It’s not often one sees the same name at the top of the owners and trainers’ standings simultaneously at a racetrack, but that’s been the plot to Dick Cappellucci’s story at Remington Park this meet. © Mackenzie Kelley | Remington Park Photo

Trainer Steve Martin proved he was a wild, crazy guy at Remington Park in 2011 when a horse he owned, Ted’s Folly, won the Springboard Mile. Wilson Brown trained that Oklahoma-bred. © Dustin Orona | Remington Park Photo

Trainer Ingrid Mason, making her Remington Park debut this meet, worked her way up the ranks in horse racing the hard way to become a multiple graded stakes-winner.

I’m Alive (11) noses Smarty Ball (7, inside) to win the third race on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 at Remington Park, at longshot odds of 57-1. Jockey Samuel Burgos was on the winner who paid $117.20. © Dustin Orona/Remington Park

Unload (4, maroon silks, white cap) battles to defeat Without A Trace (5) by a head to win the Governor’s Cup on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 at Remington Park. © Dustin Orona/Remington Park

Jaxon Traveler wins the feature allowance sprint under Stewart Elliott on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at Remington Park. © Dustin Orona/Remington Park

The 2024 Thoroughbred Season at Remington Park begins tonight with the first of 10 races set for 6:30pm. The 33rd-running of the $100,000 Governor’s Cup is the headline event on opening night. The 1-1/8 miles main track stakes is for 3-year-olds and older. © Dustin Orona/Remington Park

Gelner, who turns 24 years old on opening night, Friday, returns to Remington Park already with a resume peppered with success and a barn full of hope. He finished 14th in the trainer standings last year at Remington Park, winning with 14-of-61 starters for a 23-percent winning...

Paluxy (7), shown winning the 2023 Governor’s Cup at Remington Park, will attempt to defend his title in this year’s race on the Opening Night of the season, Friday, Aug. 16. © Dustin Orona | Remington Park Photo