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

Times have been tough the last couple of years for four-time Remington Park top jockey David Cabrera, but he is excited about trying to win a fifth Pat Steinberg trophy for leading rider here as the meet starts Friday, Aug. 16. © Dustin Orona | Remington Park...

Chasin Jason, shown winning the 2023 Don McNeill Stakes at Remington Park, posted a bullet workout to prep for the upcoming season that begins this Friday, Aug. 16 © Dustin Orona | Remington Park Photo

The spotlight shone brightly on the barn of trainer Ray Ashford in 2022 at Remington Park as Wildatlanticstorm won this track’s cornerstone race for 2-year-olds, the $400,000 Springboard Mile in 2022. © Dustin Orona | Remington Park Photo

The Opening Night for the 2024 Thoroughbred Season at Remington Park is set with a 10-race card, led by the $100,000 Governor’s Cup. The new season begins on Friday, Aug. 16 with the first race at 6:30pm. © Dustin Orona | Remington Park Photo