JUST A KOOL BOY WAS JUST TOO KOOL FOR HIS KOMPETITION IN GRADE 2 $54,800 BOB MOORE MEMORIAL STAKES
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK _ April 23 – Just a Kool Boy ran a sharp second in last year’s $271,000 Remington Park Derby to Dreamsville, but he looked even better getting his first stakes win in the Grade 2, $54,800 Bob Moore Memorial at Remington Park on Saturday night.
The 4-year-old son of Favorite Cartel, out of the One Famous Eagle mare Just Eagle, had danced all around a stakes victory, but had not broken through until Saturday night. He lost by a neck to Im a Fancee Chik in the $50,000 Jack Brooks Stakes here last year, running third in that event on May 21. He also ran fourth on the West Coast in the Golden State Million Futurity at Los Alamitos on Oct. 31, 2021 as a 2-year-old.
Now he can add black type to his resume after jockey Jimmy Brooks booted him home to a three-quarters length victory for trainer Eddie Willis in the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes. In the process, he beat several impressive multiple stakes winners, including Charlies Fury, Hesa Party Wagon, Nothin Like You, Dickey Bob, Jess B One and Sheza Freighttrain T. All of those competitors Saturday night were multiple stakes winners that Just a Kool Boy dispatched with ease. Charlies Fury won this race in 2021.
Another, Orbyson, had run fifth, beaten only 1-1/2 lengths in the $3 million All American Futurity last year. It was arguably the toughest field in the Bob Moore Memorial to date.
This was the sixth time Willis had won the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes and the third time for Brooks, the first for owner Adina Baker of Stroud, Okla. Willis won the 2001 version to get the ball rolling when Larry Payne rode Perfectly Aged to the win. Payne doubled up with Willis in 2002 bringing home You Go Ms Kimberly. Brooks got his first trip to the winner’s circle for Willis in 2012 with Streakin Down. Omar Reyes took the reins for Willis in 2014 on Rock You and then Brooks won aboard the same horse in 2015. It had been eight years since the Willis connections returned to the same success in this race.
Just a Kool Boy won for the fifth time in his career, but his previous wins came in a maiden race, a futurity trial at Los Al, the Remington Park Derby trials last year and the OHA Mystery Derby trial at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla.
The winner was sent off as the 3-1 second favorite and paid $8 to win, $4.60 to place and $3.60 to show. Nothin Like You (6-1) was the runner-up, a head in front of Dickey Bob (13-1), who ran third in this race for the second year in a row. The 5-2 favorite, Sheza Freighttrain T (5-2) checked in fourth another head back.
Just a Kool Boy earned $34,584 for the victory and improved his record to 13 starts, five wins, one second and two thirds for a bankroll of $192,663. He stopped the timer for the 300 yards in :15.104 for a 103 speed index over a fast surface. He was bred in Oklahoma by Garrett Baker.
The Bob Moore Memorial is named in honor of the Hall of Fame horseman who was prominent in American Quarter Horse racing for over four decades, operating from his Norman, Okla. farm. Bob Moore Farms continues to be a leader in breeding quality horses.
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Tracked by more than 174,000 fans on Facebook and 10,700 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $317 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 features the 2023 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa season through June 3. Remington Park presents simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. 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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JUST A KOOL BOY WAS JUST TOO KOOL FOR HIS KOMPETITION IN GRADE 2 $54,800 BOB MOORE MEMORIAL STAKES
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK _ April 23 – Just a Kool Boy ran a sharp second in last year’s $271,000 Remington Park Derby to Dreamsville, but he looked even better getting his first stakes win in the Grade 2, $54,800 Bob Moore Memorial at Remington Park on Saturday night.
The 4-year-old son of Favorite Cartel, out of the One Famous Eagle mare Just Eagle, had danced all around a stakes victory, but had not broken through until Saturday night. He lost by a neck to Im a Fancee Chik in the $50,000 Jack Brooks Stakes here last year, running third in that event on May 21. He also ran fourth on the West Coast in the Golden State Million Futurity at Los Alamitos on Oct. 31, 2021 as a 2-year-old.
Now he can add black type to his resume after jockey Jimmy Brooks booted him home to a three-quarters length victory for trainer Eddie Willis in the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes. In the process, he beat several impressive multiple stakes winners, including Charlies Fury, Hesa Party Wagon, Nothin Like You, Dickey Bob, Jess B One and Sheza Freighttrain T. All of those competitors Saturday night were multiple stakes winners that Just a Kool Boy dispatched with ease. Charlies Fury won this race in 2021.
Another, Orbyson, had run fifth, beaten only 1-1/2 lengths in the $3 million All American Futurity last year. It was arguably the toughest field in the Bob Moore Memorial to date.
This was the sixth time Willis had won the Bob Moore Memorial Stakes and the third time for Brooks, the first for owner Adina Baker of Stroud, Okla. Willis won the 2001 version to get the ball rolling when Larry Payne rode Perfectly Aged to the win. Payne doubled up with Willis in 2002 bringing home You Go Ms Kimberly. Brooks got his first trip to the winner’s circle for Willis in 2012 with Streakin Down. Omar Reyes took the reins for Willis in 2014 on Rock You and then Brooks won aboard the same horse in 2015. It had been eight years since the Willis connections returned to the same success in this race.
Just a Kool Boy won for the fifth time in his career, but his previous wins came in a maiden race, a futurity trial at Los Al, the Remington Park Derby trials last year and the OHA Mystery Derby trial at Will Rogers Downs in Claremore, Okla.
The winner was sent off as the 3-1 second favorite and paid $8 to win, $4.60 to place and $3.60 to show. Nothin Like You (6-1) was the runner-up, a head in front of Dickey Bob (13-1), who ran third in this race for the second year in a row. The 5-2 favorite, Sheza Freighttrain T (5-2) checked in fourth another head back.
Just a Kool Boy earned $34,584 for the victory and improved his record to 13 starts, five wins, one second and two thirds for a bankroll of $192,663. He stopped the timer for the 300 yards in :15.104 for a 103 speed index over a fast surface. He was bred in Oklahoma by Garrett Baker.
The Bob Moore Memorial is named in honor of the Hall of Fame horseman who was prominent in American Quarter Horse racing for over four decades, operating from his Norman, Okla. farm. Bob Moore Farms continues to be a leader in breeding quality horses.
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Tracked by more than 174,000 fans on Facebook and 10,700 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $317 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 features the 2023 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa season through June 3. Remington Park presents simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. 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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