In a two-horse throwdown, Otto the Conqueror outdueled the beforehand unbeaten Glengarry and inched away to submit a three-quarters of a size victory within the $300,000 Remington Springboard Mile Stakes on Dec. 15.

Routing for the primary time within the Friday night race at Remington Park, each juveniles grew drained down the stretch, with a remaining furlong from the winner in :14.65 following taxing center fractions. Third-place finisher Magic Grant was hard-charging at them on the end.

After urgent splits of :23.48, :46.35 and 1:11.40, Otto the Conqueror reached the wire after a mile on a muddy monitor in 1:39.91 below Tyler Gaffalione. The colt paid $4.80 to win, bettering to 3-for-4 and capturing his first stakes win. His victory gave Corridor of Fame coach Steve Asmussen his seventh win within the Springboard Mile.

“My horse was there for me the entire manner,” stated Gaffalione.

The win offers Otto The Conqueror 10 qualifying factors on the Highway to the 2024 Kentucky Derby introduced by Woodford Reserve. 5 of the six horses within the race earned factors, which have been distributed on a 10-5-3-2-1 scale to the highest 5 finishers.

“It is off to Sizzling Springs. Derby path, right here we come,” Asmussen stated, referring to Oaklawn Park. “You simply noticed two good horses attached from begin to end.”