APOLITICA, FROM TOUGH 12-HOLE, GIVES LEADING JOCKEY JUAN PULIDO HIS THIRD WIN OF NIGHT
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 16, 2021 – Only one horse of 18 had won from the 12-hole this meet going into Sunday night’s race, but it didn’t stop Apolitica from pulling off the feat in the feature allowance race.
The 3-year-old filly had a lot of things going for her despite the No. 12 outpost that seems to be closer to the parking lot than to the rail sometimes and has been cursed for horses trying to win from there the past couple of years.
Apolitica, a daughter of Apollitical Jess, out of the Pappasito mare Madresita, had leading rider Juan Pulido in the saddle and he had already won two races on the night, this win giving him the riding triple. Also, the sorrel filly had come close to winning her last three races in a row and was in with non-winners of two lifetime on Sunday night.
Pulido, with his strong hands and knowledge of the track, booted Apolitica to the front and quickly moved toward the middle of the track while maintaining the lead. The top jock drove her to the finish line and was able to get her head up as they hit the finish line a head in front.
Apolitica, trained by Edelmiro Carrizales and owned by Jose E. Guzman of Dallas, Texas, hit the wire for the 350 yards in :17.558, over a sloppy track, for a speed index of 89. She came close to breaking her maiden in her sixth career start when she made her debut at Remington Park this meet. She ran third, beaten only a neck. The filly came back and graduated the next time out in her seventh try. She showed she was learning the game as a 3-year-old when she immediately stepped up in class to a second-level allowance race and was beaten three-quarters of a length in third. She was dropping down to non-winners of two when she won Sunday night.
Apolitica earned $11,022 from the $19,750 purse and her record improved to nine starts, two wins, one second and three thirds for $31,351. The most impressive thing about her win, other than breaking from west Oklahoma City, was she beat a horse that had qualified for the $710,000 Rainbow Derby and the $1,078,000 All American Derby at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico. Another rival was only beaten three-quarters of a length by Remington Park Derby winner Empressum this season. The horse that excelled in New Mexico was Hes Back, the post-time 5-2 favorite, who could do no better than third, three-quarters of a length behind runner-up FDD Princess (5-1). The horse that had raced right with Empressum, MH Apollitical Spy, finished fifth.
Apolitica paid $9.80 to win, $4 to place and $3.60 to show. She was bred in South Dakota by Butch and Stephanie Webb. The filly was purchased at the 2019 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale for $37,000.
With Pulido’s three victories Sunday, he extended his lead to 41-35 over second-place Francisco Calderon. The rest of the top five in the jockeys’ standings are Jorge Torres with 26 wins, James Flores with 25 and Jimmy Brooks with 23.
The top five in the trainers’ standings are defending champion Eddie Willis (36), Clint Crawford (34), Dee Keener (18), Monty Arrossa (16) and tied for fifth, Troy Carter and Matt Whitekiller (14).
Keener had one Paint win Sunday night and increased his all-time lead in that genre of racing over Whitekiller to 334-332.
Live racing continues next week with a Thursday-Sunday schedule, May 20-23, with the first race nightly at 6pm-Central.
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Tracked by more than 167,000 fans on Facebook and 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $261 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 is home to the $1.2 million Heritage Place Futurity on the Night of Champions, Saturday, May 29, the final evening of the American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season. The casino is always open. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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Congratulations Troy!!! Thank you for all you have done for all of us. A special thanks for a special longtime friendship that I truly treasure.😊
Troy is the absolute BEST!! Congratulations my friend!
Congratulations Troy !!
Congrats
He deserves it.
Troy’s Awesome, congratulations and thank you for always taking such care of us🏇🏻🏇🏻
Way to go Troy !!!!!
Looking good troy. I miss those days.
He is one of the best people you will ever meet in the race horse business
Congratulations Troy! One of the nicest people I ever had the privilege to work with.
Congratulations Troy. You always do a great job
My man Troy i can remember FMT in the beginning and Troy would always be the 1st one you saw either pulling in of a morning to work or at night to race, Troy always had the chaos organized in the haul in barn. Jim and Nina got the best one possible with Troy, one amazing man!
The Stephens family!
Jim,Barb and Kevin
Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
Congrats Troy!!!
You are the man, Troy
Congratulations
Congrats!!!
Never ran anything in OKLA., but CONGRATULATIONS TROY!!! Ppl like you are gold on ANY TRACK.
The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) has confirmed the detection of Olodaterol through pre-entry hair testing protocols required for participation at Oklahoma racetracks. Olodaterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist, a class of bronchodilators that includes strictly prohibited substances such as clenbuterol, albuterol, and carmoterol.
Olodaterol is not an approved substance in racehorses, and its presence constitutes a violation of integrity standards. The positive findings were made as a condition of entry through OQHRA-managed hair testing, not by the regulatory body, and as such, horses testing positive were ruled ineligible for entry.
While reports of Olodaterol have surfaced in other states through hair samples, OQHRA is not currently aware of any confirmed positives in blood or urine samples. This reinforces the value of hair testing in identifying substances that may otherwise go undetected.
“This is a clear example of why hair testing matters,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “Whether used pre-entry to prevent horses from competing, or post-race for official adjudication, hair testing provides a longer detection window and a clearer picture of the medications and substances a horse has been exposed to.”
OQHRA will continue to support and expand the use of hair testing as part of its integrity and welfare program. In addition, the association will continue to advocate for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to adopt hair testing as a standard matrix within the state’s official biological testing program. This includes both post-race testing and out-of-competition testing.
“We strongly encourage the Commission to expand its use of hair testing,” said Bamberg. “It's a reliable, science-based tool that gives regulators the ability to detect long-term exposure to prohibited substances and strengthens our ability to ensure fairness and safety in the sport.”
OQHRA and our partner racetracks remain committed to identifying and deterring the use of new and emerging substances and protecting the integrity of racing in Oklahoma. ... ’Expand’See Less
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APOLITICA, FROM TOUGH 12-HOLE, GIVES LEADING JOCKEY JUAN PULIDO HIS THIRD WIN OF NIGHT
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – May 16, 2021 – Only one horse of 18 had won from the 12-hole this meet going into Sunday night’s race, but it didn’t stop Apolitica from pulling off the feat in the feature allowance race.
The 3-year-old filly had a lot of things going for her despite the No. 12 outpost that seems to be closer to the parking lot than to the rail sometimes and has been cursed for horses trying to win from there the past couple of years.
Apolitica, a daughter of Apollitical Jess, out of the Pappasito mare Madresita, had leading rider Juan Pulido in the saddle and he had already won two races on the night, this win giving him the riding triple. Also, the sorrel filly had come close to winning her last three races in a row and was in with non-winners of two lifetime on Sunday night.
Pulido, with his strong hands and knowledge of the track, booted Apolitica to the front and quickly moved toward the middle of the track while maintaining the lead. The top jock drove her to the finish line and was able to get her head up as they hit the finish line a head in front.
Apolitica, trained by Edelmiro Carrizales and owned by Jose E. Guzman of Dallas, Texas, hit the wire for the 350 yards in :17.558, over a sloppy track, for a speed index of 89. She came close to breaking her maiden in her sixth career start when she made her debut at Remington Park this meet. She ran third, beaten only a neck. The filly came back and graduated the next time out in her seventh try. She showed she was learning the game as a 3-year-old when she immediately stepped up in class to a second-level allowance race and was beaten three-quarters of a length in third. She was dropping down to non-winners of two when she won Sunday night.
Apolitica earned $11,022 from the $19,750 purse and her record improved to nine starts, two wins, one second and three thirds for $31,351. The most impressive thing about her win, other than breaking from west Oklahoma City, was she beat a horse that had qualified for the $710,000 Rainbow Derby and the $1,078,000 All American Derby at Ruidoso Downs in New Mexico. Another rival was only beaten three-quarters of a length by Remington Park Derby winner Empressum this season. The horse that excelled in New Mexico was Hes Back, the post-time 5-2 favorite, who could do no better than third, three-quarters of a length behind runner-up FDD Princess (5-1). The horse that had raced right with Empressum, MH Apollitical Spy, finished fifth.
Apolitica paid $9.80 to win, $4 to place and $3.60 to show. She was bred in South Dakota by Butch and Stephanie Webb. The filly was purchased at the 2019 Ruidoso Select Yearling Sale for $37,000.
With Pulido’s three victories Sunday, he extended his lead to 41-35 over second-place Francisco Calderon. The rest of the top five in the jockeys’ standings are Jorge Torres with 26 wins, James Flores with 25 and Jimmy Brooks with 23.
The top five in the trainers’ standings are defending champion Eddie Willis (36), Clint Crawford (34), Dee Keener (18), Monty Arrossa (16) and tied for fifth, Troy Carter and Matt Whitekiller (14).
Keener had one Paint win Sunday night and increased his all-time lead in that genre of racing over Whitekiller to 334-332.
Live racing continues next week with a Thursday-Sunday schedule, May 20-23, with the first race nightly at 6pm-Central.
•••••
Tracked by more than 167,000 fans on Facebook and 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $261 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 is home to the $1.2 million Heritage Place Futurity on the Night of Champions, Saturday, May 29, the final evening of the American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season. The casino is always open. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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Congratulations Troy!!! Thank you for all you have done for all of us. A special thanks for a special longtime friendship that I truly treasure.😊
Troy is the absolute BEST!! Congratulations my friend!
Congratulations Troy !!
Congrats
He deserves it.
Troy’s Awesome, congratulations and thank you for always taking such care of us🏇🏻🏇🏻
Way to go Troy !!!!!
Looking good troy. I miss those days.
He is one of the best people you will ever meet in the race horse business
Congratulations Troy! One of the nicest people I ever had the privilege to work with.
Congratulations Troy. You always do a great job
My man Troy i can remember FMT in the beginning and Troy would always be the 1st one you saw either pulling in of a morning to work or at night to race, Troy always had the chaos organized in the haul in barn. Jim and Nina got the best one possible with Troy, one amazing man! The Stephens family! Jim,Barb and Kevin
Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
Congrats Troy!!!
You are the man, Troy
Congratulations
Congrats!!!
Never ran anything in OKLA., but CONGRATULATIONS TROY!!! Ppl like you are gold on ANY TRACK.
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𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) has confirmed the detection of Olodaterol through pre-entry hair testing protocols required for participation at Oklahoma racetracks. Olodaterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist, a class of bronchodilators that includes strictly prohibited substances such as clenbuterol, albuterol, and carmoterol.
Olodaterol is not an approved substance in racehorses, and its presence constitutes a violation of integrity standards. The positive findings were made as a condition of entry through OQHRA-managed hair testing, not by the regulatory body, and as such, horses testing positive were ruled ineligible for entry.
While reports of Olodaterol have surfaced in other states through hair samples, OQHRA is not currently aware of any confirmed positives in blood or urine samples. This reinforces the value of hair testing in identifying substances that may otherwise go undetected.
“This is a clear example of why hair testing matters,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “Whether used pre-entry to prevent horses from competing, or post-race for official adjudication, hair testing provides a longer detection window and a clearer picture of the medications and substances a horse has been exposed to.”
OQHRA will continue to support and expand the use of hair testing as part of its integrity and welfare program. In addition, the association will continue to advocate for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to adopt hair testing as a standard matrix within the state’s official biological testing program. This includes both post-race testing and out-of-competition testing.
“We strongly encourage the Commission to expand its use of hair testing,” said Bamberg. “It's a reliable, science-based tool that gives regulators the ability to detect long-term exposure to prohibited substances and strengthens our ability to ensure fairness and safety in the sport.”
OQHRA and our partner racetracks remain committed to identifying and deterring the use of new and emerging substances and protecting the integrity of racing in Oklahoma. ... ’Expand’See Less
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Why don’t you just require hair testing in test barn of top 2 finishers. Wouldn’t that be a more accurate chance to catch abuse?
You don’t find it in blood and urine because hair testing is highly variable and substances can last for years after it’s been administered.
Felipe Martinez this what you Ben saying all along
The Louisiana Racing Commission STILL does not recognize the hair testing we owners have been paying for the last few years!
Guess you missed the news from LA??
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