik Asmussen stayed that way Saturday night, combining for three wins on a nine-race card. The father-son duo started off the night by sweeping the early daily double, winning the first race with the maiden breaker Epic Spender and then taking the second half with another maiden winner, Dade. The two returned a whopping $3.60 on a $2 daily double wager. The Asmussens were not done, however. They also won with Jamesons Chalk in the fifth against claimers.
The three trips to the winner’s circle left Steve leading the trainers’ standings with an iron fist, the margin being 78-16 over Scott Young and Austin Gustafson, tied for second. Erik also has a commanding lead in the jockeys’ race – 71-48 over David Cabrera in second.
Remington Park racing continues Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 11-14. The first race nightly is at 6:30pm-Central.
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Remington Park has provided more than $432 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. Remington Park’s marquee event for 2-year-old Thoroughbreds is the Springboard Mile. A qualifying points race for the 2027 Kentucky Derby, the Springboard will be contested on Saturday, Dec. 19. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
