Kiss Me Ina Flash (4) wins the Oklahoma Futurity on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at Remington Park. Jockey Juan Pulido was up.

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By Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MARCH  21, 2026– Leading rider at Remington Park, Juan Pulido, won both the Grade 2, $435,395 Oklahoma Futurity with Kiss Me Ina Flash, and also the Grade 3, $259,655 Oklahoma Derby with AJ Remember Me on Saturday night.

He did not, however, take the suggestion that he could take the rest of the meet off.

“No, I can’t; hey, I have to feed my family every day,” Pulido said with a laugh.

Asked if, in his wildest dreams, when he woke up Saturday morning, did he think he could pull off the sweep, Pulido showed his honesty.

“Well, yeah I had the idea I could because I qualified both those winners,” and then with a smile, he said, “I just didn’t want to say nothing to nobody.”

That’s the humble side of Pulido. The proud side was him jousting his whip in the air as his 2-year-old Oklahoma-bred filly by Kiss My Hocks, out of the First Moonflash mare Flashing My PJs, crossed the finish line first, a head in front of 2-1 second favorite A Fortunate Cowboy. Kiss Me Ina Flash was the heavy even-money favorite and paid $4 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.20 to show.

Kiss Me Ina Flash earned $174,158 for the trip to the winner’s circle, just north of the $140,000 that owner Dunn Ranch (Matt Dunn) of Wynnewood doled out for her at the Heritage Place September Yearling Sale last year.

“She’s just a horse that’s bred right,” said Dunn. “She’s balanced. She’s classy. Soon as I saw her at the sale, I knew she was a horse that we needed to get bought if we could buy her and put her on our program. She really showed up tonight; showed a lot of fire, the want to run. I think she’s well on her way to a good career.”

Trainer Jed Vane said it may be a career that leads to the biggest races for the American Quarter Horse breed.

“She’s (paid up) in the Remington Park (Futurity); she’s in the Heritage Place (Futurity). She’s in the All American (Futurity),” he said.

First things first. Tres Crystals, in 2022, is the only horse to ever win both the Oklahoma Futurity and the Heritage Place Futurity. Vane was asked if this filly could be the second.

“We’re going to give it hell,” he said.

Kiss Me Ina Flash didn’t break on top from the gate, but she did the next best thing. She was just off the shoulder of A Fortunate Cowboy, who broke from post-position three while the winner was in post four. Pulido said he wasn’t sure who was in front at the beginning, but he was sure who was at the end.

“I was focusing, looking forward (down the track) with my filly and how she was going,” Pulido said, “so I don’t know. My (headman) kept her calm in the gate. Whenever horses started acting up, he did a great job with her and I think we broke sharp. The 3-horse (A Fortunate Cowboy) was with us the whole way. I was just keeping my filly busy and we got first (in the end).”

Kiss Me Ina Flash was bred by the Flashing My PJs Partnership and is showing the same kind of talent her mother, Flashing My PJs, showed in her short career. She only raced four times, but won two of those, including trials in the Heritage Place Futurity and the All American Futurity. She finished seventh in the All American finals at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico in 2020. Her only other start saw her finish second in the Rainbow Futurity trials at Ruidoso.

This was the first win in the Oklahoma Futurity for Vane and Dunn Ranch and the second victory for Pulido. The young jockey also won it in 2023 with PYC Legacy.

Runner-up A Fortunate Cowboy broke sharply and set the early pace before being overtaken late, finishing second by three-quarters of a length after stopping the clock in :15.427 seconds. Ridden by Nestor Duran, the gelding is owned by Rolando Resendez, trained by Leonardo Alcala, and was bred by the Rigby and Brumby Partnership. A $35,000 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale graduate, he is sired by leading sire Flying Cowboy 123 and is out of the A Regal Choice mare A Fortunate Choice, a graded stakes placed runner. His second dam is AQHA Dam of Distinction and Broodmare of the Year Fortune Of Delight ($100,269), a half-sister to champions Tres Seis ($856,901) and Dean Miracle ($199,601). A Fortunate Cowboy now has earnings of $79,867.

Ruse Man Crystal finished third after breaking with the leaders and encountering early contact, stopping the clock in :15.554 seconds. Ridden by Bonifacio Quiroz for owner Ruse Ranch LLC and trainer Leonardo Alcala, the filly is a homebred by the operation. She is sired by leading sire KJ Mucho Macho Man and is out of the Walk Thru Fire mare Crystal Sola, a graded stakes winner. Ruse Man Crystal now has earnings of $53,818.

The completed order of finish beyond the top two was Ruse Man Crystal (10-1) third, Whiskey Doc (15-1) fourth, Nena C (10-1) dead heat - fifth, Scott Road (15-1) dead heat - fifth, Valiant Sass (26-1) seventh and One Fancy Cowboy (8-1) eighth. There were two early scratches in the race – Chin Up Buttercup and Crystal Boi.

Remington Park racing continues Sunday, March 22 at 4pm-Central.

About Remington Park
Remington Park has provided more than $408 Million to the State of Oklahoma general education fund since the opening of the casino in 2005. Located at the junction of Interstates 35 & 44, in the heart of the Oklahoma City Adventure District. The 2026 Remington Park Futurity, the richest race of the season for Oklahoma-breds, takes place on Saturday, April 18. Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. Guests must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or to enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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