JAMES FLORES, JAMES GONZALES III NAMED LIP CHIP JOCKEY, TRAINER OF WEEK ON HEELS OF HERITAGE PLACE FUTURITY WIN
James Flores and James Gonzales III combined talents to win the $1,081,820 Heritage Place Futurity with Kempton and rode that wave to the final Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week award this meet at Remington Park. “He may be the best horse I’ve ever ridden,” Flores said on the OQHRA Quarter Racing Digest …
TOBY KEETON, ROLANDO RAUDALES EARN LIP CHIP TRAINER, JOCKEY OF WEEK AT REMINGTON PARK
Toby Keeton won the Jack Brooks Stakes on Saturday, May 25 with one of the most impressive 3-year-old American Quarter Horses on the grounds, RJ Having Fun. It was one of Keeton’s three wins on the week. Jockey Rolando Raudales pocketed four wins over the same period, May 23-26. With their accolades, the pair also …
WEEKLY LIP CHIP HONORS TO TRAINER DEE KEENER AND JOCKEY DANIEL TORRES AT REMINGTON PARK
Trainer Dee Keener qualified five of the top 10 fastest Paints or Appaloosas last week for the final of the Grade 1, $230,475 Speedhorse Graham Futurity set for closing night, Saturday, June 1. Jockey Daniel Torres won six races, including three on one night, to outdistance the rest of the jockey colony by two trips …
NESTOR DURAN, JUAN DIAZ, JR., NAMED LIP CHIP JOCKEY, TRAINER OF WEEK AFTER NEAR PERFECT PERFORMANCES
On the back of qualifying three to the finals of the Grade 1, $1,081,820 Heritage Place Futurity and the Grade 2, $239,050 Heritage Place Derby, Nestor Duran and Juan Diaz, Jr., have been named Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week. That combination was successful in qualifying two to the Futurity finals set for …
EDWIN ESCOBEDO, JASON OLMSTEAD HAVE DOMINANT WEEK, EARNING LIP CHIP JOCKEY, TRAINER OF WEEK
Edwin Escobedo and Jason Olmstead proved tough to beat on the racetrack this past week and by virtue of their dominant statistics earned Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week for May 2-5. Neither horseman had a jockey or trainer within three victories of the number of wins they compiled for the week. Escobedo …
BRYAN CANDANOSA, GUILLERMO VALDIVIA EARN LIP CHIP JOCKEY, TRAINER OF WEEK OFF REMINGTON PARK FUTURITY WIN
By virtue of their big victory in the $854,775 Remington Park Futurity on Monday, April 29 with Heavens Uncle, Bryan Candanosa and Guillermo Valdivia have been named Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week. That wasn’t all the duo did this week, however. Candanosa’s horses earned $553,672 for the week, compared to jockey Roman …
TRAINER LEO ALCALA COOKS UP SOME EXCITEMENT WITH THREE QUALIFIERS FOR $854,775 REMINGTON PARK FUTURITY
If you’ve eaten in the Remington Park track kitchen this race meet, chances are you’ve enjoyed the cooking of Leo Alcala. What some people don’t know, however, is that Alcala is the same guy who qualified three of the 10 finalists for Saturday night’s $854,775 Remington Park Futurity as a trainer. When he isn’t making …
JUAN PULIDO, JOHN STINEBAUGH EARN LIP CHIP JOCKEY, TRAINER HONORS WITH BIG WEEK
Former top rider at Remington Park, Juan Pulido, and conditioner John Stinebaugh, were named Lip Chip Jockey and Trainer of the Week for their efforts April 18-21 at Remington Park. Pulido, who won the riding title in 2021 at Remington Park with 46 wins for the meet, won 5-of-24 starts last week and finished in …
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LEO ALCALA, FRANCISCO CALDERON EARN LIP CHIP TRAINER, JOCKEY OF WEEK WITH BIG EFFORTS IN REMINGTON PARK FUTURITY TRIALS
Trainer Leo Alcala and jockey Francisco Calderon were dominant in the trials this past week for the $854,775 Remington Park Futurity final and are consequently being recognized as Lip Chip Trainer and Jockey of the Week at Remington Park. Alcala has three of the top 10 finalists under his care, including the fastest qualifier, in …
ESCOBEDO and OLMSTEAD RECEIVE LIP CHIP HONORS
The jockey and trainer tandem of Edwin Escobedo and Jason Olmstead worked well together during the Remington Park racing week of April 4-7, racking up wins and the weekly Lip Chip honors. The pair were red-hot on Friday night, April 5, scoring four wins together. It was the first time this season a jockey or …
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