AQHA 2020 DISTANCE CHAMPION MADEWELL HEADS FIELD OF EIGHT IN GRADE 2 AQHA REMINGTON PARK DISTANCE CHALLENGE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – April 25, 2021 – Last year’s American Quarter Horse Association Distance Champion, Madewell, has been made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday’s Grade 2, $38,148 AQHA Remington Park Distance Challenge.
Even though the 7-year-old gelding was a champion in 2020 and has won his last four starts in a row at the distance of Sunday’s race, 870 yards, he has his work cut out for him. He is facing a horse in the race that drew the rail, which can be deadly around the hook, that has beaten him twice – Higher Flyin Eagle. Both of those Madewell losses came at Remington Park in 2020. Higher Flyin Eagle was established as the solid second morning-line favorite at 5-2 odds.
Madewell is an Oklahoma homebred for owners Ray and Davy Madewell of Ringling, Okla. They are multiple graded stakes winning owners, with all three of those graded wins attributable to Madewell. The gelded son of Jess Jones, out of A Streak of Cash mare Streakin Peacock, won the Grade 1, $102,000 Cox Ranch Distance Challenge Championship at the Downs at Albuquerque on Oct. 24 and the Grade 2, $55,000 AQHA Downs at Albuquerque Distance Challenge on Aug. 23. He also won a trial for the latter stakes and an allowance race at the same track in between the stakes as part of his current four-race win streak. He is trained by Bernard Baca and will be ridden by Benito Baca, one of the top hook jockeys at Remington Park.
Madewell has won 8-of-28 starts at 870 yards but only 2-of-13 at Remington Park. Higher Flyin Eagle has been victorious in three-of-five starts around the hook and four-of-eight in Oklahoma City. Madewell’s career stats are 29 starts, eight wins, eight seconds and seven thirds for $238,115 in earnings. It’s not like Madewell hasn’t won a big race around the turn at Remington. In 2019, he won the $50,000 Remington Park Distance Championship at 870 yards.
Higher Flyin Eagle, a 5-year-old gelding by Favorite Cartel, out of the Separatist mare Royaltime Separatist, has raced 14 times and won five and run third three times for a bankroll of $61,915. Clint Crawford trains for owners Amy and Joel Pierce of Sallisaw, Okla. Jockey Daniel Amaya gets the call for this race. Higher Flyin Eagle was bred in Texas by King Camden Running Horses.
Illtakeyouforaride could be the horse to upset the apple cart at 9-2 odds on the morning-line, and will leave the starting gate from post-position two. He has won 6-of-14 at 870 yards including the $28,000 Distance Challenge at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, by 6-1/2 lengths. That was on Oct. 3 of last year with jockey Kelsi Purcell in the boot. She makes the trip into Oklahoma City for this race and will get a leg up from trainer Michael Joiner for the ownership of Illtakeyouforaride Partnership of Santa Teresa, N.M.
The Remington Park Distance Challenge is schedule to go as the sixth race on a card of 12, with an approximate post time of 8:10 p.m.
Here’s a look at the horses from the rail out, including post position, jockey, trainer, and odds:
Higher Flyin Eagle, Daniel Amaya, Clint Crawford, 5-2
Illtakeyouforaride, Kelsi Purcell, Michael Joiner, 9-2
Candyman Dash, Justine Klaiber, Robert Esqueda, 20-1
Viva Le Rock, Noe Garcia, Jr., Gregg Sanders, 20-1
Madewell, Benito Baca, Bernard Baca, 2-1
Viva Le Don, Josh Romero, Tammy Johnson, 4-1
SW Gunslinger, Salvador Martinez, Felesha Gold, 15-1
SW Artemisia, Stormy Smith, Jason Pascoe, 12-1
Remington Park racing continues Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25, with first post time nightly at 6pm-Central.
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Tracked by more than 165,000 fans on Facebook and 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $260 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 million Heritage Place Futurity on May 29. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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Congratulations Troy! One of the nicest people I ever had the privilege to work with.
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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!
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Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
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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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AQHA 2020 DISTANCE CHAMPION MADEWELL HEADS FIELD OF EIGHT IN GRADE 2 AQHA REMINGTON PARK DISTANCE CHALLENGE
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – April 25, 2021 – Last year’s American Quarter Horse Association Distance Champion, Madewell, has been made the 2-1 morning-line favorite for Sunday’s Grade 2, $38,148 AQHA Remington Park Distance Challenge.
Even though the 7-year-old gelding was a champion in 2020 and has won his last four starts in a row at the distance of Sunday’s race, 870 yards, he has his work cut out for him. He is facing a horse in the race that drew the rail, which can be deadly around the hook, that has beaten him twice – Higher Flyin Eagle. Both of those Madewell losses came at Remington Park in 2020. Higher Flyin Eagle was established as the solid second morning-line favorite at 5-2 odds.
Madewell is an Oklahoma homebred for owners Ray and Davy Madewell of Ringling, Okla. They are multiple graded stakes winning owners, with all three of those graded wins attributable to Madewell. The gelded son of Jess Jones, out of A Streak of Cash mare Streakin Peacock, won the Grade 1, $102,000 Cox Ranch Distance Challenge Championship at the Downs at Albuquerque on Oct. 24 and the Grade 2, $55,000 AQHA Downs at Albuquerque Distance Challenge on Aug. 23. He also won a trial for the latter stakes and an allowance race at the same track in between the stakes as part of his current four-race win streak. He is trained by Bernard Baca and will be ridden by Benito Baca, one of the top hook jockeys at Remington Park.
Madewell has won 8-of-28 starts at 870 yards but only 2-of-13 at Remington Park. Higher Flyin Eagle has been victorious in three-of-five starts around the hook and four-of-eight in Oklahoma City. Madewell’s career stats are 29 starts, eight wins, eight seconds and seven thirds for $238,115 in earnings. It’s not like Madewell hasn’t won a big race around the turn at Remington. In 2019, he won the $50,000 Remington Park Distance Championship at 870 yards.
Higher Flyin Eagle, a 5-year-old gelding by Favorite Cartel, out of the Separatist mare Royaltime Separatist, has raced 14 times and won five and run third three times for a bankroll of $61,915. Clint Crawford trains for owners Amy and Joel Pierce of Sallisaw, Okla. Jockey Daniel Amaya gets the call for this race. Higher Flyin Eagle was bred in Texas by King Camden Running Horses.
Illtakeyouforaride could be the horse to upset the apple cart at 9-2 odds on the morning-line, and will leave the starting gate from post-position two. He has won 6-of-14 at 870 yards including the $28,000 Distance Challenge at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, by 6-1/2 lengths. That was on Oct. 3 of last year with jockey Kelsi Purcell in the boot. She makes the trip into Oklahoma City for this race and will get a leg up from trainer Michael Joiner for the ownership of Illtakeyouforaride Partnership of Santa Teresa, N.M.
The Remington Park Distance Challenge is schedule to go as the sixth race on a card of 12, with an approximate post time of 8:10 p.m.
Here’s a look at the horses from the rail out, including post position, jockey, trainer, and odds:
Remington Park racing continues Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25, with first post time nightly at 6pm-Central.
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Tracked by more than 165,000 fans on Facebook and 10,400 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $260 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 million Heritage Place Futurity on May 29. 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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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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