Trainer Matt Whitekiller and Jockey Cody Smith both win three races together on Friday night at Remington Park.

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by Richard Linihan

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK–MAY 1, 2026–Trainer Matt Whitekiller and jockey Cody Smith enjoyed a big Friday at Remington Park, earning a hat trick together.

Smith, the all-time winningest jockey in Paint racing, got a leg up in races four, six and eight from Whitekiller and they won with Flyindwntheturnpike (Paint), Uncle Wisdom (QH), and Im That Lucky Penny (QH).

Flyindwntheturnpike went off at 8-5 and paid $5.40 to win, Uncle Wisdom was 2-1 and paid $6.20, while Im That Lucky Penny was the unexpected winner as a 10-1 longshot and returning $23.60 to win.

Whitekiller owns Flyindwntheturnpike, a 2-year-old Oklahoma-bred son of multiple world champion Paint, Painted Turnpike. That winner for Whitekiller on Friday night was bred by Maddie Devereaux. Uncle Wisdom, owned by Jeff and Crystal Gilliam of Louin, Mich., was bred in Oklahoma by Jahree Standridge and is a son of the champion Quarter Horse Uncle D.

Appropriately enough, Smith was the regular rider of this horse’s sire when Uncle D was a two-time American Quarter Horse Association Racing Champion. His biggest win was the Grade 1 Rainbow Futurity at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico.

Im That Lucky Penny, a 4-year-old Oklahoma-bred mare by TF Im That Guy, out of the Ivory James mare Ivory Task, is owned by Kyle and Kellie Taylor of Woodward, Okla. She was bred by Norman Hollingsworth.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday with a special early start of Noon. The simulcast of the 152nd Kentucky Derby from Churchill Downs will be featured following the conclusion of live racing.

ABOUT REMINGTON PARK
Remington Park has provided more than $410 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 $1,000,000 Heritage Place Futurity takes place on the final night of the spring season on Saturday, May 30. 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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