Kiss Me Ina Flash Tops First Night Of Qualifying For Oklahoma Futurity At Remington Park

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By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MARCH 6, 2026– Dunn Ranch purchased Kiss Me Ina Flash for $140,000 at the 2025 Heritage Place September Yearling Sale in Oklahoma City. After the performance Kiss Me Ina Flash put forth Friday night at Remington Park, that purchase is starting to look like the bargain of the year.

The 2-year-old Oklahoma-bred filly Quarter Horse challenged some of the lightning in the skies around Oklahoma on Friday night with her own lightning quick feet. She was easily the fastest qualifier on night one of the Oklahoma Futurity trials. The daughter of Kiss My Hocks, out of the First Moonflash mare Flashing My PJs, stopped the timer for 300 yards in a time of :15.472, earning a 90 speed index over the fast track.

The next fastest time of the night from nine trials was :15.698, (82). The run by Kiss Me Ina Flash was as visually impressive as any horse that has stepped foot on the Remington Park track this meet.

There are two nights of Oklahoma Futurity trials to qualify 10 finalists for the race. The Grade 2, $435,395 Oklahoma Futurity final is scheduled to be run at Remington Park on Saturday, March 21. It will be the 85th running of the oldest futurity in American Quarter Horse racing. The five fastest in the trials on Saturday night will join five from tonight in the finals.

Kiss Me Ina Flash is regally bred to be something special. Her sire, Kiss My Hocks, was a two-time American Quarter Horse Association Racing Champion and his progeny earnings are more than $17 million on the racetrack. In his racing career, Kiss My Hocks won 9-of-12 starts for $1,199,385 in earnings.

If that weren’t enough, Kiss Me Ina Flash’s dam, Flashing My PJs can flash a few racing stats of her own. She only raced four times, but she won a Heritage Place Futurity trial and an All American Futurity trial as a 2-year-old and ran seventh in the Grade 1, $3 Million All American Futurity final. She banked $135,130. Flashing My PJs was sired by First Moonflash.

Kiss Me Ina Flash looks to carry on the family talent if she can repeat Friday night’s effort. Under jockey Juan Pulido, she drew off to win by 3-1/4 lengths as the 4-5 favorite. She is trained by Jed Vane for owner Dunn Ranch of Wynnewood, Okla. Kiss Me Ina Flash was bred by Flashing My PJs Partnership.

Second-fastest qualifier One Fancy Cowboy is a $57,000 graduate of the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. Bred by Pieology Partnership, the colt is by leading sire Flying Cowboy 123 and out of the Favorite Cartel mare Pieology, a full sister to stakes winners You Caught My Eye ($125,958) and BR Favorito Cartel ($38,622).

One Fancy Cowboy’s female line traces back to champions Kool Kue Baby ($783,519) and First Kool Money ($193,267). The colt won the seventh trial by 1 1/4 lengths, posting an 82 speed index. He is owned by Jerry Deville Jr., trained by Jose Lopez, and was ridden by Bryan Candanosa.

Third-fastest qualifier Scott Road is a colt by champion sire Seperate Interest and out of the Corona Cartel mare Remember The Cartel. He is a half-brother to stakes winners El Senador Tequila ($86,925), Long Lost Buddy ($61,727), and No Sandbaggin ($39,669). His female family also traces back to champion and stakes producer Kool Kue Baby ($783,519).

Bred by Steve Burns, DVM, Scott Road was a $25,000 purchase at the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale. He won the final trial by a neck while posting an 82 speed index. Scott Road is owned by FG Ranch LLC, trained by Samuel Mendoza, and was ridden by Edwin Escobedo.

Other than Kiss Me Ina Flash, the fastest qualifier, here are the rest of the five from Friday (with jockey, trainer, trial number (race number), times and speed index were:

• Kiss Me Ina Flash, Juan Pulido, Jed Vane, trial five (race six), :15.472, 90
• One Fancy Cowboy, Bryan Candanosa, Jose U. Lopez, trial seven (race eight), :15.698, 82
• Scott Road, Edwin Escobedo, Sammy Mendoza, trial nine (race 10), :15.711, 82
• Whiskey Doc, Cody Smith, Stacey Capps, trial eight (race nine), :15.728, 81
• Valiant Sass, Roman Cruz, Dee Keener, trial nine (race 10), :15.746, 81

The nine trials were conducted into a southerly headwind, ranging from 14-17mph.

Click HERE for the top five qualifiers. Coverage of the second day of trials will follow tomorrow.

$50,000 Oklahoma Juvenile Invitational Qualifiers
The second five fastest qualifiers will return for the $50,000 Oklahoma Juvenile Invitational, led by fastest qualifier Paulinas Knockout, a $50,000 TQHA Yearling Sale graduate. Bred by Ruse Ranch LLC, the filly is owned by Mi Serenity, trained by Luis Villafranco and ridden by Cristian Esqueda.

Paulinas Knockout is by champion Golden Boi and out of the Apollitical Jess mare The Only Knockout, a stakes-placed runner and full sister to champion As And Js ($531,134). Her second dam is graded stakes winner Adolph Tres Knockout ($136,184). Paulinas Knockout secured the top spot with a one-length victory in the second trial.

The second-fastest qualifier, Dulce Vale, is a $20,000 graduate of the Heritage Place Fall Mixed Sale. Bred by Tomas Avitia, the filly is by leading sire Dulce Sin Tacha and out of the Apollitical Jess mare Norma Tahiti, whose female family includes graded stakes winner and stakes producer Sixy Thru Traffic ($209,748). She is owned by Luis Carlos Muniz-Baquero, trained by Julio Rascon-Almanza and was ridden by Roman Cruz while winning the sixth trial by a 1/2-length.

Third-fastest qualifier Vaquerita 4, bred by Sam Green and owned by Air Force LLC, is trained by Leonardo Alcala and was ridden by Nestor Duran. The filly is by leading sire Flying Cowboy 123 and out of the FDD Dynasty mare Miss Southern DD, a stakes-winning mare, and finished second behind Whiskey Doc in the eighth trial.

Click HERE for the top five qualifiers. Coverage of the second day of trials will follow tomorrow.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday, March 7 night with nine more Oklahoma Futurity trials with horses looking for those last five spots in the finals. First post time is 6 p.m. Racing starts at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 8 with Oklahoma Derby trials on tap, along with the $75,000 Mighty Deck Three Stakes.

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