WILL TRAINER TREY WOOD’S BARN COOL OFF GOING INTO THIRD WEEK OF REMINGTON PARK TRAINING RACES?
Nine Training Races Set for Wednesday at Remington Park
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – February, 28, 2024 – Trainer Cody Noel led the way after the first week of training races at Remington Park with five winners, but Trey Wood flew past him like he was standing still after the second week.
Who will have the hot hand as Remington Park hosts only one day of training races this week on Wednesday, Feb. 28 with only nine races to run. Wood had 10 horses win training races in the second week – eight in one day – as his stable was virtually unbeatable. There was a total of 21 training races on the tab for week two. Wood had 21 runners entered in those races. All races were contested from the gate at 250 yards.
The schooling races are predominantly for 2-year-olds prepping for their first career pari-mutuel starts as the Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa meet gets ready to kick off Thursday, March 7.
Through two weeks of training races, last year’s leading trainer Dee Keener, holds down the second spot for most winners with six. He is followed by Noel’s five and five other conditioners who have more than one – Clint Crawford 4; Jesus Ruiz 3; and Matt Whitekiller, Buddy Clay and Kasey Willis with two apiece.
On Wednesday’s slate of training races, Crawford has the most horses entered with seven ready to run, followed by three trainers with five horses each set to go – Guillermo Valdivia, Randy Smith and Keener. Diego Arroyo and Shawna Webster have four entries apiece followed by three apiece for Luis Villafranco, Heath Taylor, Salimm Hernandez and Jorge “Raymond” Gonzalez. Trainers with two in are Luis Nino, Juvenal Licoma-Vazquez, Hernesto Ramirez, Whitekiller and Ruiz.
The National Weather Service is calling for a cold front to move into the Oklahoma City area and blast Remington Park with highs in the 40s for Wednesday’s training races after record-breaking temperatures in the 80s on Monday and Tuesday.
After two weeks of training races, here’s a look at the fastest 2-year-old Quarter Horse winners on those four days of schooling with horse, date, trainer, jockey, time, speed index:
Finn McOol, Feb. 22, Cruz, Keener, :13.584 with a strong tailwind, 80
Kingpyn, Feb. 15, James Flores, Hernandez-Pulido, :13.590 with slight tailwind, 80
Kollys Capi, Feb. 21, Roman Cruz, Garcia, :13.693 into a moderate headwind, 76
AJ Princess, Feb. 14, Mario Delgado, Noel, :13.722 into a stiff headwind, 75
There was one other horse of note that raced in schooling races the second week and that was a 2-year-old Paint horse named Painted to be Quick, who logged a time of :13.54 with a 16 mph tailwind on Feb. 22 for a speed index of 82, faster than any Quarter Horse that day. The 2-year-old daughter of multiple World Champion Painted Turnpike is trained by Whitekiller and was ridden to the win by 2023 World Champion jockey Francisco Calderon.
Wednesday’s Remington Park training races begin at 11am.
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Remington Park has provided more than $344 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 simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. The 2024 racing schedule begins Thursday, March 7, as the American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season starts its 50-date season. Parking and admission are always free. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. 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
Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
Congrats Troy!!!
You are the man, Troy
Congratulations
Congrats!!!
Never ran anything in OKLA., but CONGRATULATIONS TROY!!! Ppl like you are gold on ANY TRACK.
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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WILL TRAINER TREY WOOD’S BARN COOL OFF GOING INTO THIRD WEEK OF REMINGTON PARK TRAINING RACES?
Nine Training Races Set for Wednesday at Remington Park
by Richard Linihan
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – February, 28, 2024 – Trainer Cody Noel led the way after the first week of training races at Remington Park with five winners, but Trey Wood flew past him like he was standing still after the second week.
Who will have the hot hand as Remington Park hosts only one day of training races this week on Wednesday, Feb. 28 with only nine races to run. Wood had 10 horses win training races in the second week – eight in one day – as his stable was virtually unbeatable. There was a total of 21 training races on the tab for week two. Wood had 21 runners entered in those races. All races were contested from the gate at 250 yards.
The schooling races are predominantly for 2-year-olds prepping for their first career pari-mutuel starts as the Remington Park American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa meet gets ready to kick off Thursday, March 7.
Through two weeks of training races, last year’s leading trainer Dee Keener, holds down the second spot for most winners with six. He is followed by Noel’s five and five other conditioners who have more than one – Clint Crawford 4; Jesus Ruiz 3; and Matt Whitekiller, Buddy Clay and Kasey Willis with two apiece.
On Wednesday’s slate of training races, Crawford has the most horses entered with seven ready to run, followed by three trainers with five horses each set to go – Guillermo Valdivia, Randy Smith and Keener. Diego Arroyo and Shawna Webster have four entries apiece followed by three apiece for Luis Villafranco, Heath Taylor, Salimm Hernandez and Jorge “Raymond” Gonzalez. Trainers with two in are Luis Nino, Juvenal Licoma-Vazquez, Hernesto Ramirez, Whitekiller and Ruiz.
The National Weather Service is calling for a cold front to move into the Oklahoma City area and blast Remington Park with highs in the 40s for Wednesday’s training races after record-breaking temperatures in the 80s on Monday and Tuesday.
After two weeks of training races, here’s a look at the fastest 2-year-old Quarter Horse winners on those four days of schooling with horse, date, trainer, jockey, time, speed index:
Finn McOol, Feb. 22, Cruz, Keener, :13.584 with a strong tailwind, 80
Kingpyn, Feb. 15, James Flores, Hernandez-Pulido, :13.590 with slight tailwind, 80
Kollys Capi, Feb. 21, Roman Cruz, Garcia, :13.693 into a moderate headwind, 76
AJ Princess, Feb. 14, Mario Delgado, Noel, :13.722 into a stiff headwind, 75
There was one other horse of note that raced in schooling races the second week and that was a 2-year-old Paint horse named Painted to be Quick, who logged a time of :13.54 with a 16 mph tailwind on Feb. 22 for a speed index of 82, faster than any Quarter Horse that day. The 2-year-old daughter of multiple World Champion Painted Turnpike is trained by Whitekiller and was ridden to the win by 2023 World Champion jockey Francisco Calderon.
Wednesday’s Remington Park training races begin at 11am.
•••••
Remington Park has provided more than $344 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 simulcast racing daily and non-stop casino gaming. The 2024 racing schedule begins Thursday, March 7, as the American Quarter Horse, Paint and Appaloosa Season starts its 50-date season. Parking and admission are always free. Must be 18 or older to wager on horse racing or enter the casino gaming floor. 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
Congratulations! Track would be lost with out you, you are awesome.
Congrats Troy!!!
You are the man, Troy
Congratulations
Congrats!!!
Never ran anything in OKLA., but CONGRATULATIONS TROY!!! Ppl like you are gold on ANY TRACK.
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𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗢𝗹𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
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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