MI AMOR SECRETO PULLS OFF MILD UPSET IN WINNING BANK OF AMERICA REMINGTON PARK CHALLENGE
OKLAHOMA CITY – March 30, 2020 – Mi Amor Secreto was the best man in some pretty big races at Remington Park last year, but Sunday he showed he can be a groom in 2020, winning the Grade 2, $71,528 Bank of America Remington Park Challenge.
Last year, this gelded son of The Louisiana Cartel, out of the Feature Mr Jess mare Streakin in Secret, ran second to the 2019 Remington Park Horse of the Meeting, Pollitical Attraction, in the Remington Park Championship June 1. Mi Amor Secreto was beaten by one length in that event. On Sunday, he upset the heavily favored Valiant Tiberias in the Bank of America Challenge. Valiant Tiberias came into this race having won six of his last nine starts, including four stakes races, two at Ruidoso Downs and one each at the Downs at Albuquerque and Sunland Park, all on the New Mexico circuit.
Oklahoma hasn’t proven to be Valiant Tiberias’ cup of tea as he finished third on Sunday but was disqualified for interference and placed ninth. Prior to this race he had raced only once at Remington Park and finished sixth in a maiden race on April 27, 2018.
Jockey Jose Alvarez broke second on the winner out of the gate and then took over mid-stretch all the way to the wire in the 440-yard challenge. He won for trainer Marcos Carrizales and owner/breeder Kelly Perezof Seguin, Texas. It was Mi Amor Secreto’s (My Secret Love’s) first victory at Remington Park in five tries. He is a 5-year-old gelding bred in Texas by the owner.
“We knew that horse in the 10-hole (Valiant Tiberias) was good, but we were confident we could win,” said Alvarez. “Our horse had been training good and is real sound and can run 440. That favorite is really good, but we were not afraid.”
Mi Amor Secreto improved his career record to 19 starts, five wins, seven seconds and one third for earnings of $478,765. He took home $32,903 for first place in the Bank of Oklahoma Challenge. Mi Amor Secreto won by a neck over 38-1 longshot Fenian Faith and stopped the timer in :21.392 for his effort on a fast track. That was good enough for a 97 speed index.
“He beat a good group of horses today,” Carrizales said after the race. “I felt like he was going to run that kind of race.”
Viva Le Don was placed third after the disqualification.
Mi Amor Secreto went off at 4-1 odds and paid $10 to win, $5.40 to place and $3.60 to show. Valiant Tiberias was sent off the heavy wagering favorite at 3-5 odds. At the wire before the DQ, Fenian Faith was a neck ahead of the favorite, who was another three-quarters of a length in front of Viva Le Don.
Sunday Triple for Castro
Jockey Ruben Castro won three races on the card Sunday, taking the second race aboard Shake a Little Salt ($12.20 to win), the third race in the irons of Queen for Cash (Appaloosa, $28.20) and the 10th race with Kool Man Success ($38.60).
Remington Park racing is scheduled to continue Thursday through Sunday, April 2-5. The Thursday program of nine races, includes two stakes races – the Grade 2, $42,500 Pauls Valley Stakes as the seventh race and the restricted Grade 2, $59,000 Mr Jet Moore Stakes as the eighth. There will be a $25,635.01 carryover in the Sooner 6ix on Thursday.
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Tracked by more than 162,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,100 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $242 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 the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season through May 30. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.
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MI AMOR SECRETO PULLS OFF MILD UPSET IN WINNING BANK OF AMERICA REMINGTON PARK CHALLENGE
OKLAHOMA CITY – March 30, 2020 – Mi Amor Secreto was the best man in some pretty big races at Remington Park last year, but Sunday he showed he can be a groom in 2020, winning the Grade 2, $71,528 Bank of America Remington Park Challenge.
Last year, this gelded son of The Louisiana Cartel, out of the Feature Mr Jess mare Streakin in Secret, ran second to the 2019 Remington Park Horse of the Meeting, Pollitical Attraction, in the Remington Park Championship June 1. Mi Amor Secreto was beaten by one length in that event. On Sunday, he upset the heavily favored Valiant Tiberias in the Bank of America Challenge. Valiant Tiberias came into this race having won six of his last nine starts, including four stakes races, two at Ruidoso Downs and one each at the Downs at Albuquerque and Sunland Park, all on the New Mexico circuit.
Oklahoma hasn’t proven to be Valiant Tiberias’ cup of tea as he finished third on Sunday but was disqualified for interference and placed ninth. Prior to this race he had raced only once at Remington Park and finished sixth in a maiden race on April 27, 2018.
Jockey Jose Alvarez broke second on the winner out of the gate and then took over mid-stretch all the way to the wire in the 440-yard challenge. He won for trainer Marcos Carrizales and owner/breeder Kelly Perezof Seguin, Texas. It was Mi Amor Secreto’s (My Secret Love’s) first victory at Remington Park in five tries. He is a 5-year-old gelding bred in Texas by the owner.
“We knew that horse in the 10-hole (Valiant Tiberias) was good, but we were confident we could win,” said Alvarez. “Our horse had been training good and is real sound and can run 440. That favorite is really good, but we were not afraid.”
Mi Amor Secreto improved his career record to 19 starts, five wins, seven seconds and one third for earnings of $478,765. He took home $32,903 for first place in the Bank of Oklahoma Challenge. Mi Amor Secreto won by a neck over 38-1 longshot Fenian Faith and stopped the timer in :21.392 for his effort on a fast track. That was good enough for a 97 speed index.
“He beat a good group of horses today,” Carrizales said after the race. “I felt like he was going to run that kind of race.”
Viva Le Don was placed third after the disqualification.
Mi Amor Secreto went off at 4-1 odds and paid $10 to win, $5.40 to place and $3.60 to show. Valiant Tiberias was sent off the heavy wagering favorite at 3-5 odds. At the wire before the DQ, Fenian Faith was a neck ahead of the favorite, who was another three-quarters of a length in front of Viva Le Don.
Sunday Triple for Castro
Jockey Ruben Castro won three races on the card Sunday, taking the second race aboard Shake a Little Salt ($12.20 to win), the third race in the irons of Queen for Cash (Appaloosa, $28.20) and the 10th race with Kool Man Success ($38.60).
Remington Park racing is scheduled to continue Thursday through Sunday, April 2-5. The Thursday program of nine races, includes two stakes races – the Grade 2, $42,500 Pauls Valley Stakes as the seventh race and the restricted Grade 2, $59,000 Mr Jet Moore Stakes as the eighth. There will be a $25,635.01 carryover in the Sooner 6ix on Thursday.
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Tracked by more than 162,000 fans on Facebook and more than 10,100 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $242 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 the 2020 American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season through May 30. For more information, reservations and group bookings please call 405-424-1000, 866-456-9880 or visit remingtonpark.com.
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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.
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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