CREAM RISES TO TOP IN SHORT RACES DURING EXTREME RACE DAY, STAKES WINNERS CORONA RELENTLESS, QUEEN FOR CASH WIN
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – April 21, 2024 – On a day when the extreme was the theme of the day with ostriches, zebras, turtles, camels and Clydesdales making it to the winner’s circle, it was more the normalcy that ruled in the horse races.
Stakes winners Corona Relentless and Queen for Cash prevailed in their respective races giving some regularity to the atmosphere, but each doing it at the extreme distance of 110 yards. Neither winner had ever raced at that distance, but class held up.
Corona Relentless, a 6-year-old American Quarter Horse mare at 3-5 odds, had no problem adjusting to the shorter distance in the fifth race, winning by a head, covering the distance in :6.92 for a speed index of 100. Her winning time, with jockey Roman Cruz up, was just a blink of an eye short of the track record of :6.784 set by Jakes Charming Jody on May 25, 2012. It was one of three wins on the day for Cruz, who moved into a tie for first place in the jockeys’ standings along with Ali Rivera with 22 wins apiece. He won with Corona Relentless for owner Roberto Zuniga-Rios of Tulsa, Okla., and trainer Marla Vargas. Corona Relentless was bred in Louisiana by Eddie Cramer and Tom and Bill Maher. She is a daughter of Hes Relentless, out of the Corona Cartel mare Coronas Concierge.
This win made it the 21st time in 30 races that Corona Relentless had run first or second and her fifth trip to the winner’s circle in her last six starts. She earned $17,292 from the allowance purse of $29,450 and improved her career marks to 30 starts, 11 wins, 10 places and one third for $157,455 in earnings. The winner paid $3.20 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.10 to show. She won the race by a head over runner-up Major Game (5-1), who was another half-length ahead of third-place finisher Flyght Song (4-1).
In an earlier allowance race for Paints and Appaloosas, it was the queen of the Apps, Queen for Cash, doing what she does best. She won the third race on the card, trying 110 yards for the first time in her career. Didn’t matter. The multiple stakes winner hit the wire first for the sixth time in her last eight races to prove her class was the best. It was her first win of this race meet, but she has now won 7-of-18 tries at Remington Park.
This daughter of Hes Relentless (QH), out of the Ivory James (QH) mare Ivory Queen, was ridden to victory by Rolando Raudales, who also won the extreme ostrich race on the card aboard Oscar for the Remington Park charity, Citizens Caring for Children. Jesus Ruiz trains this Queen for Cash for owner Gary Vaughan of Coalgate, Okla.
Queen for Cash, at 3-1 odds, won her race by a head over RP Reckless Wire (6-1), who was a head in front of third-place finisher Turnpikes Judy (5-1). The betting favorite, Over the Shock (7-5), checked in fourth, yet another head behind. Raudales booted home this winning App in a time of :6.874 seconds for a 105 speed-index, getting the distance in even a faster time than Corona Relentless.
She paid $8.80 to win, $4.20 to place and $3.20 to show. Queen for Cash improved to 29 starts, 14 wins, two seconds and three thirds for lifetime earnings of $186,182. She won $10,530 in this allowance field. The winner was bred in Oklahoma by the owner.
A large sun-drenched crowd was on hand Sunday for the 15th Extreme Race Day, featuring camels, ostriches, zebras and more. The event is annually the largest attendance day of the season at Remington Park and is presented in conjunction with the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association.
Remington Park racing continues Thursday through Sunday, April 25-28. The first post time is 6 p.m. nightly with the exception of Sunday when the first race goes off at 4 p.m.
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Remington Park has provided more than $347 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 simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. The Remington Park Futurity for Oklahoma-breds is featured on April 27. The 2024 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season continues through June 1. starts its 50-date season. Parking and admission are always free. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission has discontinued processing award deductions for the transfer of ownership on OK Bred registered horses. You will need to submit your Transfer of Ownership application, W-9 (these are required annually), with a check, money order, or completed credit card authorization form, as well as a copy of the horse’s breed registration certificate, to update our records and have the award released.
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In partnership with the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA), all Oklahoma racetracks—Remington Park, Fair Meadows at Tulsa, and Will Rogers Downs—have announced expanded hair testing measures for the 2026 Quarter Horse, Paint, and Appaloosa race meets. While pre-entry hair testing has been a condition of entry since 2018, the updated policy builds on that foundation by introducing new layers of accountability and a unified approach across all tracks.
“We are expanding our integrity efforts and working to hold everyone accountable for the horses in their care,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “This is a collective effort among all Oklahoma tracks to protect the integrity of the sport and the welfare of the horse.”
The 2026 updates include a new provision that will exclude any trainer from participating at Oklahoma tracks for the remainder of a meet if three or more horses in their care test positive through official pre-entry hair tests for any prohibited substance. In addition, any owner with three or more positive tests during the meet will also be deemed ineligible to participate for the remainder of that meet.
Another upgrade to the policy is the expansion of unofficial testing. This informational hair-testing option will be available beginning with the fall yearling sales. These test kits can be requested through OQHRA. The hair samples can be collected by the owner or trainer and submitted to the lab for testing; results of these unofficial tests will not be considered official for entry purposes, but they will allow owners or trainers who have acquired horses from other barns to voluntarily test them in advance of entry to ensure they are clear of prohibited substances. It offers peace of mind, particularly before making financial commitments such as nomination fees, training investments, or early race preparations. It is important to note that many Sale Companies offer hair testing as a buyer protection within 24 hours of the sale; buyers are encouraged to contact the sales companies about the options available.
“Integrity is the backbone of everything we do,” said Matt Vance, Executive Vice President at Remington Park. “These policies help preserve the integrity of the sport by holding those who choose not to play by the rules accountable. We are proud to work with other Oklahoma tracks and OQHRA to lead the way in promoting fair competition in Quarter Horse racing.”
The core hair testing requirement remains in place: every Quarter Horse, Paint, or Appaloosa must submit to a one-time, pre-entry hair test before starting at any Oklahoma track. Official test results are sent directly to the racetrack, and positive results will lead to exclusion for the duration of that meet. These exclusions are track-specific only and do not constitute regulatory suspensions; participants remain eligible at other tracks unless a separate jurisdiction elects to take action. All horses with official positive tests will be listed publicly at www.OQHRA.com, and test results may be shared with other jurisdictions upon request.
To make the process easier for horsemen, farm visits for hair testing will be available in January and early February for Oklahoma-based trainers with 40 or more horses.
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Won't matter Justin is so far ahead of the tracks, everyone knows you can't win a big race without the JRJ.
Thank you,
However we have got to get the results back presale from these yearlings sales at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino select sale and the New Mexico bred.
The Texas Quarter Horse sale needs it as well.
Oklahoma QHRA should at least mandate that the horse that are breeders and fitters are marketing for it be tested pre sale date with the horse .
Think of how Heritage Place would not want any part of a horse owner wanting his money back on a horse he bought from similar to large sale horse provider like the Flag Ranches size.
He would have to choose to do the right thing and force the return of the large ranch for illegal substances.
If we could get one sale barn to step up and require this
, we would owe it to them to get the others to follow suit to with the presale testing.
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CREAM RISES TO TOP IN SHORT RACES DURING EXTREME RACE DAY, STAKES WINNERS CORONA RELENTLESS, QUEEN FOR CASH WIN
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – April 21, 2024 – On a day when the extreme was the theme of the day with ostriches, zebras, turtles, camels and Clydesdales making it to the winner’s circle, it was more the normalcy that ruled in the horse races.
Stakes winners Corona Relentless and Queen for Cash prevailed in their respective races giving some regularity to the atmosphere, but each doing it at the extreme distance of 110 yards. Neither winner had ever raced at that distance, but class held up.
Corona Relentless, a 6-year-old American Quarter Horse mare at 3-5 odds, had no problem adjusting to the shorter distance in the fifth race, winning by a head, covering the distance in :6.92 for a speed index of 100. Her winning time, with jockey Roman Cruz up, was just a blink of an eye short of the track record of :6.784 set by Jakes Charming Jody on May 25, 2012. It was one of three wins on the day for Cruz, who moved into a tie for first place in the jockeys’ standings along with Ali Rivera with 22 wins apiece. He won with Corona Relentless for owner Roberto Zuniga-Rios of Tulsa, Okla., and trainer Marla Vargas. Corona Relentless was bred in Louisiana by Eddie Cramer and Tom and Bill Maher. She is a daughter of Hes Relentless, out of the Corona Cartel mare Coronas Concierge.
This win made it the 21st time in 30 races that Corona Relentless had run first or second and her fifth trip to the winner’s circle in her last six starts. She earned $17,292 from the allowance purse of $29,450 and improved her career marks to 30 starts, 11 wins, 10 places and one third for $157,455 in earnings. The winner paid $3.20 to win, $2.60 to place and $2.10 to show. She won the race by a head over runner-up Major Game (5-1), who was another half-length ahead of third-place finisher Flyght Song (4-1).
In an earlier allowance race for Paints and Appaloosas, it was the queen of the Apps, Queen for Cash, doing what she does best. She won the third race on the card, trying 110 yards for the first time in her career. Didn’t matter. The multiple stakes winner hit the wire first for the sixth time in her last eight races to prove her class was the best. It was her first win of this race meet, but she has now won 7-of-18 tries at Remington Park.
This daughter of Hes Relentless (QH), out of the Ivory James (QH) mare Ivory Queen, was ridden to victory by Rolando Raudales, who also won the extreme ostrich race on the card aboard Oscar for the Remington Park charity, Citizens Caring for Children. Jesus Ruiz trains this Queen for Cash for owner Gary Vaughan of Coalgate, Okla.
Queen for Cash, at 3-1 odds, won her race by a head over RP Reckless Wire (6-1), who was a head in front of third-place finisher Turnpikes Judy (5-1). The betting favorite, Over the Shock (7-5), checked in fourth, yet another head behind. Raudales booted home this winning App in a time of :6.874 seconds for a 105 speed-index, getting the distance in even a faster time than Corona Relentless.
She paid $8.80 to win, $4.20 to place and $3.20 to show. Queen for Cash improved to 29 starts, 14 wins, two seconds and three thirds for lifetime earnings of $186,182. She won $10,530 in this allowance field. The winner was bred in Oklahoma by the owner.
Remington Park racing continues Thursday through Sunday, April 25-28. The first post time is 6 p.m. nightly with the exception of Sunday when the first race goes off at 4 p.m.
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Remington Park has provided more than $347 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 simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. The Remington Park Futurity for Oklahoma-breds is featured on April 27. The 2024 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season continues through June 1. starts its 50-date season. Parking and admission are always free. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission has discontinued processing award deductions for the transfer of ownership on OK Bred registered horses. You will need to submit your Transfer of Ownership application, W-9 (these are required annually), with a check, money order, or completed credit card authorization form, as well as a copy of the horse’s breed registration certificate, to update our records and have the award released.
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In partnership with the Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA), all Oklahoma racetracks—Remington Park, Fair Meadows at Tulsa, and Will Rogers Downs—have announced expanded hair testing measures for the 2026 Quarter Horse, Paint, and Appaloosa race meets. While pre-entry hair testing has been a condition of entry since 2018, the updated policy builds on that foundation by introducing new layers of accountability and a unified approach across all tracks.
“We are expanding our integrity efforts and working to hold everyone accountable for the horses in their care,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “This is a collective effort among all Oklahoma tracks to protect the integrity of the sport and the welfare of the horse.”
The 2026 updates include a new provision that will exclude any trainer from participating at Oklahoma tracks for the remainder of a meet if three or more horses in their care test positive through official pre-entry hair tests for any prohibited substance. In addition, any owner with three or more positive tests during the meet will also be deemed ineligible to participate for the remainder of that meet.
Another upgrade to the policy is the expansion of unofficial testing. This informational hair-testing option will be available beginning with the fall yearling sales. These test kits can be requested through OQHRA. The hair samples can be collected by the owner or trainer and submitted to the lab for testing; results of these unofficial tests will not be considered official for entry purposes, but they will allow owners or trainers who have acquired horses from other barns to voluntarily test them in advance of entry to ensure they are clear of prohibited substances. It offers peace of mind, particularly before making financial commitments such as nomination fees, training investments, or early race preparations. It is important to note that many Sale Companies offer hair testing as a buyer protection within 24 hours of the sale; buyers are encouraged to contact the sales companies about the options available.
“Integrity is the backbone of everything we do,” said Matt Vance, Executive Vice President at Remington Park. “These policies help preserve the integrity of the sport by holding those who choose not to play by the rules accountable. We are proud to work with other Oklahoma tracks and OQHRA to lead the way in promoting fair competition in Quarter Horse racing.”
The core hair testing requirement remains in place: every Quarter Horse, Paint, or Appaloosa must submit to a one-time, pre-entry hair test before starting at any Oklahoma track. Official test results are sent directly to the racetrack, and positive results will lead to exclusion for the duration of that meet. These exclusions are track-specific only and do not constitute regulatory suspensions; participants remain eligible at other tracks unless a separate jurisdiction elects to take action. All horses with official positive tests will be listed publicly at www.OQHRA.com, and test results may be shared with other jurisdictions upon request.
To make the process easier for horsemen, farm visits for hair testing will be available in January and early February for Oklahoma-based trainers with 40 or more horses.
All details of the 2026 hair testing policy, including the unofficial testing option, are available at www.OQHRA.com or by calling (405) 881-5120. ... ’Expand’See Less
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Won't matter Justin is so far ahead of the tracks, everyone knows you can't win a big race without the JRJ.
Thank you, However we have got to get the results back presale from these yearlings sales at the Ruidoso Downs Race Track and Casino select sale and the New Mexico bred. The Texas Quarter Horse sale needs it as well. Oklahoma QHRA should at least mandate that the horse that are breeders and fitters are marketing for it be tested pre sale date with the horse . Think of how Heritage Place would not want any part of a horse owner wanting his money back on a horse he bought from similar to large sale horse provider like the Flag Ranches size. He would have to choose to do the right thing and force the return of the large ranch for illegal substances. If we could get one sale barn to step up and require this , we would owe it to them to get the others to follow suit to with the presale testing.
Who get the samples from the horses and when
How actual fuck did we ever get to this point?
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