NEW HORSE IN TRAINER DEE KEENER’S BARN, RP RECKLESS WIRE, PICKS UP STAKES WIN IN $24,300 PAUL HARBER MEMORIAL
OKLAHOMA CITY – Believe it or not, Paint racing’s all-time winningest trainer Dee Keener had never won the Paul Harber Memorial, but he did it Friday night finally with a new horse in the barn, RP Reckless Wire.
It was one of five wins on the night for Keener, who also won three of four Paint trials for the American Paint Classic finals on Saturday, April 29. He also went to the winner’s circle one more time with Tres Crystals in allowance company, an American Quarter Horse that won the biggest race of the meet last year – the $1.1 million Heritage Place Futurity.
The five victories put Keener in pretty heady company. The trainer Keener passed on his way to the top of the Paint racing world, Lewis Wartchow, once won six races in one day at Remington Park for a record. Wartchow was known as the “King of Paints,” right up to his passing in 2003.
“Hey, anytime I can get my name in there with that gentleman, it’s a good thing,” said Keener. “I needed this (winning five). I haven’t had a great meet.”
RP Reckless Wire upset heavy 7-5 favorite Queen for Cash in the Paul Harber Memorial to give Keener his first win in the Paint and Appaloosa stakes race and it was a case of what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Last year when the two horses faced off in the Mister Lewie Memorial Stakes on May 14, 2022, it was Queen for Cash who pulled off the upset, winning at 32-1 odds and RP Reckless Wire was 3-1, one of the favorites. RP Reckless Wire didn’t get out of the gate well in last year’s Mister Lewie, watching Queen for Cash win as she ran ninth, beaten nearly three lengths. She returned the favor Friday night at Remington, winning while Queen for Cash, an Appaloosa, could do no better than fourth.
Owner Jeff Adams, who raises and sells dogs in Durant, Okla., according to Keener, has the farthest thing from a dog in his new purchase, RP Reckless Wire, whom he picked up in December. She had raced for trainer Ray Enlow last year. After sending her to the breeding farm to extract some embryos from her, Keener brought her back to the track for workouts in March. Long story short, he now has a winner in the Paul Harber.
“I didn’t even know I’d never won this stakes until my wife (Wendy) told me she heard Dale Day say it on the microphone,” he said. “In this business, though, you don’t always hang on to the older horses to race.”
The Paul Harber is a race for 3-year-olds and older who are Paints or Appaloosas, racing 350 yards.
“This was the first time I’d ever run her,” Keener said of RP Reckless Wire. “She has really blossomed and has been acting so good.”
He used four different jockeys to get his four wins Friday. It was Cody Wainscott who guided RP Reckless Wire to the front from the 1-post position and held on all the way to the wire for the victory in :17.871 for a speed index of 83. She won by a full length over Lajolla Turnpike (11-1), who was another neck in front of third-place finisher Paint Em a Vision (53-1). Queen for Cash was another neck back in fourth.
RP Reckless Wire earned $14,784 for Adams from the $24,300 purse and she improved her career record to 19 starts, seven wins, five seconds and five thirds for earnings of $150,774. She was sent off as the 2-1 second favorite in the race and paid $6 to win, $3.60 to place and $3.40 to show.
The Paul Harber Memorial is named after a founding member of the American Paint Horse Association. Harber, a native of Seminole, Okla., helped guide the organization for over four decades.
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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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NEW HORSE IN TRAINER DEE KEENER’S BARN, RP RECKLESS WIRE, PICKS UP STAKES WIN IN $24,300 PAUL HARBER MEMORIAL
OKLAHOMA CITY – Believe it or not, Paint racing’s all-time winningest trainer Dee Keener had never won the Paul Harber Memorial, but he did it Friday night finally with a new horse in the barn, RP Reckless Wire.
It was one of five wins on the night for Keener, who also won three of four Paint trials for the American Paint Classic finals on Saturday, April 29. He also went to the winner’s circle one more time with Tres Crystals in allowance company, an American Quarter Horse that won the biggest race of the meet last year – the $1.1 million Heritage Place Futurity.
The five victories put Keener in pretty heady company. The trainer Keener passed on his way to the top of the Paint racing world, Lewis Wartchow, once won six races in one day at Remington Park for a record. Wartchow was known as the “King of Paints,” right up to his passing in 2003.
“Hey, anytime I can get my name in there with that gentleman, it’s a good thing,” said Keener. “I needed this (winning five). I haven’t had a great meet.”
RP Reckless Wire upset heavy 7-5 favorite Queen for Cash in the Paul Harber Memorial to give Keener his first win in the Paint and Appaloosa stakes race and it was a case of what’s good for the goose is good for the gander. Last year when the two horses faced off in the Mister Lewie Memorial Stakes on May 14, 2022, it was Queen for Cash who pulled off the upset, winning at 32-1 odds and RP Reckless Wire was 3-1, one of the favorites. RP Reckless Wire didn’t get out of the gate well in last year’s Mister Lewie, watching Queen for Cash win as she ran ninth, beaten nearly three lengths. She returned the favor Friday night at Remington, winning while Queen for Cash, an Appaloosa, could do no better than fourth.
Owner Jeff Adams, who raises and sells dogs in Durant, Okla., according to Keener, has the farthest thing from a dog in his new purchase, RP Reckless Wire, whom he picked up in December. She had raced for trainer Ray Enlow last year. After sending her to the breeding farm to extract some embryos from her, Keener brought her back to the track for workouts in March. Long story short, he now has a winner in the Paul Harber.
“I didn’t even know I’d never won this stakes until my wife (Wendy) told me she heard Dale Day say it on the microphone,” he said. “In this business, though, you don’t always hang on to the older horses to race.”
The Paul Harber is a race for 3-year-olds and older who are Paints or Appaloosas, racing 350 yards.
“This was the first time I’d ever run her,” Keener said of RP Reckless Wire. “She has really blossomed and has been acting so good.”
He used four different jockeys to get his four wins Friday. It was Cody Wainscott who guided RP Reckless Wire to the front from the 1-post position and held on all the way to the wire for the victory in :17.871 for a speed index of 83. She won by a full length over Lajolla Turnpike (11-1), who was another neck in front of third-place finisher Paint Em a Vision (53-1). Queen for Cash was another neck back in fourth.
RP Reckless Wire earned $14,784 for Adams from the $24,300 purse and she improved her career record to 19 starts, seven wins, five seconds and five thirds for earnings of $150,774. She was sent off as the 2-1 second favorite in the race and paid $6 to win, $3.60 to place and $3.40 to show.
The Paul Harber Memorial is named after a founding member of the American Paint Horse Association. Harber, a native of Seminole, Okla., helped guide the organization for over four decades.
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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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