Forget about the idea of Hall of Famer Steve Asmussen building a new wing in his home just to accommodate all his racing awards. It seems that he might soon need an entire additional house just for his trophies from Remington Park. Asmussen achieved an unprecedented 19th training title in the recently concluded season, and his first-call rider, Stewart Elliott, won his second consecutive Remington Park riding title. Their victories were as significant as those of Secretariat. This solidifies the axiom that "the more things change, the more they stay the same."

Leading Jockey: Stewart Elliott, Pat Steinberg Award

Elliott, who will turn 60 years old on March 1, considers himself fortunate to win this award at this stage of his career. He emphasizes that when riding for Steve Asmussen, there is always a chance to succeed. What makes Elliott's 37-win victory margin (91 - 54) over runner-up Floyd Wethey Jr. this year even more impressive is that when he started his fifth season at Remington Park, he had to take a three-month break due to fracturing a bone in his pelvis earlier in the summer.Elliott began his riding career in 1981 and reached the pinnacle of his career when he won the 2004 Kentucky Derby aboard Smarty Jones. He became the sixth jockey since 2014 to win as many as 90 races during a meet at Remington Park. His 91 wins this meet were the most since David Cabrera won 96 in 2020. Cabrera has achieved the 90-win mark three times since 2014, winning four riding titles at Remington Park from 2018 to 2021. Ramon Vazquez also had two seasons with at least 90 wins, in 2014 and 2017.Elliott piled up 10 riding triples during the season and won twice on the same program on 16 other race dates. His horses earned an astonishing $2,215,599 during the meet, ranking third on the all-time list. Only Cabrera's incredible years of 2018 and 2021 surpassed this with bankrolls of $2,377,944 and $2,274,027, respectively."I'm grateful to ride for Steve Asmussen," said Elliott. "My agent, Scott Hare, does an excellent job getting me on these horses. It's all good. I love it."The Remington Park leading jockey award is named after the late Pat Steinberg, who dominated the track from 1989 until his death after the 1993 spring season.

Leading Trainer: Steve Asmussen, Chuck Taliaferro Award

Asmussen always gives credit to his assistant Pablo Ocampo, who manages his string of horses at Remington Park. During this meet, Asmussen and Ocampo didn't have much competition as their barn won the training title with 60 wins compared to runner-up and Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Famer Joe Offolter's 28 wins.Asmussen has won the title 16 out of the last 18 years. Karl Broberg won the Taliaferro in 2022 and in 2015. Going back to 2006, Von Hemel is the only other trainer on that list.Asmussen's horses earned $1,681,517 this season, ranking fifth on the all-time bankroll list behind his top four meets. The top 10 in this category are all Asmussen. You have to go down to 11th place to find another trainer, Broberg, with $1,119,986 in 2022.The leading trainer award is named for Taliaferro, a two-time leading trainer at Remington Park in its early years and a fellow Oklahoma Horse Racing Hall of Famer.Asmussen also holds the record for the most races won by any trainer in North American racing history, with 10,740 through December 15, 2024, according to Equibase statistics. He passed the 1,300-win mark at Remington Park on the final night of the season on December 13, ending with 1,302.Asmussen was the only trainer to win four races on one program this season, achieving the quadruple on Springboard Mile night, the final race card of the meet. He also had 16 training doubles and one training triple.

Leading Owner: Bryan Hawk, Ran Ricks Jr. Award

In the owner's race, a new face emerged with Bryan Hawk of Shawnee, Okla., winning the Ran Ricks Jr. Award for the first time as an owner and breeder in Oklahoma."That's the easy part, winning it," Hawk said. "Staying there is a different story. I need to thank Joe Offolter (Hawk's trainer) and a lot of people behind me. Everyone at my farm works hard. This has been a five-year process for me. I couldn't be happier."Hawk won the race with 24 wins compared to runner-up owner-trainer-breeder Dick Cappellucci's 18 wins. Hawk started 110 horses, while Cappellucci started only 26 of his own. The runner-up's winning percentage of 69% was astonishing, but he couldn't catch Hawk.Hawk's horses earned $827,302, ranking third in history at Remington Park, behind only the all-time winningest owner here, Danny Caldwell of Poteau, Okla., who holds the top two spots with earnings of $862,830 in 2016 and $856,635 in 2015. To illustrate how dominant Hawk's season was, the runner-up in money earned this meet for owners was Winchell Thoroughbreds of Las Vegas, an Asmussen client whose horses took home $326,371.Hawk posted numerous stakes victories this season, capping it off with C W Prize winning the Jeffrey Hawk Memorial, a race named in honor of Bryan's brother who died in 2017.