MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER JESS MY HOCKS TAKES ON PAST TWO WINNERS OF SLM BIG DADDY STAKES ON SUNDAY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – March 6, 2022 – The Grade 3, $50,000 SLM Big Daddy Stakes this Sunday at 550 yards features a favorite that is a multiple stakes winner versus the past two winners of this event.
Jess My Hocks, a three-time stakes winner out of trainer Michelle Hurdle’s barn, is the 2-1 morning line choice over last year’s SLM Big Daddy winner Midday News (4-1) and the 2020 winner Shockinglyfamous (9-2). The past two winners are stakes winners at this distance, but Jess My Hocks has never raced at the distance. This 5-year-old gelded son of Kiss My Hocks, out of the Take Off Jess mare Jess Charlena, won the $41,000 Will Roges Downs Derby Challenge in Claremore, Okla., on Oct. 4, 2020, at 400 yards by 3-1/2 lengths and then followed that up with a victory in the $152,000 Challenge Derby Championship at the Downs at Albuquerque on Oct. 24, 2020, again at 400 yards.
Jess My Hocks picked up his first Remington Park stakes win on May, 2021 – the $100,000 Leo Stakes – when he upset Danjer, a horse that would prove virtually unbeatable the rest of the year and was voted American Quarter Horse Association World Champion for 2021.
Jess My Hocks was bred in Oklahoma by his owners Tom and Kathleen McNally of Guthrie, Okla. He is a half-brother to stakes winner Charlies Fury, who is out of the same mare. His record going into the SLM Big Daddy is 16 starts, eight wins, no seconds and four thirds for $302,166 earned. He has made $148,760 at Remington Park with three wins from eight starts here. Jockey Agustin Silva is the regular rider for him and Charlies Fury.
Jess My Hocks has had only one race since May 29 last year, but if workouts are any indication of form, he should be fired up and ready to go. He put in an extremely fast move at 220 yards on Feb. 19 here for a bullet. He was the fastest of 94 horses that worked out at that distance that morning.
Last year’s winner, Midday News, is proven at 550 yards, winning both tries at the distance, last year’s SLM Big Daddy Stakes on March 9, 2020. He also won an allowance race at 550 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Nov. 28, 2020. This 6-year-old gelding by FDD Dynasty, out of the Mr Jess Perry mare Summer Love Song, is owned by Linda Joiner, Pat Smith, Izora Southway, Holly King, and Kelly Allen of Santa Teresa, N.M. and trained by Michael Joiner. Midday News, as a 3-year-old, qualified for the most prestigious derby in the country in the $1,551,000 All American Derby back in 2019 but was bothered in that final, finishing seventh, but being placed sixth after a disqualification.
This horse is the top money earner in the field by just a few dollars over Jess My Hocks. Midday News has run 22 times, won six, run second four times and third another five thirds for $302,837. Last year’s SLM Big Daddy was his only win at Remington in three tries.
Jose Alvarez gets the call in the saddle for the SLM Big Daddy and rode him to victory in the Lone Star Race, but not in last year’s edition of this race. Midday News also ran fourth to Jess My Hocks in the Leo Stakes last year.
Shockinglyfamous, owned by Stone Chase Stables and Kasey Willis of Maysville, Okla., is trained by Kasey and will be ridden by James Flores. Flores won three riding titles at Remington Park from 2018-2020.
This 6-year-old horse by One Famous Eagle, out of the Langfuhr (TB) mare Shocktime (TB), has won two of three starts at 550 yards and is two for eight in Remington Park races. His career record is 25 starts, six wins, two seconds and three thirds for $179,704 in his wallet.
Racing at Remington Park this meet runs on a Thursday-Saturday schedule at 6 p.m. nightly and Sundays at 4 p.m. Special start times include Kentucky Derby Day (May 7) and Preakness Stakes Day (May 21) when Remington Park action begins at Noon. The Champions’ Night program on May 28 will begin at 5pm. All times are Central.
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Tracked by more than 168,000 fans on Facebook and 10,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $286 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 is the home of the historic Oklahoma Futurity on March 19. Simulcast horse racing featured daily, the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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Congratulations Troy. You always do a great job
My man Troy i can remember FMT in the beginning and Troy would always be the 1st one you saw either pulling in of a morning to work or at night to race, Troy always had the chaos organized in the haul in barn. Jim and Nina got the best one possible with Troy, one amazing man!
The Stephens family!
Jim,Barb and Kevin
Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
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The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) has confirmed the detection of Olodaterol through pre-entry hair testing protocols required for participation at Oklahoma racetracks. Olodaterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist, a class of bronchodilators that includes strictly prohibited substances such as clenbuterol, albuterol, and carmoterol.
Olodaterol is not an approved substance in racehorses, and its presence constitutes a violation of integrity standards. The positive findings were made as a condition of entry through OQHRA-managed hair testing, not by the regulatory body, and as such, horses testing positive were ruled ineligible for entry.
While reports of Olodaterol have surfaced in other states through hair samples, OQHRA is not currently aware of any confirmed positives in blood or urine samples. This reinforces the value of hair testing in identifying substances that may otherwise go undetected.
“This is a clear example of why hair testing matters,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “Whether used pre-entry to prevent horses from competing, or post-race for official adjudication, hair testing provides a longer detection window and a clearer picture of the medications and substances a horse has been exposed to.”
OQHRA will continue to support and expand the use of hair testing as part of its integrity and welfare program. In addition, the association will continue to advocate for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to adopt hair testing as a standard matrix within the state’s official biological testing program. This includes both post-race testing and out-of-competition testing.
“We strongly encourage the Commission to expand its use of hair testing,” said Bamberg. “It's a reliable, science-based tool that gives regulators the ability to detect long-term exposure to prohibited substances and strengthens our ability to ensure fairness and safety in the sport.”
OQHRA and our partner racetracks remain committed to identifying and deterring the use of new and emerging substances and protecting the integrity of racing in Oklahoma. ... ’Expand’See Less
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MULTIPLE STAKES WINNER JESS MY HOCKS TAKES ON PAST TWO WINNERS OF SLM BIG DADDY STAKES ON SUNDAY
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – March 6, 2022 – The Grade 3, $50,000 SLM Big Daddy Stakes this Sunday at 550 yards features a favorite that is a multiple stakes winner versus the past two winners of this event.
Jess My Hocks, a three-time stakes winner out of trainer Michelle Hurdle’s barn, is the 2-1 morning line choice over last year’s SLM Big Daddy winner Midday News (4-1) and the 2020 winner Shockinglyfamous (9-2). The past two winners are stakes winners at this distance, but Jess My Hocks has never raced at the distance. This 5-year-old gelded son of Kiss My Hocks, out of the Take Off Jess mare Jess Charlena, won the $41,000 Will Roges Downs Derby Challenge in Claremore, Okla., on Oct. 4, 2020, at 400 yards by 3-1/2 lengths and then followed that up with a victory in the $152,000 Challenge Derby Championship at the Downs at Albuquerque on Oct. 24, 2020, again at 400 yards.
Jess My Hocks picked up his first Remington Park stakes win on May, 2021 – the $100,000 Leo Stakes – when he upset Danjer, a horse that would prove virtually unbeatable the rest of the year and was voted American Quarter Horse Association World Champion for 2021.
Jess My Hocks was bred in Oklahoma by his owners Tom and Kathleen McNally of Guthrie, Okla. He is a half-brother to stakes winner Charlies Fury, who is out of the same mare. His record going into the SLM Big Daddy is 16 starts, eight wins, no seconds and four thirds for $302,166 earned. He has made $148,760 at Remington Park with three wins from eight starts here. Jockey Agustin Silva is the regular rider for him and Charlies Fury.
Jess My Hocks has had only one race since May 29 last year, but if workouts are any indication of form, he should be fired up and ready to go. He put in an extremely fast move at 220 yards on Feb. 19 here for a bullet. He was the fastest of 94 horses that worked out at that distance that morning.
Last year’s winner, Midday News, is proven at 550 yards, winning both tries at the distance, last year’s SLM Big Daddy Stakes on March 9, 2020. He also won an allowance race at 550 at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas, on Nov. 28, 2020. This 6-year-old gelding by FDD Dynasty, out of the Mr Jess Perry mare Summer Love Song, is owned by Linda Joiner, Pat Smith, Izora Southway, Holly King, and Kelly Allen of Santa Teresa, N.M. and trained by Michael Joiner. Midday News, as a 3-year-old, qualified for the most prestigious derby in the country in the $1,551,000 All American Derby back in 2019 but was bothered in that final, finishing seventh, but being placed sixth after a disqualification.
This horse is the top money earner in the field by just a few dollars over Jess My Hocks. Midday News has run 22 times, won six, run second four times and third another five thirds for $302,837. Last year’s SLM Big Daddy was his only win at Remington in three tries.
Jose Alvarez gets the call in the saddle for the SLM Big Daddy and rode him to victory in the Lone Star Race, but not in last year’s edition of this race. Midday News also ran fourth to Jess My Hocks in the Leo Stakes last year.
Shockinglyfamous, owned by Stone Chase Stables and Kasey Willis of Maysville, Okla., is trained by Kasey and will be ridden by James Flores. Flores won three riding titles at Remington Park from 2018-2020.
This 6-year-old horse by One Famous Eagle, out of the Langfuhr (TB) mare Shocktime (TB), has won two of three starts at 550 yards and is two for eight in Remington Park races. His career record is 25 starts, six wins, two seconds and three thirds for $179,704 in his wallet.
Racing at Remington Park this meet runs on a Thursday-Saturday schedule at 6 p.m. nightly and Sundays at 4 p.m. Special start times include Kentucky Derby Day (May 7) and Preakness Stakes Day (May 21) when Remington Park action begins at Noon. The Champions’ Night program on May 28 will begin at 5pm. All times are Central.
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Tracked by more than 168,000 fans on Facebook and 10,600 Twitter followers, Remington Park has provided more than $286 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 is the home of the historic Oklahoma Futurity on March 19. Simulcast horse racing featured daily, the casino is always open! Visit remingtonpark.com for more information.
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Congratulations Troy!!! Thank you for all you have done for all of us. A special thanks for a special longtime friendship that I truly treasure.😊
Troy is the absolute BEST!! Congratulations my friend!
Congratulations Troy !!
Congrats
He deserves it.
Troy’s Awesome, congratulations and thank you for always taking such care of us🏇🏻🏇🏻
Way to go Troy !!!!!
Looking good troy. I miss those days.
He is one of the best people you will ever meet in the race horse business
Congratulations Troy! One of the nicest people I ever had the privilege to work with.
Congratulations Troy. You always do a great job
My man Troy i can remember FMT in the beginning and Troy would always be the 1st one you saw either pulling in of a morning to work or at night to race, Troy always had the chaos organized in the haul in barn. Jim and Nina got the best one possible with Troy, one amazing man! The Stephens family! Jim,Barb and Kevin
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The Oklahoma Quarter Horse Racing Association (OQHRA) has confirmed the detection of Olodaterol through pre-entry hair testing protocols required for participation at Oklahoma racetracks. Olodaterol is a long-acting beta2-adrenergic agonist, a class of bronchodilators that includes strictly prohibited substances such as clenbuterol, albuterol, and carmoterol.
Olodaterol is not an approved substance in racehorses, and its presence constitutes a violation of integrity standards. The positive findings were made as a condition of entry through OQHRA-managed hair testing, not by the regulatory body, and as such, horses testing positive were ruled ineligible for entry.
While reports of Olodaterol have surfaced in other states through hair samples, OQHRA is not currently aware of any confirmed positives in blood or urine samples. This reinforces the value of hair testing in identifying substances that may otherwise go undetected.
“This is a clear example of why hair testing matters,” said Krissy Bamberg, Executive Director of OQHRA. “Whether used pre-entry to prevent horses from competing, or post-race for official adjudication, hair testing provides a longer detection window and a clearer picture of the medications and substances a horse has been exposed to.”
OQHRA will continue to support and expand the use of hair testing as part of its integrity and welfare program. In addition, the association will continue to advocate for the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to adopt hair testing as a standard matrix within the state’s official biological testing program. This includes both post-race testing and out-of-competition testing.
“We strongly encourage the Commission to expand its use of hair testing,” said Bamberg. “It's a reliable, science-based tool that gives regulators the ability to detect long-term exposure to prohibited substances and strengthens our ability to ensure fairness and safety in the sport.”
OQHRA and our partner racetracks remain committed to identifying and deterring the use of new and emerging substances and protecting the integrity of racing in Oklahoma. ... ’Expand’See Less
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Why don’t you just require hair testing in test barn of top 2 finishers. Wouldn’t that be a more accurate chance to catch abuse?
You don’t find it in blood and urine because hair testing is highly variable and substances can last for years after it’s been administered.
Felipe Martinez this what you Ben saying all along
The Louisiana Racing Commission STILL does not recognize the hair testing we owners have been paying for the last few years!
Guess you missed the news from LA??
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