KERRY’S KISS CARRIES SPEED WIRE TO WIRE IN REMINGTON PARK FRIDAY FEATURED ALLOWANCE

Remington Park’s second winningest jockey all-time didn’t get there by not knowing how to guide a horse wire to wire. Luis Quinonez did just that in the featured allowance at Remington Park on Friday with Kerry’s Kiss.

The 3-year-old Kentucky-bred filly had shown a ton of front-end speed at Oaklawn in Hot Springs, Ark., and at Prairie Meadows in Altoona, Iowa, in two-turn races earlier this year. In fact, Kerry’s Kiss won one of those to break her maiden in a one mile race at Oaklawn on April 4 in similar fashion. She sat second in the early portion of that win before taking over and winning by 1-1/2 lengths in a maiden claiming $50,000 race over a muddy track. There still was some moisture in the track at Remington Park from heavy rains on Thursday as the condition was muddy to start but moved to fast after one race on the program.

After Kerry’s Kiss finished second in two consecutive sprints at Remington Park this meet, trainer Joel Marr decided it was time to put her back at her preferred distance. The daughter of Vino Rosso, out of the Olmadavor mare Abuntia, is bred to love a route race and that showed on Friday. Quinonez put her on her toes out of the gate and was challenged down the backstretch by So Jordan, ridden by David Cabrera, who would quickly back off that speed duel. That left Kerry’s Kiss, the even-money favorite, on the lead all by herself. Quinonez got her to relax and that was enough as she needed that reserved energy in the latter stages of the race. The winning filly was challenged by no less than four closers as she dug in for the wire. So Jordan (6-1) came at her again in mid-stretch as did Mysidehustle (6-1) and Promisemeanempire (7-2).

Kerry’s Kiss held on by three-quarters of a length in the end and she paid $4.20 to win, $2.80 to place and $2.20 to show. Runner-up So Jordan was another 2-1/4 lengths in front of third-place finisher Mysidehustle.

Kerry’s Kiss, won for the second time in her career after breaking her maiden and running second in five other tries for owners Burl McBride and Gerald Marr of Tularosa, N.M. She earned $23,268 from the $39,000 allowance purse and improved her lifetime record to 10 starts, two wins, five seconds and one third for a bankroll of $127,889. She was bred in Kentucky by Virginia Moore and Malia Hopkins.

Kerry’s Kiss made every poll a winning one Friday night, setting interior fractions of :23.60 for the first quarter-mile, :47.30 for the half-mile, 1:12.63 for three-quarters of a mile, and 1:25.32 after seven-eighths of a mile. She finished the mile in 1:38.22.

The riding win aboard Kerry’s Kiss gave Quinonez his 1,508th triumph all-time at Remington Park. He is second only to Cliff Berry who retired at the end of 2015 with 2,125.

Remington Park racing continues Saturday, Nov. 22 at 6pm-Central.

Remington Park has provided more than $399 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 Springboard Mile, a 2026 Kentucky Derby qualifying points race, takes place Saturday, Dec. 20, the final night of the Thoroughbred Season. 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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