CANDY FLOOD SURVIVES TRAFFIC JAM TO WIN FEATURED ALLOWANCE RACE FOR LEADING TRAINER DEE KEENER

Candy Flood avoided the traffic jam caused by a horse from the rail post position in the featured allowance race Saturday night at Remington Park, and found the winner’s circle for leading trainer Dee Keener.

In fact, the top three finishers in the race for non-winners of two career races came from the 8-, 9-, and 10-post positions as the horse on the rail, Swimsuit Model, decided she would rather run from the middle of the track. She took a right-hand turn as soon as the gates opened in the 300-yard race. The horses from post-positions 2 through 7 were squeezed like an accordion and Swimsuit Model was disqualified and placed last in the race for the interference.

Jockey Mario Delgado took advantage of his competitors being squeezed like fresh orange juice in the morning and drew away cleanly to win by 1-1/4 lengths as the heavy 6-5 wagering favorite. Candy Flood, the 3-year-old Texas-bred filly by Jess Good Candy, out of the First Moonflash mare Hundred Year Flood, surfed ahead of that wave of madness to her inside and was an easy winner. She paid $4.40 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.20 to show across the board. Her running time was :15.688 over the fast track, earning an 84 speed-index.

The 9-horse, Flying Prize (9-1) checked in second, another neck in front of third-place finisher Tickle the Ivory (15-1), number 10. The second favorite in the race, Cowgirls Can Fly, at 3-2 odds, was involved in the 5 o’clock rush hour event and could do no better than fourth.

Candy Flood earned $12,900 from the purse for her owner, Wendy Ingersoll of Inola, Okla., Keener’s wife. The filly improved to 11 starts, two wins and four seconds for lifetime earnings of $73,776. She was a $42,000 purchase from the Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale in 2023.

Candy Flood was bred by Craig Lauger.

Jockey Ali Rivera Triples, Moves Into Tie for Second in Standings
Jockey Ali Rivera scored three riding wins Saturday night to move into a tie for second in the standings with Juan Pulido, who had no mounts on the evening. They each have 15 trips to the winner’s circle this meet, six behind leader Francisco Calderon at 21 wins. He was shut out Saturday.

Rivera started his big night in the third race, winning an 870-yard race for trainer Stacy Charette-Hill with maiden breaker Into the Lite ($9.40 to win), who was stretching out around the turn for the first time. Rivera scored again in the fourth race with Full Throttle N 25 ($10.20) for trainer John Stinebaugh with another horse that won for the first time. His final win came in the 11th race aboard Apolitical Time ($3.40), another maiden who broke through for the first time, this one for trainer Raul Ramirez.

Sunday is Extreme Race Day with all kinds of animals on hand to run races. Fans can get up close to the animals as they are available for viewing and pictures on the Plaza. There will be Clydesdales, zebras, camels, ostriches and pigs on hand for extra “racing” in between the regular horse-racing events. Food trucks and exhibit booths will also be available. The first race for the annual Extreme Race Day at Remington Park is 4pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $377 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, Remington Park presents year-round simulcast racing and casino gaming. The 2025 American Quarter Horse Season, features the $868,455 Remington Park Futurity on Saturday, April 19. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.

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