Shotgun Kowboy Continues Clark Preparations

C.R. Trout’s Shotgun Kowboy, winner of the Grade 3 Oklahoma Derby (Sept. 27) and the Oklahoma Classics Cup (Oct. 16), continues to prepare for his initial race against older horses. The 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred is being pointed to the Grade 1, $500,000 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on Black Friday, Nov. 27.

Bred, owned and trained by Trout, of Edmond, Okla., Shotgun Kowboy breezed five furlongs Tuesday morning in 1:00.76 over a fast main track at Remington Park. Cliff Berry, now the regular rider for Shotgun Kowboy, was up for the breeze.

Trout is planning one more workout, probably at a half-mile, before his first engagement outside of Oklahoma. All eight of Shotgun Kowboy’s career starts have taken place at Remington Park with six wins and more than $585,000 earned. In addition to his win in the Oklahoma Derby and the Oklahoma Classics Cup, Shotgun Kowboy was a two-time stakes winner at Remington Park as a 2-year-old, winning the Oklahoma Classics Juvenile and then the Clever Trevor Stakes. He was second to Bayerd, beaten just a head, in the richest race for juveniles locally, the $250,000 Springboard Mile.

Source: Remington Park