FLYING SOPHIA WINS JUNOS REQUEST STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – June 3, 2024 –Flying Sophia won her second stakes race in a row, capturing the Grade 1, $102,960 Junos Request on Saturday at Remington Park. The race is for American Quarter Horse fillies and mares that are 3-years-old and older, going 400 yards.
Jockey Francisco Calderon, who was honored as the top rider in the country last year by the American Quarter Horse Association, was in the irons for the victory as he booted home Flying Sophia for trainer Michael Joiner.
The sophomore daughter of Flying Cowboy 123, out of the Big Daddy Cartel mare Sister Sophia, hit the wire a half-length ahead of runner-up Curls Joyful Wagon (11-1), who was another 1-1/4 lengths in front of third-place finisher and the beaten 4-5 wagering favorite Relentless Diamond.
“Hey, when you have a pretty good filly combined with the top rider in the country, that’s a successful combo,” said Calder Ezzell, who owns the horse with Candy Ezzell of Roswell, New Mexico.
“He does a hell of a job riding horses,” Candy said of Calderon.
The winner was bred in New Mexico by his owners. It was the first win in this stakes series for all connections of the horse.
Calderon said the key to the victory was the teamwork at the barn and cooperation from the owners and trainer, but he gave a lot of the credit on this night to the Remington Park gate crew as well.
“My assistant starter did a great job of calming her down and after a few jumps, I was just trying to look as good as I could,” Calderon said with a laugh. “I’m very blessed to ride this horse.”
Flying Sophia stopped the timer in :19.550 for a speed-index of 97 on the fast track. Sent off as the 9-2 second-wagering favorite in the race, she paid $11.40 to win, $6.20 to place and $3.20 to show. It was her third win in her last four starts. Her only loss in that span was in her only out at Remington Park when she ran second in the Heritage Place Derby trials on May 12. Her previous stakes win came in the $296,000 La Fiesta Futurity at the Downs at Albuquerque on Oct. 22 last year.
The rest of the order of finish past the top three is BP Moonlight (21-1) fourth, Corona Relentless (12-1) fifth, Fox News (10-1) sixth, One Famous Lil Lady (15-1) seventh, I Got Thiss (5-1) eighth and Three Separate Sixes (45-1) ninth.
The Junos Request Stakes is named for multiple Remington Park seasonal champion Junos Request who won the 1992 Remington Park Championship in a year where she was eventually voted the American Quarter Horse Association’s Champion Aged Mare.
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Remington Park has provided more than $349 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 2024 Thoroughbred Season will begin on August 16. 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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✔️ Funds must be in the owner’s account at the time of entry for schooling races ✔️ Horse registration papers must be on file in the office at the time of entry ✔️ Schooling race fee: $125.00 per horse
💰 Accepted payment methods: • Personal check • Cashier’s check • Cash • Bank wire transfer 🚫 Credit cards are NOT accepted
📬 If you are mailing funds, please allow adequate time for postal delivery. Funds must be posted to the specific owner account that owns the schooling horse at the time of entry.
🤝 Partnerships: If the horse is owned by a partnership, please be sure the bookkeeper knows which partnership account the funds should be deposited into.
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CompSource is no longer the state agent in Oklahoma, and the new state agent is NCCI. Because of that change, CompSource is no longer required to cover high-risk employers, so some folks are getting denied at renewal.
NCCI website can look up agent info and see what their options are: www.ncci.com (We’ve talked to Jackson with Stavely Insurance in Sallisaw, and he has written policies for some trainers. His number is (918) 775-4344.)
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FLYING SOPHIA WINS JUNOS REQUEST STAKES AT REMINGTON PARK
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – June 3, 2024 – Flying Sophia won her second stakes race in a row, capturing the Grade 1, $102,960 Junos Request on Saturday at Remington Park. The race is for American Quarter Horse fillies and mares that are 3-years-old and older, going 400 yards.
Jockey Francisco Calderon, who was honored as the top rider in the country last year by the American Quarter Horse Association, was in the irons for the victory as he booted home Flying Sophia for trainer Michael Joiner.
The sophomore daughter of Flying Cowboy 123, out of the Big Daddy Cartel mare Sister Sophia, hit the wire a half-length ahead of runner-up Curls Joyful Wagon (11-1), who was another 1-1/4 lengths in front of third-place finisher and the beaten 4-5 wagering favorite Relentless Diamond.
“Hey, when you have a pretty good filly combined with the top rider in the country, that’s a successful combo,” said Calder Ezzell, who owns the horse with Candy Ezzell of Roswell, New Mexico.
“He does a hell of a job riding horses,” Candy said of Calderon.
The winner was bred in New Mexico by his owners. It was the first win in this stakes series for all connections of the horse.
Calderon said the key to the victory was the teamwork at the barn and cooperation from the owners and trainer, but he gave a lot of the credit on this night to the Remington Park gate crew as well.
“My assistant starter did a great job of calming her down and after a few jumps, I was just trying to look as good as I could,” Calderon said with a laugh. “I’m very blessed to ride this horse.”
Flying Sophia stopped the timer in :19.550 for a speed-index of 97 on the fast track. Sent off as the 9-2 second-wagering favorite in the race, she paid $11.40 to win, $6.20 to place and $3.20 to show. It was her third win in her last four starts. Her only loss in that span was in her only out at Remington Park when she ran second in the Heritage Place Derby trials on May 12. Her previous stakes win came in the $296,000 La Fiesta Futurity at the Downs at Albuquerque on Oct. 22 last year.
The rest of the order of finish past the top three is BP Moonlight (21-1) fourth, Corona Relentless (12-1) fifth, Fox News (10-1) sixth, One Famous Lil Lady (15-1) seventh, I Got Thiss (5-1) eighth and Three Separate Sixes (45-1) ninth.
The Junos Request Stakes is named for multiple Remington Park seasonal champion Junos Request who won the 1992 Remington Park Championship in a year where she was eventually voted the American Quarter Horse Association’s Champion Aged Mare.
•••••
Remington Park has provided more than $349 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 2024 Thoroughbred Season will begin on August 16. 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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Schooling Race Reminder for Owners and Trainers
✔️ Funds must be in the owner’s account at the time of entry for schooling races
✔️ Horse registration papers must be on file in the office at the time of entry
✔️ Schooling race fee: $125.00 per horse
💰 Accepted payment methods:
• Personal check
• Cashier’s check
• Cash
• Bank wire transfer
🚫 Credit cards are NOT accepted
📬 If you are mailing funds, please allow adequate time for postal delivery. Funds must be posted to the specific owner account that owns the schooling horse at the time of entry.
🤝 Partnerships:
If the horse is owned by a partnership, please be sure the bookkeeper knows which partnership account the funds should be deposited into.
For questions or to coordinate deposits, please contact:
Gedda Quinonez
Horsemen’s Bookkeeper
One Remington Place
Oklahoma City, OK 73111
📞 405-419-4424 (Direct)
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NCCI website can look up agent info and see what their options are: www.ncci.com (We’ve talked to Jackson with Stavely Insurance in Sallisaw, and he has written policies for some trainers. His number is (918) 775-4344.)
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