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Live Moonshine Qualifies Fastest For Speedhorse Graham Futurity At Remington Park
Live Moonshine flies to the top time in Saturday’s Speedhorse Graham Futurity trials at Remington Park. Ridden by Cody Smith,. Live Moonshine won the American Paint Classic Futurity in April.

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Live Moonshine Qualifies Fastest For Speedhorse Graham Futurity At Remington Park

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK—MAY 19, 2018—Live Moonshine put himself in position for a second futurity score this Remington Park season as he had the best qualifying time Saturday for the Grade 1, $254,275 Speedhorse Graham Futurity.

The big-money race for 2-year-old Paints & Appaloosas, will be contested on June 2, the final night of the Remington Park season.

Admiral Tom, under champion jockey G.R. Carter, Jr., defeats fellow qualifier Son Of A Grip in the trial 5 to get the second fastest time. © Dustin Orona Photography
Live Moonshine won the American Paint Classic Futurity in April and will now attempt a second-straight futurity score for owners and breeders Dan and Kaye Jones, of Kemp, Texas.

Trained by Matt Whitekiller and ridden by Cody Smith, Live Moonshine will compete in all three futurities where he is eligible this season. The 2-year-old Texas-bred gelding ran fourth in the Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity here in March.

Memories Of Lil Hero, under champion jockey Cody Jensen, sets the third fastest time in second trial.
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Live Moonshine handled 350 yards over a fast track in :17.839 in the fourth of five trials, winning by 1-1/4 lengths. A Paint son of CRM Livewire from the Awesome Chrome mare PRP Sedona Sunset, Live Moonshine has won four of his five races this season and has career earnings of $82,580 heading into the Speedhorse Graham final.

For the field of 10 qualifiers to the Speeshorse Graham Futurity, with individual times, sires, dams, owners, breeders, trainers and jockeys CLICK HERE.

Admiral Tom and Teejus Livin are the only Appaloosas to qualify for the Speedhorse Graham Futurity, the rest in the field are Paints. Racing continues Sunday at Remington Park with the first action underway at 1:30pm-Central.

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racked by over 140,000 fans on Facebook and more than 9,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided over $192 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Remington Park, Oklahoma City’s only Racetrack & Casino, is home to the $1,024,840 Heritage Place Futurity for Oklahoma-breds, on Saturday, June 2. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, Remington Park is in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.