FLYING BANDIDA WINS BATTLE TO WIRE IN REMINGTON PARK THURSDAY FEATURE

March 13, 2025

Flying Bandida was all heart Thursday night, persevering to the finish line in the featured allowance at Remington Park. She held off longshot Like That Corona with a three-quarters length victory under jockey Ramiro Garcia. The 3-year-old Oklahoma-bred filly, trained by Jason Olmstead and owned by Shari Burger and Vickie McBee of Jay, Okla., broke …

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GONZALES III HAS BARN OF SPEEDY 2-YEAR-OLDS, THREE FASTEST TRAINING RACE WINNERS FROM 16 HEATS AT REMINGTON PARK

March 12, 2025

It appears trainer James J. Gonzales III has a parcel of 2-year-old American Quarter Horses that he can pick and choose from for the Remington Park Futurity and Heritage Place Futurity trials. Gonzales had the three fastest training race winners of the day Wednesday and his assistant trainer, Christian Venzor of Dallas, said they were …

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IMA FANCY EYE OPENER CONTINUES WINNING WAYS, TAKING MIGHTY DECK THREE STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK

March 9, 2025

No one was happier with Ima Fancy Eye Opener’s win in the $75,000 Mighty Deck Three Stakes Sunday night than trainer Rhonda Valdivia. “This was my first win ever as a trainer at Remington Park,” she said through her large smile, “and it was a stakes race! We had confidence in him; we did. He …

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MR MICHEL WINS SLM BIG DADDY STAKES AS FAVORITE AT REMINGTON PARK

March 9, 2025

Mr Michel won his seventh stakes race in his last 10 tries against black-type company when he romped home a winner in the Grade 2, $53,200 SLM Big Daddy Stakes Sunday at Remington Park. The 6-year-old gelded Indiana-bred son of Kiss My Hocks, out of the Likenothinyoueversaw mare Lovemelikethat, was making his first start at …

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COWBOY BLUE Z DAZZLES IN SOPHOMORE DEBUT WITH FASTEST TIME OF OKLAHOMA DERBY TRIALS AT REMINGTON PARK

March 9, 2025

Cowboy Blue Z made his first appearance as a 3-year-old a sparkling one in the trials for the Grade 3, $219,635 Oklahoma Derby as the fastest runner of the day in the eight heats Sunday at Remington Park. The finals for the Oklahoma Derby are scheduled for Saturday, March 22, and jockey Francisco Calderon will …

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TWO TRAINERS, TWO JOCKEYS QUALIFY FOUR OF FIVE FINALISTS SATURDAY FOR OKLAHOMA FUTURITY ON SLOPPY NIGHT AT REMINGTON PARK

March 8, 2025

A pair of trainers had the hot hand Saturday night at Remington Park as Trey Wood and James J. Gonzales III qualified four of the top five on the second night of trials for the Grade 2, $419,735 Oklahoma Futurity. Wood’s Flying Joy 1 producing the fastest time of the night in the seventh of …

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TWO OF TOP FIVE FINALISTS FROM DAY ONE OF OKLAHOMA FUTURITY TRIALS TRAINED BY AL WATSON, BOTH RIDDEN BY NESTOR DURAN

March 7, 2025

In the first of two nights of qualifying for the final of the Grade 2, $419,735 Oklahoma Futurity, the spotlight shone brightly on the barn of trainer Al Watson as his first-time starters from Texas ruled the roost. Watson qualified two of the fastest five horses on Friday at Remington Park, including the swiftest of …

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DEFENDING CHAMPION TRAINER DEE KEENER HAS FASTEST QUALIFIER FOR OKLAHOMA PAINT & APPALOOSA FUTURITY WITH TURBULENT

March 6, 2025

The 2-year-old Paint filly Turbulent won her training race on Feb. 17 with the fastest time of the afternoon, going 250 yards in :13.63. She showed Thursday night that it was no fluke during trials for the $208,300 Oklahoma Paint and Appaloosa Futurity on the opening night of the 2025 Remington Park spring season. Turbulent, …

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TRAINER TAYLOR, OWNER-BREEDER DOENZ, HIT UPON SUCCESSFUL FORMULA, TWO RUNNERS WIN TRAINING RACES, INCLUDING FASTEST

March 5, 2025

Trainer Josh Taylor and breeder-owner Bill Doenz may have hit upon a successful formula with their half-brothers, Cowboy Cadilac and Billys Brandi, winning two of the nine training races Wednesday at Remington Park. Cowboy Cadilac had the fastest race of the day, running a 250-yard time of :13.468 over a fast track, good for an …

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OPENING NIGHT FEATURES 10 RACES AT REMINGTON PARK ON MARCH 6

February 28, 2025

The 2025 racing season gets underway Thursday, March 6 at Remington Park. The Opening Night program was compiled this morning in the racing office with 10 races, featuring seven trials for the Oklahoma Paint & Appaloosa Futurity. A total of 112 horses were entered for an average field size of 11.2 per race. Total purses …

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