Things are heating up here @ Remington Park!!!!

By Scott Wells President & General Manager and defending champion!

OK, I’m getting very antsy. I ride in the Camel Race next Sunday afternoon during our Extreme Racing program. If you missed it last year, whatever you do, don’t miss it again!

That cocky jockey G.R. Carter (8-time World Champion) has been talking trash all week and I’ve been giving back just as much smack as possible—but pretty soon the talking part will be over and I’ll have to prove myself on the track atop 1500 pounds of bellowing camel. That’s right—camels make this roaring/growling/bellowing sound that’d scare a grizzly bear! I’m pretty sure lions don’t mess with them.

I have a perfect record of one win in as many starts and I’d sure hate to mess that up. You see, G.R. Carter isn’t the only one I have to worry about. Jockey Jennifer Schmidt is riding in the race, too, as is trainer Luis Villafranco. And what’s worse is that, despite my request, the two jockeys don’t have to carry any extra weight! Luis and I are both a burrito or two over the 170-lb mark and GR and Jennifer only weigh about 120! I can only hope my camel “Sandblaster” is as fast as the one I rode last year. I also hope he’s more controllable! That desert demon I rode last year made a right turn with me right out of the starting gate and almost went over the outside rail before I got him straightened out.

Maybe G.R. and Jennifer will get banged up in the Ostrich Race before the main event. I’m too heavy to ride an ostrich and believe me, I wouldn’t want to anyway. At least a camel is a little bit like a horse, of which I’ve ridden plenty. Those ostriches are CREEPY! I must admit, though, they’re sure fun to watch, with those jockeys clinging to them like fleas!

By the way, all the ostriches and the camels will be available for you and your friends to get your photos taken with them prior to the races. Just don’t get too close with them if you’re holding a bag of popcorn! I can tell you from experience that both species LOVE them some popcorn! Hey—maybe that could be my key to victory. Don’t tell anyone but I might just sprinkle some popcorn in the starting gate stalls of my competitors. Hey—all’s fair in love and war and Extreme Racing at Remington Park! See you on Sunday!