Alternation vs. Prayer For Relief: SHOWDOWN at Remington Park!

Alternation

All eyes are on Remington Park for the upcoming Governor’s Cup as two rival millionaire horses, Alternation and Prayer For Relief, will be competing on Saturday as the season’s stakes schedule gets underway.

This will be the third time these two have faced off, with Alternation winning the Governor’s Cup a year ago, leaving Prayer For Relief in a close second. In 2011, Alternation finished second in the Oklahoma Derby while Prayer finished third.

Prayer For Relief was raised by famed trainer Steve Asmussen, and will enter the Governor’s Cup off a win in the Grade 3, $300,000 Cornhusker Handicap in late June.

Alternation, from famous trainer Donnie Von Hemel, will be defending his Governor’s Cup, coming off a layoff of four months. Despite his victories over Prayer For Relief in past races, he’s had no top three finishes in 2013 and two starts.

Prayer For Relief has won six of 21 career attempts with five runs for second and another four in third place. He has the edge over Alternation in career money, having earned $1,419,725.

Everything considered, Prayer For Relief tends to enjoy a slight favoritism over Alternation due to his performance this year. On the other hand, Alternation has a clear history of wins over his rival.

It’s no understatement to say this is one of the most anticipated matches of the year at Remington Park, and we will all be watching closely as these two supremely talented athletes race for glory.

Prayer for Relief 

Based on their trainers, this shouldn’t be a surprise. Both Donnie Von Hemel and Steve Asmusen have a long history of producing some of Oklahoma’s best race horses, and a rivalry like this reminds us of what it’s all about – the thrill of the victory.

And when you’re looking at two rival millionaire horses, I think we can all agree that the victory will be made all the more sweeter. 

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