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Time For Wine Is Professional In Junos Request Triumph
Time For Wine, under jockey James Flores, winning the Grade 2 Junos Request Stakes at Remington Park.

© Dustin Orona Photography
Time For Wine Is Professional In Junos Request Triumph

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—JUNE 3, 2017—Time For Wine wrapped her perfect Remington Park season on Saturday night, posting her third straight win, this time in the Grade 2, $100,000 Junos Request Stakes.

Owned by Pete Scarmardo of Caldwell, Texas and trained by John Weghorst, Time For Win was ridden to her Junos Request Stakes win by James Flores. The talented 5-year-old mare did not have the perfect start but was able to get away from the gates without incident, setting up her late rally to score by a half-length while covering 400 yards in 19.58 seconds over a fast track.

Debbie Schauf, Executive Director of the OQHRA, presents the Juno Request Stakes trophy at Remington Park on Saturday. © Dustin Orona Photography
Miss Feet Down first was away with a sharp start and held the lead for the early part of the Junos Request before the winner was able to run her down and then go on to win by a half-length. Bye Bye Birdy was third after battling for the front at the midway point, finishing a head behind the runner-up.

The betting favorite at 6-5 odds, Time For Wine paid $4.60 to win, $3 to place and $2.40 to show. Miss Feet Down First paid $4.20 to place and $3.20 to show. Bye Bye Birdy paid $5.80 to show.

Bred in California by Vessels Stallion Farm, Time For Wine is a daughter of Mr Jess Perry from the First Down Dash mare Fine Wines. In winning her third straight of the Remington Park season, Time For Wine added the Junos Request to her last stakes score in the Merial Remington Park Distaff Challenge on May 14. She has now won seven of her 20 career starts and made $59,730 in the Junos Request. Time For Wine has now earned $185,953 in her career.

Multiple stakes winner Miss Feet Down First is still looking for her first win of the season after finishing third in the Grade 3 Deceketta Stakes in her season debut on April.

Ruben Soto conditions the daughter of Dominyun for owner Esequiel Porras. Ridden by Oscar Cordova, the sorrel filly booster her career mark to $322,232 after pocketing $19,910 for second. Isbell Charolais bred Miss Fee Down First in Texas from the First Down Dash mare Feet Down First.

Also, a stakes winner, third-place finisher Bye Bye Birdy races for owner Barbara Barley and trainer Larry Sharp. Daniel Torres rode the Hawkinson filly from the Zevi (TB) mare Sweet Bye And Bye. Bred by Barley & Sharp Farms and Steve Burns, Bye Bye Bird picked up $10,951 for the effort.

Phoebesdynasty, Jess Envision, Memphis D Nasty, Blacks Cartel, Unfinished Biz, Miss Aguilar and Pycs Little Lady completed the field.

The Junos Request is named after one of the best racing mares to ever compete at Remington Park. A multiple champion in her career, Junos Request won the 1992 Remington Park Championship, one of many local stakes triumphs.

Live horse racing is now on hiatus at Remington Park until the 2017 Thoroughbred Season which runs Aug. 25 thru Dec. 17.

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