JESS MY HOCKS GIVES TRAINER MICHELLE HURDLE HER FIRST GRADE 1 STAKES VICTORY IN WINNING LEO STAKES
OKLAHOMA CITY – May 3, 2021 – Trainer Michelle Hurdle was a two-time stakes winner prior to Saturday, but when Jess My Hocks won the $104,800 Leo Stakes, she became a Grade 1 stakes-winning trainer for the first time.
Hurdle has been stepping up the stakes ladder this whole meet at Remington Park, becoming a Grade 2 stakes-winning conditioner for the first time when Charlies Fury won the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes on April 17. Prior to 2021, Hurdle’s top victory came in the Grade 3 Oklahoma Futurity with Cold Granite Stone in 2011. That horse was her first barn star, winning 7-of-14 starts lifetime, running out $222,583 for his career.
Jockey Agustin Silva popped out of the gate on top with Jess My Hocks and the 4-year-old gelding dug in and wouldn’t let Danjer, last year’s American Quarter Horse Association Champion Aged Horse/Gelding, cut into his lead to the wire. Jess My Hocks, at 7-2 odds, outlasted the 8-5 betting favorite Danjer by a nose in the 400-yard race to the wire. Mi Amor Secreto (5-2) was another 2-1/2 lengths back in third.
Silva always jokes about how he just closes his eyes and hangs on when he wins a stakes race. This race was different.
“I didn’t close my eyes this time,” he said. “Thankfully we got the nose (win). I was pretty sure he was going to run better this time (than he did in the third-place Sooner State Stakes finish on April 17).”
Hurdle, who makes her home in Sallisaw, Okla., has been training since 2006 and her horses have earned $2,824,700. She has had 182 wins, 189 seconds and 166 thirds. She got this win for owners Tom and Kathleen McNally of Guthrie, Okla., the same owners that have Charlies Fury.
Jess My Hocks, a 4-year-old gelded son of Kiss My Hocks, out of the Take Off Jess mare Jess Charlena, stopped the timer for 400 yards in :19.824 on the fast track for a speed index of 87. The winner is a half-brother to Charlies Fury out of the same dam. Jess Charlena has been good to the McNallys and Hurdle. How good?
“Oh, she’s a lifer,” said Hurdle. “She’s not going anywhere. We have a couple of more yearlings from her that are coming up, one by FDD Dynasty and the other by Furyofthewind (Charlies Fury’s sire),” The McNallys own and breed Jess Charlena yearly.
What made this victory even more special for Jess My Hocks is that when he won, he beat a champion.
“He (Danjer) was coming to get us,” said Hurdle. “To be honest with you, when we saw that Danjer was in the race, we wanted to beat him so bad because he always beats Charlie. We were hoping that Charlie’s (half) brother could get redemption for him.”
Hurdle said getting her first Grade 1 win was “amazing.”
“Getting the Grade 1 with this horse and the Grade 2 with Charlie, those are goals most trainers would have,” she said. “We all want to do our best. Having a race under Jess My Hocks’ belt had to help him against Danjer (who was coming off a layoff from October).”
Jess My Hocks paid $9.80 to win, $4 to place and $3 to show.
It was the first win in the Leo Stakes for all connections. Jess My Hocks earned $64,638 for the victory and improved his record to 14 starts, eight wins, and three thirds for a lifetime bankroll of $260,193.
Remington Park live racing continues Sunday, May 2 with the first race at 6pm-Central.
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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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JESS MY HOCKS GIVES TRAINER MICHELLE HURDLE HER FIRST GRADE 1 STAKES VICTORY IN WINNING LEO STAKES
OKLAHOMA CITY – May 3, 2021 – Trainer Michelle Hurdle was a two-time stakes winner prior to Saturday, but when Jess My Hocks won the $104,800 Leo Stakes, she became a Grade 1 stakes-winning trainer for the first time.
Hurdle has been stepping up the stakes ladder this whole meet at Remington Park, becoming a Grade 2 stakes-winning conditioner for the first time when Charlies Fury won the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes on April 17. Prior to 2021, Hurdle’s top victory came in the Grade 3 Oklahoma Futurity with Cold Granite Stone in 2011. That horse was her first barn star, winning 7-of-14 starts lifetime, running out $222,583 for his career.
Jockey Agustin Silva popped out of the gate on top with Jess My Hocks and the 4-year-old gelding dug in and wouldn’t let Danjer, last year’s American Quarter Horse Association Champion Aged Horse/Gelding, cut into his lead to the wire. Jess My Hocks, at 7-2 odds, outlasted the 8-5 betting favorite Danjer by a nose in the 400-yard race to the wire. Mi Amor Secreto (5-2) was another 2-1/2 lengths back in third.
Silva always jokes about how he just closes his eyes and hangs on when he wins a stakes race. This race was different.
“I didn’t close my eyes this time,” he said. “Thankfully we got the nose (win). I was pretty sure he was going to run better this time (than he did in the third-place Sooner State Stakes finish on April 17).”
Hurdle, who makes her home in Sallisaw, Okla., has been training since 2006 and her horses have earned $2,824,700. She has had 182 wins, 189 seconds and 166 thirds. She got this win for owners Tom and Kathleen McNally of Guthrie, Okla., the same owners that have Charlies Fury.
Jess My Hocks, a 4-year-old gelded son of Kiss My Hocks, out of the Take Off Jess mare Jess Charlena, stopped the timer for 400 yards in :19.824 on the fast track for a speed index of 87. The winner is a half-brother to Charlies Fury out of the same dam. Jess Charlena has been good to the McNallys and Hurdle. How good?
“Oh, she’s a lifer,” said Hurdle. “She’s not going anywhere. We have a couple of more yearlings from her that are coming up, one by FDD Dynasty and the other by Furyofthewind (Charlies Fury’s sire),” The McNallys own and breed Jess Charlena yearly.
What made this victory even more special for Jess My Hocks is that when he won, he beat a champion.
“He (Danjer) was coming to get us,” said Hurdle. “To be honest with you, when we saw that Danjer was in the race, we wanted to beat him so bad because he always beats Charlie. We were hoping that Charlie’s (half) brother could get redemption for him.”
Hurdle said getting her first Grade 1 win was “amazing.”
“Getting the Grade 1 with this horse and the Grade 2 with Charlie, those are goals most trainers would have,” she said. “We all want to do our best. Having a race under Jess My Hocks’ belt had to help him against Danjer (who was coming off a layoff from October).”
Jess My Hocks paid $9.80 to win, $4 to place and $3 to show.
It was the first win in the Leo Stakes for all connections. Jess My Hocks earned $64,638 for the victory and improved his record to 14 starts, eight wins, and three thirds for a lifetime bankroll of $260,193.
Remington Park live racing continues Sunday, May 2 with the first race at 6pm-Central.
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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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