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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– APRIL 29, 2024–Remington Park resumed racing on Monday afternoon after six of the stakes races were canceled on Saturday due to inclement weather, starting with race 1, the $81,400 Easy Date Stakes [G2].

Some of the industry's top athletes were racing for the Easy Date trophy, with eight of the ten contenders having six-figure incomes attached to their resumes. Relentless Diamond maintained her win streak under jockey James Flores for her third consecutive in ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 29, 2024–Let go at odds of 21-1, I Got Thiss snapped a seven-race win streak of heavy post-time favorite Alliekat Dynasty (who finished third) in the $188,975 Remington Park Oaks Monday afternoon at Remington Park. Sequoyah (44-1) was second.

I Got Thiss dug in under jockey Cristian Esqueda to complete the 400 yards in :19.849 seconds, for a half-length winning margin into a 5 mph headwind.  It was the second ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK– APRIL 29, 2024–Relentless American had the advantage after a quick break from the gates winning the $100,000 Remington Park ...



RUIDOSO DOWNS, NM–APRIL 29, 2024–Apprehensive, a two-year-old gelding, broke sharply and held on to win the 3rd training race at Ruidoso Downs Race Track today while recording the fastest time of the day, 15.875 seconds for 300-yards.

"We’ve been working him at La Feliz Montana Ranch (Hondo, NM) in preparation and liked what we’ve seen thus far," trainer Chris O’Dell said. "No mistakes were made today which ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 29, 2024–"Parabéns ao orgulho das corridas de Quarto de Milha no Brasil!"

The English translation to the above is "Congratulations to the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 28, 2024–The top five finalists in the $161,600 PSBA American Paint Classic Stakes [G1] at Remington Park on Sunday were all conditioned by leading APHA trainer Matt Whitekiller, who qualified a total of six and the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 28, 2024–Every finalist on the program for race #3 at Remington Park on Sunday was sired by the #1 Leading APHA sire CRM Livewire. His son Wire Tap got his third consecutive victory remaining undefeated for 2024 after winning the $26,000 PSBA Paint Classic Stakes for ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 28, 2024–Osc Is On Fire (P) picked up his first career victory on Sunday at Remington Park in the $20,000 Victoria Ennis ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 27, 2024–Ls Jacks Back, winner of the Mighty Deck Three Stakes last month, was a neck winner on Saturday in the Grade 2 $48,000 Bob Moore Memorial Stakes at Remington Park.

Under jockey Ali Rivera, the post-time ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 27, 2024–Coronados Fate surged late from the outside post to run down heavy post-time favorite Flyin Rabbit 123 in the $68,000 Oklahoma-Bred Mr Master Bug Stakes at Remington Park Saturday.

Jockey Jimmy Brooks guided Coronados Fate to a head win while completing the 350 yards in :17.740 seconds, an 88-speed index into a 24 mph ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 27, 2024–The second stakes race on Saturday night’s card at Remington Park was slated for Oklahoma-bred two-year-olds. Lews Muddybuddy got his second career win from two starts in the $68,000 Laico Bird Stakes [G3].

Lews Muddybuddy, piloted by Roman Cruz, broke late but quickly surged between RR God And Cowboys and Liberty For Jess to take the lead at the wire by a head. The two-year-old gelding sired by ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 27, 2024–Respect your elders. Burns Ranch's homebred You Can Run and Link Newcomb's Cattail Cove, a pair of 7-year-old multiple stakes winners, finished first and third respectively while facing a strong group of older horses that included six talented 4-year-olds in the running of the Grade 3, $40,000 Kaweah Bar Handicap on Saturday night at Los ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 27, 2024–Fastest qualifier Hawkabye Baby led a trio of juveniles by second-crop sire Hawkeye who dominated nine trials Saturday night for the Old South Futurity at Delta Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Vinton, Louisiana oval on Saturday, May 18 to vie for the winner's share of a $213,210 purse going 330 yards. Each race on the program was ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 26, 2024–11-1 longshot Corona Blue Estrella gets her first career stakes victory in the 400-yard $50,000 Miss Polly Classic Stakes [G3] Friday night at Delta Downs.

Jockey Ricardo Hernandez Jr guided the three-year-old filly ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 26, 2024–The first stakes race on Friday's card for opening night at Delta Downs was the $40,000 Open Me A Corona Stakes [RG2], held for Louisiana accredited bred three-year-old and up ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 26, 2024–A pair of gelded sons of leading second-crop sire Flying Cowboy 123, owned by Party Tyme Racing and trained by Jose R. Espinosa, posted the top two qualifying times for the Old South Derby on Friday, the opening night of the 2024 Delta Downs Quarter Horse season.

Recent Oklahoma Derby(G3) runner-up B Second Cowboy returned to the winner's circle for the second time in three starts this season following a three-quarter length win in the opening trial for the Old ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 26, 2024–Leading rider Ali Rivera put AJ Prince on the lead right out of the gate in the 440-yard allowance feature Friday night and cruised home for the gelding’s second win in a row at the distance.

AJ Prince, a 4-year-old gelded son of Apollitical Jess, out of the Fishers Dash mare Taka Puna, had previously won at 440 yards the last time he tried it on a muddy track at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Nov. 10, 2023.

When trainer James “JJ” Gonzalez III sent him from Lone Star to Sunland Park in New Mexico, the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 25, 2024–Trainer Eddie Willis, who has won 12 training titles at Remington Park, had a huge night Thursday, winning with four horses. Jimmy Brooks won with three of the horses while Justine Klaiber won with Paint This Rose.

Willis took the third, seventh, eighth and 10th races, winning with MH Spy the Lights (5-1), Paint This Rose (8-5), Flying N Gold Digger (5-1) and Favorite Politician (9-2), respectively.

The breakout night for Willis moved him from 11 wins in fifth place as the night started to fourth place with 15 trips to the winner’s circle this ...



PHOENIX, AZ–APRIL 25, 2024–Rompe Corazonez, who qualified with the third fastest time in the trials, isn't breaking hearts today. The two-year-old bay filly pulled off her victory with an upset in the finals of the $56,075 AQRA Turf Paradise Presidents Open Futurity on Thursday afternoon.

Jockey Joseph Belloc Jr piloted Rompe Corazonez to her first place finish in :15.843 seconds clocking a 89 speed index against an 8 mph headwind. After a bumped start, she held well leading the field from wire-to-wire and crossed the finish line 3/4-lengths ahead of Bartlett. The longshot's 300-yard victory paid $42.80 to win on a $2.00 wager with 19/1 odds.

Conditioned by Rigoberto Guillen, Rompe Corazonez placed third in her trial heat to the Futurity and today's victory is her first career win from two starts. The $28,938 winner's share of the purse increased her ...



PHOENIX, AZ–APRIL 25, 2024–Luis Valenzuela guided Ride Em Cowboy to his first career win by 1 1/2-lengths in the $23,000 AQRA Presidents Open Spring Juvenile at Turf Paradise on ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Ninth-fastest qualifier Kue Tiz Due pulled a big upset in the $82,466 Beehive Futurity at Webber Downs Sunday when she defeated Jg Special Dynasty by a head to take home a winner's purse valued at ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Last year's Hadley-Giles Futurity winner Jr Cowboy Cadillac returned to the winner's circle today, after a long layoff, in the $23,415 UQHRA Colts & Geldings Derby at Weber Downs.

Under jockey Uriel Dominguez, Jr Cowboy Cadillac flew from the gate to post a 1-1/2 length win over Dr B.  It was the son of leading second-crop sire Flying Cowboy 123's fourth win in five career starts.

Trainer Kylie Valenzuela saddled the black Nevada-bred gelding for owner-breeder J R Stables. Bred from the Foose mare Jr Dash Of Shania, Jr Cowboy Cadillac picked up $9,834 to increase his earnings total to $44,121.

Runner-up Dr B is a stakes-winning son of champion Duponte racing for owner Ricard Castillo and Rainee ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 21, 2024–Much was expected of AGMW Racing's Fear N Fridays in his career debut on April 6 at Los Alamitos. The Utah-bred gelding by Pyc Fun N Fancy was the 7-5 favorite in that race, but he could only muster a fourth-place finish in that 220-yard outing.

The learning experience served the Thurston Quarter Horses-bred sprinter well, as ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Second-fastest qualifier Docs Blazin Gal returned Sunday to defeat fastest qualifier Jg Corona Virus by a neck in the $32,663 Ron Moosman Memorial Non-Winners of Two (not black type) at Weber Downs.

Jockey Jesus Valenzuela rode Docs Blazin Gal over the 330 yards in :16.657 seconds to equal a 101 speed index with a 5 mph crosswind. It was the third win in four career starts for the daughter of multiple stake sire ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Kaseys Spirit got her second career win in as many starts on Sunday while turning in a track-record-setting performance in the $15,161 Beehive Juvenile Sunday afternoon at Weber Downs.

Kaseys Spirit was all class as she broke from the gate under jockey Jesus Valenzuela to win by 1-3/4 lengths. The daughter of leading third-crop sire Kvn Corona completed the 300 yards in :15.241 seconds, equaling a 109-speed index with a 5 mph tailwind.

The previous Weber 300-yard track record of :15.264 seconds was set on May 1, 2021, by B The One.

Trainer Kylie Valenzuela saddled the Utah-bred filly for owner-breeder CG Racing LLC. Bred from the Mr Jess Perry mare High Spirited Jess, Kaseys Spirit earned $6,822 to boost her earnings to ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 21, 2024–On a day when the extreme was the theme of the day with ostriches, zebras, turtles, camels, and Clydesdales making it to the winner’s circle, it was more the normalcy that ruled in the horse races.

Stakes winners Corona Relentless and Queen for Cash prevailed in their respective races giving some regularity to the atmosphere, but each doing it at the extreme distance of 110 yards. Neither winner had ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 21, 2024–Bouncing off a third-place effort and the eighth fastest qualifying time in her last start on April 7, Jazzing Dynasty flew for her first career win Sunday afternoon in the $40,176 UQRA Maiden Frolic (not black type) at Weber Downs.

Under jockey Julian Zavala, Jazzing Dynasty completed the 330-yard course in :16.681 seconds, equaling a 99-speed index with a 5 mph tailwind, posting a winning margin of 1-3/4 lengths. It was the first career win for the Jr Dynasty Mountain 3-year-old in seven starts.

Owned and trained by Wes Kellett, Jazzing Dynasty was bred in Utah by Ross Herrick from the Jazzing Hi mare Jazzing Jenna. Second in the Malad Futurity last season, Jazzing Dynasty used today's winner's purse valued at $16,873 to increase her earnings ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 20, 2024–Former top rider at Remington Park, Juan Pulido, recorded a riding triple on Saturday night to move closer to the top 10 in this meet’s standings.

Pulido has been playing catchup since missing the early part of the meet due to a suspension. His three trips to the winner’s circle from his 10 mounts on Saturday gave him eight wins for the season and moved him from 15th in the standings to 13th overall.

Pulido was leading rider at Remington Park in 2021 with 46 wins for the meet. He finished third here in 2022 with 30 wins, behind Francisco Calderon’s 39, and was fifth last year with 25 trips to the winner’s circle, well behind Edwin Escobedo’s 43 wins.

The first victory of the night on Saturday came in the first race as Pulido booted home Nota Pocahontas in a maiden ...



FARMINGTON, NM–APRIL 19, 2024–A quick start under jockey Alfredo Sigala propelled graded stakes winner Fdd Cloud to a neck victory over Easy Perry Cartel (10-1) in the $75,000 La Plata Stakes Friday afternoon at SunRay Park.

Going off as the post-time favorite, Fdd Cloud raced to his third consecutive win, two-for-two this season, while completing the 400 yards in :19.184 seconds, a 104 speed index into a 10 mph crosswind.

Saddled by trainer Omar Vargas, the 4-year-old son of FDD Going Grand, won the Grade 2 Lovington Stakes at Zia Park two races back. Racing for owner Aurelio Juarez, Fdd Cloud was second in the La Fiesta Debry and a finalist in the Heritage Place Derby(G2) last year.

Mercy Hinklins Horse Farm LLC bred the gelding in Texas from the Jess Elie mare A Noble Jess Elie. ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 19, 2024–Jockey Bryan Candanosa pushed all the right buttons to get Forgotten to the wire first in the 330-yard allowance race on Friday night in the feature.

Forgotten, a 3-year-old filly by Apollitical Jess, out of the Corona Cartel mare Corona Mas Fina, was in a battle to the wire with two other horses and prevailed in the end. ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 18, 2024– Dollar Bill, a half-million dollar earner and the 4-5 wagering favorite in the featured allowance Thursday night, was knocked off stride at the beginning of the 350-yard race at Remington Park. That opened the gate for Ghost Witha Fire to pull off the upset at 10-1 odds.

Dollar Bill had won six-of-eight starts lifetime and never run out of the money in those eight tries. Things were different after he was hit like a linebacker at the start by Awesome View, the rival to his immediate left in the starting gate. Dollar Bill could only manage a fifth-place finish. The classy gelding by Kiss My Hocks only lost by one length after the horrendous start. He had won five ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 14, 2024–42 two-year-old Paint horses competed Sunday afternoon in five trial races to secure a spot in the $159,600 estimated PSBA American Paint Classic Futurity [G1] at Remington Park. The fillies dominated the field, ...



LOS ALAMITOS, CA–APRIL 13, 2024–P and J Racing Ltd’s homebred mare AJ Born Runnin has now won back-to-back stakes races in the filly and mare division after winning the $40,000 Virginia Hyland Stakes by a half-length on Saturday night at Los ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 13, 2024–Cowboys R Myheros defeats heavy favorite Rj Having Fun in a slight upset for the fastest qualifying time to the ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 13, 2024–Heavy favorite Alliekat Dynasty, who took top billing for the $188,975 Remington Park Oaks trials on Saturday, didn't disappoint after ...



FARMINGTON, NM–APRIL 12, 2024–Dos Mia Chicks, a lightly raced daughter of multiple stakes sire Jess A Chicks, closed well to garner her first career stakes win today in a neck victory over Jm Johnny B ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 12, 2024–Flying Wrangler took advantage of a non-existent wind by the time his Remington Park Futurity trial came around on Friday, April 12, posting the fastest time of the night of 11 trials for the $854,775 final.

The event, restricted to eligible Oklahoma-bred 2-year-old American Quarter Horses, will be run on ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 12, 2024–Delta Downs completed the second of two nights of non pari-mutuel American Quarter Horse schooling races today (Apr 12) with 10 races for 2-year-old colts and geldings who are still eligible for the  Laddie Futurity and Old South Futurity.

All races were run over a distance of 220 ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—APRIL 11, 2024–The first night of trials for the restricted Grade 1 $854,775 Remington Park Futurity found the top qualifiers in the first five races of the evening.

Those races also happened to be the only heats of the night that enjoyed an advantage from a northerly tailwind.

The Thursday card started with a 15mph wind from the northwest, providing a nice tailwind. The wind continued to calm with every trial of the evening until it was gone by the sixth trial.

Trainer Leonardo Alcala had the good fortune of 2-year-olds on go from his barn and the early wind, placing two into the April 27 final.

Cowgirls Can Fly was the top qualifier of the evening, ...



PHOENIX, AZ—APRIL 11, 2024—Coming off a win in the AQRA President's Open Spring Derby on March 25, Wicked Cowgirl Smart raced to her third-consecutive win in as many starts this season on Thursday at Turf Paradise.

Wicked Cowgirl Smart led throughout, under jockey Luis Valenzuela to post the fastest qualifying time of :17.419 seconds, a 101 speed index.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to Turf Paradise on Thursday, May 2 to vie for the winner's share of a $45,000-added ...



VINTON, LA–APRIL 12, 2024–Delta Downs hosted the first of two nights of non pari-mutuel American Quarter Horse schooling races on Thursday with 10 races for 2-year-old fillies nominated to Lassie and Old South Futurity.

The second night of schooling races, another 10 for colts & geldings who remain eligible for the Laddie and Old South Futurity, will be conducted tonight (April 12). First-post is 7:30 pm. All races are run over a ...



PHOENIX, AZ–APRIL 10, 2024–The first two races of the afternoon on Wednesday at Turf Paradise featured 17 two-year-old horses competing for a chance to run in the $45,000 added Desert Classic Futurity finals on May 1st.

The top two times to beat each came from the winners of each 300-yard trial. Just No Doubt, ridden by Jacob Enriquez qualified with the fastest time of :15.713 seconds clocking a 91 speed index.

Even with a light bump at the start, the son of Separate Interest flew first ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 7, 2024–Racing for owner-breeder and trainer Gary Chambers, Cold Iron posted a three-quarter length win in her career debut on Sunday while setting the fastest qualifying time for the Fastest UQHRA Maiden Frolic.

The 10 fastest ...



OGDEN, UT–APRIL 7, 2024–Jg Corona Virus got his second career win on Sunday while posting the fastest qualifying time for the Ron Moosman Memorial Non-Winners of Two Stakes (not black type) at Weber Downs.

The 10 fastest qualifiers will return to the Ogden, Utah racetrack on Sunday, April 21st to vie for the winner's share of a $32,663 purse going a distance of 330 yards.

Jg Corona Virus flew from the gate, under jockey Julio De La Torre, in the second of three trials to win by 1-3/4 lengths and post the fastest qualifying time of :16.806 seconds, a 95 speed index into a 5 mph crosswind.

Trainer Jorge Estrada, Jr. conditions the ...



SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 6, 2024–The 64th renewal of the $311,896 West Texas Futurity [G2] closes out the quarter horse racing season for 2024 at Sunland Park on Saturday. The race was roaring with run as fastest qualifier Painted Eclispe withstood the challenge and returned for the win by a nose over Train B Taka.

Piloted by Luis Martinez, Painted Eclispe fired into action on the rail and wouldn't be denied to remain unbeaten in two ...



SUNLAND PARK, NM—APRIL 6, 2024—Fastest qualifier Pavel overcame a slow start to catch Row By Row at the wire in Saturday's restricted Grade 2 $354,467 New Mexican Spring Futurity at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.

Ridden by jockey Luis Martinez, Pavel completed the 300 yards in :15.030 seconds, earning a 103 speed index with a 30 ...



SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 6, 2024–From a field dominated by well priced horses, it came down to a photo finish at the wire in the $100,000 NMHBA Quarter Horse Stakes at Sunland Park. Big Posies Cartel, piloted by Christian Ramos, won by a neck after leading the entire 400-yard race.

Second out of the gates, Big Posies Cartel took the lead at first call and kept it to the wire. The semi-longshot victory paid $16.20 to win on 7/1 odds. Big Posies Cartel clocked a 102 speed index in :19.257 seconds with a 28 mph tail wind. ...



OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–APRIL 6, 2024–The last race of the evening at Remington Park, the $68,000 Mr Jet Moore Stakes [RG2], was a field full of $100,000 plus money earners. It came down to a three way photo ...



SUNLAND PARK, NM–APRIL 6, 2024–Love Ta Fly remains unbeaten from her first two starts after winning the $50,000 West Texas Juvenile Invitational on Saturday afternoon at Sunland Park.

The sorrel filly, who won her trial heat with the second fastest time to the Juvenile, had Jockey Federico Martinez back aboard for the 300-yard win in the final. The duo, after being bumped at the start, still managed to clock a 101 speed index in :15.081 seconds crossing the wire first by a neck over Makin Him ...



SUNLAND PARK, NM—APRIL 6, 2024—La Princess Peach, under jockey Luis Flores-Garcia, got up at the wire to defeat Macho Daddys Girl by a neck in the $50,000 New Mexican Spring Fling Saturday afternoon at Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino.

Trainer Eric Valenzuela saddled the winning daughter of leading third-crop sire Eye Am King for owner Maricela Vasquez. La Princess Peach picked her first career ...